Tens of thousands of Western 'teachers', many of whom would not be
considered teachers elsewhere, are employed to teach English in
public and private education in China. Little has previously been
known, except anecdotally, about their experiences, about the
effect they have on education in the context, or on students'
perceptions of 'the West' that result from this contact. This book
is an ethnographic study of Westerners' lived experiences teaching
English in Shanghai, China. It is based on three years of
groundbreaking research into the pre-service training, classroom
practices, personal identities and motives, and local socially
constructed roles of a group of 'backpacker teachers' from the UK,
the USA and Canada. It is a study that goes beyond the classroom,
addressing broader questions about the sociology, and politics, of
transnational education and China's evolving relationship with the
outside world.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Routledge Critical Studies in Asian Education |
| Release date: |
October 2012 |
| First published: |
2013 |
| Authors: |
Phiona Stanley
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
288 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-65622-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-415-65622-2 |
| Barcode: |
9780415656221 |
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