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The chapters examine new study abroad initiatives while looking closely at the critical role that guided teacher-led experience plays in facilitating intercultural growth and development.
Sommario
Preface
Chapter 1: Teacher as Traveler - Travel as Teacher
Chapter 2: Get Ready; Get Set; Before You Go
Chapter 3: Traveling with Class: The Trip Begins
Chapter 4: The Power of Travel Occurs Off the Beaten Track
Chapter 5: Learning to Travel is Learning to See: Developing Intercultural Sensitivity
Chapter 6: Change Your Latitude, Change Your Attitude: Facilitating Adolescent Adjustment
Chapter 7: Learning to Live Together: Bridging Intercultural Boundaries with Youth Dialog
Chapter 8: Global Learning: How International Student Teachers Grow into World Class Educators, by Martha Lash and Justine DeFrancesco
Chapter 9: I Came for the Animals - I Stayed for the People
Chapter 10: The Ultimate Global Education: A Semester at Sea
Chapter 11: Beyond Tourism: The Role of Experience in Intercultural Learning
Appendix: Making it Work for You: Travel Tips and Resources
References
About the Author
Index
Info autore
Kenneth Cushner, Emeritus Professor of International and Intercultural Education at Kent State University, is former Director of the Consortium for Overseas Student Teaching and a Founding Fellow and past-President of the International Academy for Intercultural Research. Since his retirement, Dr. Cushner has consulted with numerous international schools and organizations, volunteers at the Orkeeswa School, a Maasai community school in northern Tanzania, and has served as Intercultural Specialist with Semester at Sea.
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The chapters examine new study abroad initiatives while looking closely at the critical role that guided teacher-led experience plays in facilitating intercultural growth and development.
