Globetrotting or Global Citizenship? : Perils and Potential of International Experiential Learning / Robert Huish, Rebecca Tiessen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Huish, Robert, editor.

Tiessen, Rebecca, 1970- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International education.

Experiential learning.

World citizenship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Globetrotting or Global Citizenship? explores the broad range of international experiential learning options available to Canadian students, as well as the opportunities and the ethical dilemmas that come with them. Combining practical advice with critical examinations of international experiential learning, this essay collection is designed to help the reader to move beyond photo-ops and travel opportunities and towards striving for a deeper global citizenship.Globetrotting or Global Citizenship? is a valuable guide for students considering going abroad for experiential learning and a useful resource for those returning from such programs, as well as instructors and administrators facilitating pre-departure and return orientation sessions. Anyone taking part in international volunteering will find the reflections and analysis provided here an excellent starting point for understanding the potential impact of their time abroad.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Contributors

GLOBETROTTING OR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP? Perils and Potential of International Experiential Learning

1. International Experiential Learning and Global Citizenship / Tiessen, Rebecca / Huish, Robert

2. Grounding Experiential Learning in "Thick" Conceptions of Global Citizenship / Cameron, John D.

3. Critical Hyper-Reflexivity and Challenging Power: Pushing Past the Dichotomy of Employability and Good Global Citizenship in Development Studies Experiential Learning Contexts / Langdon, Jonathan / Agyeyomah, Coleman

4. Career Aspirations and Experiential Learning Abroad: Perspectives from Canadian Youth on Short-Term Placements / Tiessen, Rebecca

5. Uncovering What Lies Beneath: An Examination of Power, Privilege, and Racialization in International Social Work / Thomas, Lahoma / Chandrasekera, Uppala

6. Secondary School Experiential Learning Programs in the Global South: Critical Reflections from an Ontario Study / Fizzell, Kathryn / Epprecht, Marc

7. Experiential Learning in Challenging Settings: Lessons from Post-Genocide Rwanda / Desrosiers, Marie-Eve / Thomson, Susan

8. "Would Flexner Close the Doors on This?" The Ethical Dilemmas of International Health Electives in Medical Education / Huish, Robert

9. Getting Prepared for International Experiential Learning: An Ethical Imperative / Drolet, Julie

10. Getting the Most out of Studying Abroad: Ways to Maximize Learning in Short-Term Study Trips / Travers, Stacie

11. (De)colonizing Pedagogies: An Exploration of Learning with Students Volunteering Abroad / MacDonald, Katie

12. Visual Representation and Canadian Government-Funded Volunteer Abroad Programs: Picturing the Canadian Global Citizen / Clost, Ellyn

13. Youth Volunteer Stories about International Development: Challenges of Public Engagement Campaigns / Roddick, Manda Ann

14. Afterword: There Should Be Nothing Experimental about Experiential Learning: From Globetrotting to Global Citizenship / Huish, Robert / Tiessen, Rebecca

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Okt 2018)

ISBN:

1-4426-1671-7

1-4426-1670-9