Keywords
Cross-cultural educator, auto-ethnography, curriculum design, pedagogy, variation
Abstract
This auto-ethnographic inquiry utilizes autobiographical narrative to delve into my experiences and narratives as a cross-cultural educator simultaneously teaching at a Chinese and Canadian university. The aim is to ponder the interconnections, differences, and challenges within formal cross-cultural curriculum design and pedagogy, informal curriculum, and hidden curriculum and engage with academic environments and broader communities. Specifically, the study will examine the content, teaching methodologies, student learning, assessment practices, and the learning environment based on my experiences in an intercultural educational setting, as well as my coping strategies. The constructivist paradigm serves as the theoretical framework to explore my perceptions and understanding of these lived experiences. Data is drawn from my journals, memories, teaching materials, chats, emails, and memos written during my teaching experiences. Through my reflections, this study aims to reveal motivations, knowledge, and organizational discrepancies encountered in cross-cultural education as cross-cultural educators, proposing strategies to promote effective cross-cultural and cross-racial educational practices in the internationalization of higher education.
Abstract - Translated
摘要
这个自我民族志调查利用自传体叙事方式来深入探究我作为一名同时在中国的大学和加拿大的大学任教的跨文化教育者的经历。其目的是思考正式跨文化课程设计和教学法以及非正式课程和隐藏课程之间的相互联系、差异和挑战，并扩展到更广泛的学术环境和社区。具体来说，这项研究将根据我在跨文化教育环境中的实践经验，深入考察教学内容、教学方法、学生实际的学习状况、评估实践和学习环境，以及我的应对策略。建构主义模式被作为理论框架来探讨我对这些经验的感知和理解。研究数据来自我的日记、记忆、教材、聊天记录、电子邮件和我在教学经历中所写的备忘录。本研究旨在通过自身的反思，揭示作为跨文化教育者在跨文化教育中遇到的动机、知识和组织差异，并探索性地提出在高等教育国际化进程中促进有效的跨文化和跨种族教育实践的策略。
Recommended Citation
Ge, L.
(2025)
"An Autoethnographic Study: Perspectives and Insights of a Cross-cultural Educator on Curriculum and Pedagogical Variation in Internationalization of Higher Education,"
Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education: Vol. 17:
No.
4, Article 9.
DOI: 10.64899/871905beclxq
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/jcihe/vol17/iss4/9
