A guide to help the new generation of ethical and educational travellers make the most of their international experience, and show them how to broaden their cultural horizons while making a contribution to their host community. Whether travelling on their own, or as part of a group this book will enable them to make their international encounter rewarding, authentic, enriching, and learning-oriented.
A guide to help the new generation of ethical and educational travellers make the most of their international experience, and show them how to broaden their cultural horizons while making a contribution to their host community. Whether travelling on their own, or as part of a group this book will enable them to make their international encounter rewarding, authentic, enriching, and learning-oriented.
Richard Slimbach is Coordinator of the Global Studies Program at Azusa Pacific University. He holds a Ph.D. in comparative and international education and has extensive experience living and working abroad. Slimbach founded Azusa's Los Angeles Term and Global Learning Term programs, the latter as a self-directed, full-immersion study and service abroad program that has enabled students to conduct small-scale community research and academic service-learning projects in over 50 countries. He continues to design cross-cultural programs aimed at linking learners from the global North with those from the South in ways that promote deep intercultural learning and help mend the fractures of the world.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction A World in Motion Pathways to Global Learning Raising the Bar The Common Good Mapping the Journey Gratitudes 1. Wise For The World A Drowning Creation A Distant World Only? Competing Purposes Millennials Rising Bridging the World Rethinking Development Choosing the High Road 2. The Story We Need Misadventures Abroad No Loom to Learn By The Great Dream Redemption Story Awakening from the False Dream 3. The Mindful Traveler When Ethics Travel Travel Worlds All About Me? The Journey towards Mindfulness 4. Making Preparations What Type of Program is Best for Me? Should I Travel Alone or With Companions? How Do I Obtain a Passport and Any Necessary Visas? How Should I Prepare for Potential Health Risks? What Should I Do to Stay Safe and Secure in the Country? How Do I Go About Making Travel Arrangements? What's the Best Way to Handle Mail and Money? What Personal Details Do I Need to Settle Prior to Departure? How Do I Decide What and How to Pack? 5. Carrying Knowledge Cultivating Relationships Contacting Experts Reading Ethnographies Viewing Select Films Conducting Electronic Searches 6. Living With Paradox Losing Cultural Footing The Belly of the Whale The Path of Transformation From Travail to Transformation 7. Getting Oriented The First 48 Hours Settling In Wandering About Crossing Thresholds Community Reconnaissance Regions Beyond 8. The Journey Home "You Can't Go Home Again" Somewhere Over the Rainbow? Bringing the World Home "I Didn't Expect That" The Ambivalence of Home Thriving at the Margins Hidden Within the Linings
Introduction A World in Motion Pathways to Global Learning Raising the Bar The Common Good Mapping the Journey Gratitudes 1. Wise For The World A Drowning Creation A Distant World Only? Competing Purposes Millennials Rising Bridging the World Rethinking Development Choosing the High Road 2. The Story We Need Misadventures Abroad No Loom to Learn By The Great Dream Redemption Story Awakening from the False Dream 3. The Mindful Traveler When Ethics Travel Travel Worlds All About Me? The Journey towards Mindfulness 4. Making Preparations What Type of Program is Best for Me? Should I Travel Alone or With Companions? How Do I Obtain a Passport and Any Necessary Visas? How Should I Prepare for Potential Health Risks? What Should I Do to Stay Safe and Secure in the Country? How Do I Go About Making Travel Arrangements? What's the Best Way to Handle Mail and Money? What Personal Details Do I Need to Settle Prior to Departure? How Do I Decide What and How to Pack? 5. Carrying Knowledge Cultivating Relationships Contacting Experts Reading Ethnographies Viewing Select Films Conducting Electronic Searches 6. Living With Paradox Losing Cultural Footing The Belly of the Whale The Path of Transformation From Travail to Transformation 7. Getting Oriented The First 48 Hours Settling In Wandering About Crossing Thresholds Community Reconnaissance Regions Beyond 8. The Journey Home "You Can't Go Home Again" Somewhere Over the Rainbow? Bringing the World Home "I Didn't Expect That" The Ambivalence of Home Thriving at the Margins Hidden Within the Linings
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