In these uncertain times: Educators build cultural awareness through planned international experiences

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 939-951

  Kambutu, John ^a   Nganga, Lydiah W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Cultural; Cultural tolerance; Culturally responsive; Ethnocentrism; Experiential learning; Immersion; International curriculum; Rural schools; Social change; Teacher education; Transformative learning; Valuing diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749107940     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2007.08.008     Document Type: Article

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