Becoming World Wise [[electronic resource] ] : A Guide to Global Learning |
Autore | Slimbach Richard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sterling, : Stylus Publishing, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
Disciplina |
370.1
370.116 |
Soggetto topico |
Foreign study
International education Tourism Education, Special Topics Education Social Sciences |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-57922-497-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; A World in Motion; Pathways to Global Learning; Raising the Bar; The Common Good; Mapping the Journey; 1 Wise for the World; A Drowning Creation; A Distant World Only?; Competing Purposes; Millennials Rising; Bridging the World; Rethinking ''Development''; Choosing the High Road; 2 The Story We Need; Misadventures Abroad; No Loom to Learn By; The Great Dream; Redemption Story; Awakening From the False Dream; An Alternative Imagination; 3 The Mindful Traveler; When Ethics Travel; Travel Worlds; All About Me?; The Journey Toward Mindfulness
4 Making PreparationsWhat Type of Program Is Best for Me?; Should I Travel Alone or With Companions?; How Do I Obtain a Passport and Any Necessary Visas?; How Should I Prepare for Potential Health Risks?; What Should I Do to Stay Safe and Secure in the Country?; How Do I Go About Making Travel Arrangements?; What's the Best Way to Handle Mail and Money?; What Personal Details Do I Need to Settle Prior to Departure?; How Do I Decide What and How to Pack?; 5 Carrying Knowledge; Cultivating Relationships; Contacting Experts; Reading Ethnographies; Viewing Select Films Conducting Electronic Searches6 Living With Paradox; Losing Cultural Footing; The Belly of the Whale; The Path of Transformation; From Travail to Transformation; 7 Getting Oriented; The First 48 Hours; Settling In; Wandering About; Crossing Thresholds; Community Reconnaissance; Regions Beyond; 8 The Journey Home; ''You Can't Go Home Again''; Somewhere Over the Rainbow?; Bringing the World Home; ''I Didn't Expect That''; The Ambivalence of Home; Thriving at the Margins; Hidden Within the Linings; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461118703321 |
Slimbach Richard | ||
Sterling, : Stylus Publishing, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Becoming World Wise [[electronic resource] ] : A Guide to Global Learning |
Autore | Slimbach Richard |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sterling, : Stylus Publishing, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
Disciplina |
370.1
370.116 |
Soggetto topico |
Foreign study
International education Tourism Education, Special Topics Education Social Sciences |
ISBN |
1-00-344320-6
1-000-97193-7 1-57922-497-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; A World in Motion; Pathways to Global Learning; Raising the Bar; The Common Good; Mapping the Journey; 1 Wise for the World; A Drowning Creation; A Distant World Only?; Competing Purposes; Millennials Rising; Bridging the World; Rethinking ''Development''; Choosing the High Road; 2 The Story We Need; Misadventures Abroad; No Loom to Learn By; The Great Dream; Redemption Story; Awakening From the False Dream; An Alternative Imagination; 3 The Mindful Traveler; When Ethics Travel; Travel Worlds; All About Me?; The Journey Toward Mindfulness
4 Making PreparationsWhat Type of Program Is Best for Me?; Should I Travel Alone or With Companions?; How Do I Obtain a Passport and Any Necessary Visas?; How Should I Prepare for Potential Health Risks?; What Should I Do to Stay Safe and Secure in the Country?; How Do I Go About Making Travel Arrangements?; What's the Best Way to Handle Mail and Money?; What Personal Details Do I Need to Settle Prior to Departure?; How Do I Decide What and How to Pack?; 5 Carrying Knowledge; Cultivating Relationships; Contacting Experts; Reading Ethnographies; Viewing Select Films Conducting Electronic Searches6 Living With Paradox; Losing Cultural Footing; The Belly of the Whale; The Path of Transformation; From Travail to Transformation; 7 Getting Oriented; The First 48 Hours; Settling In; Wandering About; Crossing Thresholds; Community Reconnaissance; Regions Beyond; 8 The Journey Home; ''You Can't Go Home Again''; Somewhere Over the Rainbow?; Bringing the World Home; ''I Didn't Expect That''; The Ambivalence of Home; Thriving at the Margins; Hidden Within the Linings; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790113003321 |
Slimbach Richard | ||
Sterling, : Stylus Publishing, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Becoming World Wise [[electronic resource] ] : A Guide to Global Learning |
Autore | Slimbach Richard |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sterling, : Stylus Publishing, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
Disciplina |
370.1
370.116 |
Soggetto topico |
Foreign study
International education Tourism Education, Special Topics Education Social Sciences |
ISBN |
1-00-344320-6
1-000-97193-7 1-57922-497-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; A World in Motion; Pathways to Global Learning; Raising the Bar; The Common Good; Mapping the Journey; 1 Wise for the World; A Drowning Creation; A Distant World Only?; Competing Purposes; Millennials Rising; Bridging the World; Rethinking ''Development''; Choosing the High Road; 2 The Story We Need; Misadventures Abroad; No Loom to Learn By; The Great Dream; Redemption Story; Awakening From the False Dream; An Alternative Imagination; 3 The Mindful Traveler; When Ethics Travel; Travel Worlds; All About Me?; The Journey Toward Mindfulness
4 Making PreparationsWhat Type of Program Is Best for Me?; Should I Travel Alone or With Companions?; How Do I Obtain a Passport and Any Necessary Visas?; How Should I Prepare for Potential Health Risks?; What Should I Do to Stay Safe and Secure in the Country?; How Do I Go About Making Travel Arrangements?; What's the Best Way to Handle Mail and Money?; What Personal Details Do I Need to Settle Prior to Departure?; How Do I Decide What and How to Pack?; 5 Carrying Knowledge; Cultivating Relationships; Contacting Experts; Reading Ethnographies; Viewing Select Films Conducting Electronic Searches6 Living With Paradox; Losing Cultural Footing; The Belly of the Whale; The Path of Transformation; From Travail to Transformation; 7 Getting Oriented; The First 48 Hours; Settling In; Wandering About; Crossing Thresholds; Community Reconnaissance; Regions Beyond; 8 The Journey Home; ''You Can't Go Home Again''; Somewhere Over the Rainbow?; Bringing the World Home; ''I Didn't Expect That''; The Ambivalence of Home; Thriving at the Margins; Hidden Within the Linings; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808441503321 |
Slimbach Richard | ||
Sterling, : Stylus Publishing, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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