Ideas for intercultural education / Simon Marginson and Erlenawati Sawir.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marginson, Simon, 1951-

Contributor:

Sawir, Erlenawati, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multicultural education--Cross-cultural studies.

Multicultural education.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 223 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Summary:

More than 3.3 million students cross national borders for higher education each year, more than 650,000 entering the United States. In a world still reeling from the after-shocks of 9/11, Ideas for Intercultural Education asks: How can international education bring us closer together, on the basis of mutual respect? How can it become a shared enterprise? International students are Othered, isolated, positioned as in learning deficit with nothing to offer until they adopt local values. Often local faculty and students are indifferent. Yet international education could be a profound and engaging intercultural experience for all, preparing us for the cosmopolitan global society of tomorrow. Book jacket.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Out of Ethnocentrism (Psych Lit)

Relational Cosmopolitanism

Cross-cultural Student Life

Cross-cultural Relations in Higher Education

The Cross-cultural Classroom

Theory: International Education as Self Formation

Practice: Towards Intercultural Education.

Notes:

"Written by a cross-cultural pair of authors, Ideas for Intercultural Education takes a critical look at present approaches to international education, focusing on the intercultural potential that it offers but mostly fails to deliver. The underlying premise of this profound, engaging book is that international education can be a transforming intercultural experience for hosts as well as visitors. Drawing on a review of the worldwide literature, especially studies from the United States, and two large interview programs with international students, the book dissects the obstacles and points the way to solutions in the classroom and beyond"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230117938

0230117937

OCLC:

711049285