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

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...

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Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Otros Autores: Mason, Colina (-), Rawlings-Sanaei, Felicity
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : Springer Singapore 2014.
Colección:Springer eBooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.