ABC's of Cultural Understanding and Communication
National and International Adaptations
Will be published approx. on 23. June 2006
Book
Hardback
296 pages
978-1-59311-464-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book is a valuable one for teacher educators and teacher education programs in the United States and Europe, since it is organized around numerous data sources. It contains national and international adaptations of the ABC's of Cultural Understanding and Communication. Authors for this book represent many languages and cultures and know, first hand, the socially constructed issues related to language, culture, and ethnicity.
This book promises to make a significant contribution to preparing teachers to work with families and children. It should be read by all teacher educators as well as preservice and inservice teachers. In the new millennium teachers must redefine their responsibilities to ensure that ALL children have the opportunity to succeed. ABC's of Cultural Understanding and Communication: National and International Adaptations is a perfect place to start.
This book promises to make a significant contribution to preparing teachers to work with families and children. It should be read by all teacher educators as well as preservice and inservice teachers. In the new millennium teachers must redefine their responsibilities to ensure that ALL children have the opportunity to succeed. ABC's of Cultural Understanding and Communication: National and International Adaptations is a perfect place to start.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Charlotte
United States
Publishing group
Emerald Publishing Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
611 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59311-464-0 (9781593114640)
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Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt | Claudia Finkbeiner
ABC's of Cultural Understanding and Communication
National and International Adaptations
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Content
Contributors: Authors' Biographical Information.
Foreword; Patricia A. Edwards.
Chapter 1. Introduction: What is the ABC's of Cultural Understanding and Communication? Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt and Claudia Finkbeiner.
Chapter 2. Constructing Third Space: The Principles of Reciprocity and Cooperation; Claudia Finkbeiner.
Chapter 3. The ABC's: A Journey Toward Making a Positive Difference; Judy Osetek.
Chapter 4. Doing the ABC's: An Introspective Look at Process; Stacy Leftwich and Marjorie E. Madden.
Chapter 5. Investigating the Role of Awareness and Multiple Perspectives for Intercultural Education; Claudia Finkbeiner and Sylvia Fehling.
Chapter 6. Revealing and Revisiting Self in Relation to the Culturally Different Other: Multicultural Teacher Education and the ABC's Model; Jyotsna Pattnaik.
Chapter 7. The Complexity and Multiplicity of Preservice Teachers' Exploring Diversity Issues; Shelley Hong Xu.
Chapter 8. A Successful ABC's In-Service Project: Supporting Culturally Responsive Teaching; Andrea Izzo and Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt.
Chapter 9. The ABC's Online: Using Voice Chats in a Trans-National Foreign Language Teacher Exchange; Eva Wilden.
Chapter 10. The ABC's as a Starting Point and Goal: The Online Intercultural Exchange Project (ICE); Claudia Finkbeiner and Markus Knierim.
Chapter 11. Using the ABC's Model in Management Education; LaVerne Higgins.
Afterword: The Future of the ABC's Model; Greta Nagel.
References.
Foreword; Patricia A. Edwards.
Chapter 1. Introduction: What is the ABC's of Cultural Understanding and Communication? Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt and Claudia Finkbeiner.
Chapter 2. Constructing Third Space: The Principles of Reciprocity and Cooperation; Claudia Finkbeiner.
Chapter 3. The ABC's: A Journey Toward Making a Positive Difference; Judy Osetek.
Chapter 4. Doing the ABC's: An Introspective Look at Process; Stacy Leftwich and Marjorie E. Madden.
Chapter 5. Investigating the Role of Awareness and Multiple Perspectives for Intercultural Education; Claudia Finkbeiner and Sylvia Fehling.
Chapter 6. Revealing and Revisiting Self in Relation to the Culturally Different Other: Multicultural Teacher Education and the ABC's Model; Jyotsna Pattnaik.
Chapter 7. The Complexity and Multiplicity of Preservice Teachers' Exploring Diversity Issues; Shelley Hong Xu.
Chapter 8. A Successful ABC's In-Service Project: Supporting Culturally Responsive Teaching; Andrea Izzo and Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt.
Chapter 9. The ABC's Online: Using Voice Chats in a Trans-National Foreign Language Teacher Exchange; Eva Wilden.
Chapter 10. The ABC's as a Starting Point and Goal: The Online Intercultural Exchange Project (ICE); Claudia Finkbeiner and Markus Knierim.
Chapter 11. Using the ABC's Model in Management Education; LaVerne Higgins.
Afterword: The Future of the ABC's Model; Greta Nagel.
References.