Joan Elias Gore

Dominant Beliefs and Alternative Voices

Discourse, Belief, and Gender in American Study

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines why study abroad is a marginal activity in American higher education and evaluates the role gender has played in the development and maintenance of this marginality.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 278
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 376g
• ISBN-13: 9780415647274
• ISBN-10: 0415647274
• Artikelnr.: 36392712

Autorenporträt

Joan Elias Gore, PhD, Denmark's International Study Program; 1972-1987 faculty member/ Study Abroad Advisor, University of Virginia; 1987-1997 with U.S. and British international exchange agencies; Publications includingCost-Effective Techniques for Internationalizing theCampus and Curriculum, articles, and book chapters. She has participated in panels, workshops, and professional training programs for international education and academic associations.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. The Status of Study Abroad 1. The Marginal Role of Study Abroad in
American Higher Education Part II. Dominant Beliefs 2. Dominant Beliefs:
Study Abroad is a Grand Tour 3. Dominant Beliefs: Study Abroad is an
Insignificant Pursuit by Wealthy Women 4. Dominant Beliefs: Study Abroad
Offers a Nonprofessional Course of Study Inferior to American Education
Part III. Alternative Voices 5. Alternative Voices: Discourse and Belief
among Faculty Sponsors of U.S. Study Abroad 6. Alternative Voices:
Discourse and Belief among Students Abroad Part IV. The Future of Study
Abroad 7. Policy Implications Appendix: Supplementary Charts and Tables
Bibliography