Academics' international teaching journeys : personal narratives of transitions in higher education /
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| Imprint: | London, UK : Bloomsbury Academic, 2018. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12647546 |
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.