ERIC Number: EJ816431
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Jun
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1745-7823
EISSN: N/A
"Going Global": Conceptualization of the "Other" and Interpretation of Cross-Cultural Experience in an All-White, Rural Learning Environment
Lee, Mimi Miyoung
Ethnography and Education, v1 n2 p197-213 Jun 2006
Based on an ethnographic case study done in an all-white, rural middle school, this article examines the students' experience with and interpretation of an international education program implemented with a hope of providing more global/international contents to the curriculum. The study shows that these students interpreted other cultures introduced by the program in relation to their own culture and their own identity formation. The process of local "othering" within the student school community was analogous to that of the students' collective "othering" of unfamiliar non-US cultures. The idea of US-centrism based on US consumer culture became the main standard against which the "otherness" of different cultures were measured. The findings show how prejudice and stereotyping of global others derive from both the everyday process of differentiation in local home cultures and defense of national culture. (Contains 3 notes.)
Descriptors: Ethnography, Case Studies, Rural Schools, Middle Schools, Social Isolation, Social Attitudes, Whites, School Culture, Educational Environment, Global Approach, Bias, Stereotypes, Nationalism, Cultural Awareness, Ethnocentrism, Educational Technology, Interactive Video, Global Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Popular Culture, Geography Instruction, World Geography, Focus Groups, Student Attitudes, Concept Formation, Self Concept, Cultural Differences, Program Effectiveness
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Middle Schools
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A