Global Engagement Portfolio
Global Engagement Portfolio
While reading this study, I found parts of the discussion to be particularly meaningful. For example, the detailed exploration of study abroad advertisements really shined a light on the underlying entitled and self-centered tones that are often embedded in American university rhetoric. The author brought up a particularly salient point when she examined how certain …
What are the dangers of using the terms “culture”, “cultural competence”, “cultural proficiency” when addressing issues of access in education? Paul Gorski explains that framing issues of equity in education through the term of “culture” actually disguises educational inequity, since it disregards underlying obstacles (i.e. economic injustice, racism, sexism, etc) in order to make conversations …
