Academics' international teaching journeys : personal narratives of transitions in higher education

Academics' international teaching journeys : personal narratives of transitions in higher education / edited by Anesa Hosein, Namrata Rao, Chloe Shu-Hua Yeh and Ian M. Kinchin.

"Academics' International Teaching Journeys provides personal narratives of nine international social science academics in foreign countries as they adapt and develop their teaching. The team of international contributors provide an invaluable resource for other academics who may be expose...

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Other Authors: Hosein, Anesa (Editor), Rao, Namrata (Editor), Yeh, Chloe Shu-Hua (Editor), Kinchin, Ian (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, UK : Bloomsbury Academic, 2018.
Subjects:
College teachers > Biography.
Education, Higher.
higher education.
Globalization.
Higher & further education, tertiary education.
EDUCATION > Higher.
College teachers
Education, Higher
Biographies
Biographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; 1 Academics' International Teaching Journeys: An Introduction; Introduction; Who are international academics?; Why focus on international academics?; Why teaching?; Why lived experiences?; The personal narratives; Reflections and implications; References; 2 Contextualizing the New Teaching Environment; Introduction; The enigma of arrival; Understanding the new situation; Involvement; Rehearsal; Consideration; Deliberation.
  • Developing a contextualized understanding of the situationConclusion; References; 3 Complexities and Cross-Cultural Challenges of Foreign Lecturers: Personal Narrative Histories in Cameroon and England; Introduction; Personal and geographic background: Cameroon
  • sociopolitical and educational context; Transition and becoming an academic in Europe (Scotland and England); Realities and challenges in the new settings (Scotland and England); Teaching and learning approaches; Assessment and feedback challenges; Research-informed teaching (RIT) and the research excellence framework (REF).
  • Students' satisfaction and the national student survey (NSS)Conclusion, reflections and recommendations; References; 4 Cultural Shock of an International Academic: From a Liberal Arts Education in the United States to a Post-1992 University i; Introduction; Comparison of setting; American higher education vs English higher education; Culture shock; Curriculum; Assessment; External evaluation; Resolution and conclusion; References; 5 Being Women and Being Migrant: Confronting Double Strangeness in UK Higher Education; Introduction; I am my stories: autoethnographic narrative.
  • The beginning of reinterpretationMy life worlds and their pedagogy; From confusion to delightful conversations; Flirting along the borders: the learning wave; Empowering start; Constructed identities: the non-white female; Finding my own self: confronting the stranger within; The pedagogy of the (nativized) migrant; My story and the wider context: implications; References; 6 Overcoming Doubts in an Intercultural Academic Journey: From the East to the West; Introduction; Am I respected enough? (Teacher-student relationship); What does it mean to be a good lecturer? (Professional identity).
  • Am I an alien to other colleagues? (Sociocultural adjustment)Conclusion; References; 7 Negotiating Transitions in Academic Identity: Teacher or Researcher?; Introduction; Transitions in academic identity; A framework for understanding transitions in academic identity; Narratives of the tensions between teaching and research; The narrative of competition; Morning tea; The narrative of concern; You just concentrate on your research; The narrative of deficit; Good luck with that; That wouldn't work here; The narrative of fear; Just don't fail anyone; The narrative of the casuals; Moving on.

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