Being an Educator in a Foreign Environment: One Road to becoming Internationalized

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

Y

12

Cultural Awareness; Empathy; College Faculty; Overseas Employment; Business Administration Education; Foreign Countries; Experiential Learning; Adjustment (to Environment); Cross Cultural Training; Cultural Pluralism; Individual Characteristics; Cultural Differences; Expectation; Lecture Method; Qualitative Research; Social Networks; Academic Rank (Professional); Communicative Competence (Languages); Career Development

Australia; Denmark; Finland; France; Hong Kong; Indonesia; New Zealand; Turkey

10.1080/08975930.2011.653750

0897-5930

What does "internationalizing" university educators mean? This question is being answered differently by business schools everywhere. Although business schools are seeking to internationalize themselves, many are doing so without fully understanding what this might entail. One dimension that often is misdirected is the individual educator and the value of living and working in a foreign environment. This paper discusses this issue for those who undertake a temporary or visiting foreign assignment. (Contains 1 figure.)

As Provided

37

2012

EJ956862