Immigrant Teachers, American Students: Cultural Differences, Cultural Disconnections [Paperback]

Teachers, as often as students, articulate frustrations over each other's choices and expectations. A teacher's demand for respect may appear an imposition and abuse of authority to students accustomed to speaking out against perceived injustices. All teachers experience some tentativeness, especially in an unfamiliar environment. Since classroom decisions tend to be immediate, choices reflect learned attitudes and behaviors as much as logical decision-making procedures. Florence explores the cross-cultural complexities of teacher/student interactions, particularly African immigrant teachers. Despite the emotional aggravations, cultural misunderstandings offer forums for a reassessment of views, acknowledgement of differences, and initiative for positive change.Endemic Racial Hierarchy Comparative Overview of African and the United States Society Academic Excellence Respect Resources and Relationships A Window in Time

In the dynamic age of globalism, Namulundah's book sheds critical national and comparative perspectives on the education debate in contemporary society. In scope and depth, this book is a timely and impressive work that should encourage teachers, scholars, and policymakers to reflect more carefully on the meaning of teaching and learning in our globalized and transnational world. - Olufemi Vaughan, Geoffrey Canada Professor of Africana Studies and History and Director of the Africana Studies Program, Bowdoin College

Since the major shift in U.S. immigration policy in 1965, the country has become increasingly diverse culturally and populated by people of non-European descent. Our educational institutions at all levels have become a crucible of cultural diversity debates and identity politics. Whether the reader of this book is an immigrant faculty, school administrator, or a citizen committed to greater hermeneutical cross-cultural understanding, Namulundah s book is an invaluable resource for understanding the contemporary l³6