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Becoming World Wise: A Guide to Global Learning
Contributor(s): Slimbach, Richard (Author)

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ISBN: 1579223478     ISBN-13: 9781579223472
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE: $28.45  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Education | Aims & Objectives
- Education | Higher
- Travel | Special Interest - Ecotourism
Dewey: 370.116
LCCN: 2009042337
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.08" W x 9.14" L (0.76 lbs) 248 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
 
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"Richard Slimbach has skillfully taken on a gargantuan task in writing a comprehensive guide to global learning. His broad reach to students, volunteers and other global travelers is held together by a search for the common good defined as 'the healing of a broken world.' The resulting pedagogy for global learning guides the reader through a process of focused reflection, information and preparation to consider both ultimate purposes and practical learning strategies for entering deeply into another host culture. This is a much needed and valuable resource for both faculty and students engaged in global learning.--Orval Gingerich, Assistant Vice President of International Programs at Augsburg College

This book is intended to help the new generation of ethical and educational travelers make the most of their international experience, and show them how to broaden their cultural horizons while also making a contribution to their host community.

Richard Slimbach offers a comprehensive framework for pre-field preparation that includes, but goes beyond, discussions of packing lists and assorted "do's and don'ts" to consider the ultimate purposes and practical learning strategies needed to enter deeply into a host culture. It also features an in-depth look at the post-sojourn process, helping the reader integrate the experiences and insights from the field into her or his studies and personal life. This book constitutes a vital road map for anyone intent on having their whole being--body, mind, and heart--stretched through the intercultural experience.

Contributor Bio(s): Slimbach, Richard: - Richard Slimbach is Coordinator of the Global Studies Program at Azusa Pacific University. He holds a Ph.D. in comparative and international education and has extensive experience living and working abroad. Slimbach founded Azusa's Los Angeles Term and Global Learning Term programs, the latter as a self-directed, full-immersion study and service abroad program that has enabled students to conduct small-scale community research and academic service-learning projects in over 50 countries. He continues to design cross-cultural programs aimed at linking learners from the global North with those from the South in ways that promote deep intercultural learning and help mend the fractures of the world.
 
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