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Stambach, Amy – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2010
This article analyzes the ideals and principles that organize American evangelical Christians' work in Africa. Based on field research conducted among a group of American restorationist missionaries working in Kenya and Tanzania, the author argues that the education-oriented work of these missionaries is paradoxically socially encompassing, yet…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Christianity, Protestants, Nonschool Educational Programs
Basham, John S. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the lived experience of 12 missionaries living in the Countries of Kenya and Tanzania who had participated in various field based orientation programs in order to determine their perceptions of personal success and make recommendations for future field based orientation programs for missionary personnel.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, North Americans, Overseas Employment, Religious Education