[Laes] [Llibres electronics] Teacher as Traveler: Enhancing the
Intercultural Development of Teachers and Students, 2nd
Edition
By Kenneth H. Cushner
The essence of this second edition, under the revised title Teacher as Traveler:
Enhancing the Intercultural Development of Teachers and Students, is to
examine the development of intercultural competence through various
dimensions of student travel, study abroad and intercultural encounters.
Cushner, who has traveled with students and teachers to all seven continents for
more than 40 years, uses his firsthand experiences as the foundation to
introduce essential concepts related to cross-cultural communication and
intercultural interaction and to point out strategies educators can employ to
enhance intercultural learning. This second edition reflects the considerable
research that has occurred in recent years that has helped us better understand
the impact and design of international travel experiences that have the potential
to enhance intercultural development. In addition to updated research, the
chapters examine new study abroad initiatives while looking closely at the
critical
