Becoming world wise : a guide to global learning /: a guide to global learning. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Richard Slimbach.
• Authors: Slimbach, Richard, 1952-
• Contents: Introduction A World in Motion Pathways to Global Learning Raising the Bar The Common Good Mapping the Journey Gratitudes 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 3. The Mindful Traveler When Ethics Travel Travel Worlds All About Me? The Journey towards Mindfulness 4. Making Preparations What 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 Searches 6. 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
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 370.116; International education; Foreign study; Tourism
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000977134; 9781000971934
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