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International education exchanges and intercultural understanding : promoting peace and global relations / Julie Mathews-Aydinli, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educational exchanges--Political aspects.
- Educational exchanges.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 184 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]
- Summary:
- This volume examines the complex role of international education exchange in promoting peace and intercultural understanding. The perception that international education encourages greater understanding and cooperation between people, cultures, and nations continues to drive participation and resources to this growing sector. With thought-provoking theoretical discussions and a broad range of case studies, this volume provides a much needed critical exploration of the ways in which international education exchanges may impact individuals as well as broader issues of global peace and development. -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: International Educational Exchanges and the Promotion of Peace and Intercultural Understanding /Julie Mathews-Aydinli
- The BIG Picture: Reflections on the Role of International Educational Exchange in Peace and Understanding / Darla K. Deardorff
- Exchanges and Peacemaking: Counterfactuals and Unexplored Possibilities / Iain Wilson
- English as a Global Lingua Franca: Lingua Frankensteinia or Intercultural Opportunity? / Will Baker
- Technology Platforms for Public Diplomacy: Affordances for Education / Craig Hayden
- Strategic Communication and the Marketization of Educational Exchange / Hamilton Bean
- Lessons Learned from Military Exchange Programs at US War and Staff Colleges / Carol Atkinson
- The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program: 30 Years of Public Diplomacy in Practice / Emily T. Metzgar
- Exploring the Impact of the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program on Grantees' Educational and Cultural Beliefs and Practices / Yasemin Kirkgoz / The Interculturality of Graduate Turkish Sojourners to English L1 Countries /Faruk Kural, Yasemin Bayyurt.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9783319438283
- 331943828X
- OCLC:
- 952981353
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