Academic Migration, Discipline Knowledge and Pedagogical Practice

Voices from the Asia-Pacific

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

This book examines the impact of academic migration on learning and teaching in the Asia-Pacific Region. It explores the relationship between academic migrants and the migration of ideas and its impact on shaping of the disciplines.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-09-18
Mått:155 x 235 x 14 mm
Vikt:376 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:218
Förlag:Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN:9789811013386

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Innehållsförteckning

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.