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Wmu International News November 2007, Haenicke Institute For Global Education
Wmu International News November 2007, Haenicke Institute For Global Education
WMU International News
In this issue:
Two decades of twinning success celebrated in Malaysia
Tailgate party and parade an international celebration at WMU's Homecoming
WMU professors perform in prestigious Russian festival, foster student exchanges
Japanese interests compels a major switch to global and international studies
WMU and Hispanic American Council collaborate to expand community ESL classes
WMU’s Japan liaison officer finds many parallels between life in Kalamazoo and Tokyo
Summer study abroad is a short-term affair
Wmu International News September 2007, Haenicke Institute For Global Education
Wmu International News September 2007, Haenicke Institute For Global Education
WMU International News
In this issue:
- McCloud named dean of Haenicke Institut
- Dieter H. Haenicke Scholarship
- Western Edge Compact caps non-resident tuition, fees, and housing costs
- ISORP rolls out the welcome mat to 238 new international students
- From Kenya to Kalamazoo: New sub-Saharan partner sends first cohort
- Indonesia alumna to crew on round-the world clipper
- Discover Kalamazoo
An International Perspective On Active Citizenship Among Lower Secondary Students, Wolfram Schulz
An International Perspective On Active Citizenship Among Lower Secondary Students, Wolfram Schulz
Civics and Citizenship Assessment
The new IEA International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) will investigate the extent to which young people are prepared to undertake their roles as citizens across a range of countries. ICCS will survey 13-to-14-year old students in over 30 countries in the year 2009. The ICCS outcome data will be obtained from representative samples of students in their eighth year of schooling and context data from the students, their schools and teachers. ICCS is the third international IEA study in this area and it is explicitly linked through common questions to the IEA Civic Education Study (CIVED) which was …
Translating The Libraries: A Multilingual Information Page For International Students, Jennifer Mcclure, Mangala Krishnamurthy
Translating The Libraries: A Multilingual Information Page For International Students, Jennifer Mcclure, Mangala Krishnamurthy
The Southeastern Librarian
University libraries have long recognized the special needs of international students on campus, but have struggled to find the best ways to bridge the cultural and linguistic barriers and thereby demystify the library experience. The University of Alabama’s online Information Page for International Students (http://www.lib.ua.edu/international/), which was first mounted on the Libraries’ website in 2004, was an attempt to meet this need; however, only when the page was translated into Spanish and Chinese, two of the campus’s most prominent languages, did the advantages of library information in students’ native languages become fully apparent.
Civic And Citizenship Education In 2009 (Iccs): A Comparative Study, Wolfram Schulz, John Ainley
Civic And Citizenship Education In 2009 (Iccs): A Comparative Study, Wolfram Schulz, John Ainley
Civics and Citizenship Assessment
It is over the ten years since IEA last investigated civic education, and in that time new challenges have emerged in educating young people for their roles as citizens in the 21st century. These challenges have stimulated renewed reflection on the meanings of citizenship and the roles of and approaches to civic and citizenship education. In many countries there is a growing interest in using evidence to improve policy and practice in civic and citizenship education. The purpose of the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) is to investigate the ways in which young people are prepared to undertake …
If It Is Tuesday, It Must Be Shanghai, Jane Wu, Lois Szudy
If It Is Tuesday, It Must Be Shanghai, Jane Wu, Lois Szudy
Otterbein China Librarians Exchange Program Documentations and Publications
In May 2006, Jane Wu (the System Librarian at Otterbein) and Lois Szudy (the library director at Otterbein) were invited to visit five universities in China to explore the possibility of establishing an exchange program and interlibrary cooperation between Chinese academic libraries and Otterbein College. The libraries they visited included Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, Tongji University in Shanghai, Beijing Jiao Tong University Library in Beijing, Southwest Jiao Tong University in Chengdu, and Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xian. Here are Lois and Jane's presentation slides to the campus after their trip.
Masculinity In The Quad, M. Kaufman, Jason A. Laker
Masculinity In The Quad, M. Kaufman, Jason A. Laker
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Masculinity In The Quad, Michael Kaufman, Jason A. Laker
Masculinity In The Quad, Michael Kaufman, Jason A. Laker
Jason Laker
No abstract available.
La Política Azul Y Oro: Historias Orales, Relaciones De Poder Y Disputa Universitaria, Imanol Ordorika, Rafael López González
La Política Azul Y Oro: Historias Orales, Relaciones De Poder Y Disputa Universitaria, Imanol Ordorika, Rafael López González
Imanol Ordorika
No abstract provided.
"The Two West Africas: The Two Historical Phases Of The West African Brain Drain,", Amadu Jacky Kaba
"The Two West Africas: The Two Historical Phases Of The West African Brain Drain,", Amadu Jacky Kaba
Amadu Jacky Kaba
This paper argues that West Africa as a region is not only among the most underdeveloped or least developed in Africa, but also in the world. Part of the reason for the underdevelopment of West Africa is that it has experienced two historical phases of the brain drain (slavery and post World War II skilled exodus). As a result, the paper claims that among the most influential individuals in the world such as scientists of all kinds, professional entertainers, athletes, politicians, businessmen and women, etc. are people of West African descent who are not in West Africa.
Plagiarism Pitfalls: Addressing Cultural Differences In The Misuse Of Sources, Nancy E. Fawley
Plagiarism Pitfalls: Addressing Cultural Differences In The Misuse Of Sources, Nancy E. Fawley
Library Faculty Publications
As a branch campus of an American university operating in the Middle East, Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar must take into account the cultural differences that pertain to plagiarism and the misuse of sources before the school can begin to develop methods to address and prevent the problem. Differences in educational philosophies, students’ previous scholastic training and cultural differences in individual motivation are all factors that must be considered
Review Of The Book: One Size Does Not Fit All: Traditional And Innovative Models Of Student Affairs Practice, Jason A. Laker
Review Of The Book: One Size Does Not Fit All: Traditional And Innovative Models Of Student Affairs Practice, Jason A. Laker
Jason Laker
No abstract available.
A Comparison Of Japanese Persuasive Writing: The Writings Of Japanese As Foreign Language Students In The Nsw Hsc Examination And Japanese Native Speaking Students In High School In Japan, Y. Oe
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
This study uses a functional model of language to examine the 2005 Japanese HSC examination persuasive essays to investigate the language features of the exposition genre, which students produce during the examination. The exam scripts are compared to the essays which were written by Japanese native speaking (JNS) high school students answering the same question. This study seeks to answer two questions: “How successful Japanese persuasive essays are constructed in the HSC Japanese Examination?”, and “To what extent a successful HSC exam model matches the native speaker equivalent?”. The methodology used in this study is Generic Structure Potential (GSP) (Hasan, …
Book Review. One Size Does Not Fit All: Traditional And Innovative Models Of Student Affairs Practice, Jason A. Laker
Book Review. One Size Does Not Fit All: Traditional And Innovative Models Of Student Affairs Practice, Jason A. Laker
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Single-Parenthood And Children’S Reading Performance In Asia, Hyunjoon Park
Single-Parenthood And Children’S Reading Performance In Asia, Hyunjoon Park
Hyunjoon Park
Using the data from Program for International Student Assessment, I examine the gap in reading performance between 15-year-old students in single-parent and intact families in 5 Asian countries in comparison to the United States. The ordinary least square regression analyses show negligible disadvantages of students with a single parent in Hong Kong and Korea, once students' demographic characteristics and socioeconomic background are held constant. Students in single-parent families in Indonesia and Thailand outperform their peers in intact families. The negative effect of single parenthood remains significant in Japan, even after parent-child communication is controlled. Interpreting the weak effect of single …
Enhancing Diversity Programs: Building Coalitions Through Developing Effective Advisory Boards, Norman Powell, Sherwood Thompson
Enhancing Diversity Programs: Building Coalitions Through Developing Effective Advisory Boards, Norman Powell, Sherwood Thompson
Norman W. Powell
No abstract provided.
An Innovative Statewide Collaborative For Educating Students At Risk, Norman Powell
An Innovative Statewide Collaborative For Educating Students At Risk, Norman Powell
Norman W. Powell
No abstract provided.
A Collaborative Model For Educating Students At Risk, Norman Powell
A Collaborative Model For Educating Students At Risk, Norman Powell
Norman W. Powell
No abstract provided.
Reclaiming Youth International, Norman Powell
Corruption And Policy Implementation In The Philippines: A Comparative Analysis Of The Teacher Training And Textbook Delivery Programmes, Vicente C. Reyes Jr
Corruption And Policy Implementation In The Philippines: A Comparative Analysis Of The Teacher Training And Textbook Delivery Programmes, Vicente C. Reyes Jr
Dr. Vicente C Reyes Jr
Corruption is a perennial obstacle to the Philippines’ pursuit of development. The Department of Education (DepEd) is considered to be one of the most corrupt agencies in the Philippines. However, there are two DepEd programmes with different levels of effectiveness in controlling corruption. The Textbook Delivery Programme has been ineffective while the Programme on Basic Education has been successful. The article explains the different levels of implementing these programmes by using local perspectives via the ‘narratives of implementation actors’. Apart from providing insights on the challenges facing the evolving educational bureaucracy in the Philippines, this article also demonstrates the utility …
Reconsidering Phase 1 Of The Iea Civic Education Study, Doyle Stevick
Reconsidering Phase 1 Of The Iea Civic Education Study, Doyle Stevick
Doyle Stevick
The comparison of qualitative data across a large number of cases has great potential for research into civic education worldwide. The IEA study made important strides in collecting appropriate data and in developing techniques to analyze that data. The Octagon Model used in the study captures the complexity of political socialization, but systematic research into all of its dimensions is virtually impossible. Ethnography has different emphases, but has great flexibility to adapt to many contexts, while research designed for comparability often excludes important differences. Together, they can provide a rich set of perspectives on the development of citizens around the …