A world of teaching : personal journeys through the world's English speaking classrooms / edited by John A. Hansen and Evan M. Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hansen, John A., 1972-

Smith, Evan M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers, Foreign.

Teacher exchange programs.

Physical Description:

xv, 232 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Bergin & Garvey, 2002.

Summary:

Recounts experiences of North American teachers in countries most commonly advertising overseas teaching positions, covering all aspects of teaching abroad.

Contents:

Part I Asia 1

1 Education in Japan: Developing Citizenry, Celebrating Harmony / Trevor Dodman 3

2 China: Education, Culture, and Western Misconceptions / Michele E. Gordon 13

Part II Africa 21

3 Letters from Home and a Man on the Moon: Lessons in Culture a Step at a Time / Elizabeth Wigful 23

Part III The Middle East 33

4 "Come with Me to the Casbah": Romance and Reality in Turkey / Jeri Hurd 35

5 Surviving the Soviet Legacy / Ken Lockette 43

6 From the Midwest to the Middle East: Iowa to Abu Dhabi / Mike Kielkopf 49

7 The Why of It

Lebanon and Egypt / Vernon K. Olson 63

Part IV Latin America 81

8 From the Ground Up: Building a School with Cinder Blocks, Notebooks, and Friendships / John A. Hansen, Evan M. Smith 83

9 Teaching a Future President / Shirley Hooper 99

Part V The West: Austria and Australia 107

10 The Kaiser's Melange: A Year of Teaching in Vienna / Karen L. Newman 109

11 A Canuck Down Under: Reflections of a Canadian Teacher on Exchange in Western Australia / Ross Laing 117

Part VI Versatility 129

12 Having It All: How to Teach Overseas and Keep Your Public School Job in the United States / Deborah M. Boucher 131

13 Globe Trotting: Teaching Around the World for Volunteer Organizations and Private Schools / Victoria Egan 141

14 International Teaching

A Welcome / David Reid 149

A Risky Business: Extreme Educational Environments / Dan Davis 157

B Faculty of Education Initiatives in International Teaching: Indiana University's Student Teaching Program and Queen's University's Teachers' Overseas Recruiting Fair 161

Going Global: U.S. Educators Living and Working Abroad / Laura L. Stachowski, Susan Johnstad 161

Recruiting for a Global Society: Teaching Internationally Through Queen's University, Faculty of Education / Alan Travers 171

D The Guide to Finding a Job Abroad / Forrest A. Broman 193

E The International Educator: Periodical and Website 201

F Recruitment Fairs and Search Agencies 205

G T is for Typhoon: A Beginner's Guide to the JET Programme / Laura Mann 211

H The Canadian Volunteer Service Organization: Voluntary Service Overseas Canada (A Partner of Voluntary Service Overseas International) / Elizabeth Wigful 215

I Teaching Opportunities in the United States Peace Corps / Greg A. Renda 219.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0897898745

OCLC:

48834997