Decolonizing Study Abroad through the Identities of Latinx Students

ISBN-13: 9781032335414 / Twarda / 2023 / 152 str.

USA) Jefferi Fullerton Julian (California State University

Opis

This book counters the common understanding of study abroad in Latin America as a White and middle-class colonizer practice and re-imagines it to fit the needs of Latinx immigrant/transnational higher education students.

Spis treści

Introduction: Why We Need a Manifesto: Study Within as Starting Remedy for Latinx Youth Drowning in U.S. Whiteness  1. A Change in Focus: From White Students to Brown Students Abroad  2. Decolonizing Study Abroad: Purposeful Design of the Program and Research Approach  3. Pedagogical Strategies to Delve Within: A Decolonial Turn toward Renewed Community  4. Collaborating with Local Partners and Communities: Through Shared Ownership  5. How International Study Creates Opportunities for Personal/Communal Solidarity through Continued Mother Tongue Maintenance, Political Consciousness, and Identity  6. Conclusion: Building the Loving Community: The Manifesto’s Promise

O autorze

G. Sue Kasun is Professor of Language Education at the College of Education and Human Development, Georgia State University, USA.

Beth Marks is a faculty member in the Secondary and Middle Grades Education Department at Kennesaw State University, USA.

Julián Jefferies is Associate Professor at California State University, Fullerton, USA.