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Title: Finding a Home Abroad with 'Eveline': Using Narrative Inquiry to Establish a Sense of Place for a Western Teacher in a Foreign and Multicultural Context
Language: English
Authors: Ferguson, Matthew Robert
Source: Journal of Studies in International Education. Feb 2011 15(1):25-40.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 2011
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Workers, College Faculty, Personal Narratives, Experience, Cultural Differences, Foreign Culture, English Literature, International Education, Multicultural Education, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: Thailand
DOI: 10.1177/1028315309337928
ISSN: 1028-3153
Abstract: This is the exposition of a Western teacher working abroad in Thailand and his coming to terms with what it means to find a home and a sense of belonging while learning to teach in an unfamiliar land and culture. A foreign teacher finds himself isolated between feelings of perceived power (as an educated Westerner) and his all too real feelings of apprehension (as a cultural outsider in a Thai classroom) without feeling grounded in a unified place to call home. The author combines narrative inquiry along with theoretical formulations using the instrument of story to create a dynamic and sensuous space while at the same time proposing a more sophisticated multicultural approach to International Education.
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Number of References: 41
Entry Date: 2011
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