Academic Migration, Discipline Knowledge and Pedagogical Practice Voices from the Asia-Pacific /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Mason, Colina (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Rawlings-Sanaei, Felicity (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Education.; Educational sociology.; Higher education.; Education and sociology.; Sociology, Educational.; Sociology of Education.; Higher Education.

This volume makes a distinctive and innovative contribution to the globalisation of higher education literature by highlighting the myriad benefits of academic migration. Sixteen academic migrants across the Asia-Pacific region reflect on their experiences and wisdom gained across geographical, cult...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• Part I: Migration of Ideas, Conceptual Understanding and Pedagogical Enrichment
• 2. Cultural Transfer in University Teaching: Academic Migrant Perspectives from Aotearoa/New Zealand.- 3. Global Scholars as Ambassadors of Knowledge.- Part II: Indigenous Pedagogies: Bridging Worldviews
• 4. Negotiating Worldviews – Indigenous Place in Academic Space.- 5. Towards Cultural Democracy in University Teaching and Research with Special Reference to the Pacific Island Region.- 6. At the Faultline of Disciplinary Boundaries: Emigrating from Physics to Māori Studies.- 7. E Like Me Ka He’e / Swimming Like the Squid: An Account of an Indigenous Art/Design Educator in a Global Context.- PartIII: Changing Academic Identities: Reshaping Pedagogies
• 8. Teaching Across the Eye: Insecurity, Individuality, and Intellectual Values in Global Higher Education Practice.- 9. Traversing the academic terrain across the continents: A reflective account of my journey and transformation.- 10. Cultural Positionings and Knowledge Production: Moving within and between Malaysia and Australia.- 11. Embarking upon a New Academic Culture: Implications for Identity and Educational Practice.- 12. Harnessing International Experience to Improve International Student Employability
• Part IV: Teaching Practice and the Academic Diaspora
• 13. Academic Migration and Reshaping of Pedagogy and Epistemology: An Insider-Outsider Perspective.- 14. Chinese Cultural Heritage: Influences on University Learning and Teaching
• 15. Cross-Cultural Academic Experience in Medical Education: Enrichment of Teaching through Confucian, French and American Influences.