A River Town Goes Global

Autor/in	Castro, Marjorie E.
Titel	A River Town Goes Global
Quelle	In: Phi Delta Kappan, 90 (2008) 1, S.50-54 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-7217
Schlagwörter	School Districts; Educational Change; Foreign Countries; Counties; Educational Experience; Principals; Global Approach; Exchange Programs; Comparative Education; English (Second Language); Students; Boards of Education; China; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School district; Schulbezirk; Bildungsreform; Ausland; Bildungserfahrung; Principal; Schulleiter; Globales Denken; Exchange programme; Exchange program; Exchange programmes; Austauschprogramm; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Student; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Ausschuss; USA
Abstract	Chinese and American exchanges introduced a Westchester County school district to a different culture and sharpened their view of their own educational experience. Through the forward thinking of Andy Spano, the county executive, and Daisy Yau, the director of Asian-American affairs and business development for the county, Westchester County had begun to forge business relationships with China. Croton-Harmon School District sent a delegation of four teachers, a high school principal, a superintendent, and, from a neighboring district, a teacher of English as a second language, to China to build relationships with Chinese educators. During this visit to China, friendships grew, and invitations were extended for Chinese delegations to visit the Croton school district. This led to groups from Shanghai and Beijing visiting the U.S. during the next school year. In this article, the author discusses the Croton delegation's trip to China and its impact on the school district and the community. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10