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Direct linkHe, Ming Fang – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2002
In a series of three papers, I examined the identity-development of three Chinese women teachers as they moved back and forth between Eastern and Western cultures and languages amid the rapidly changing events of the last four decades. I use a river metaphor to explore three phases in the cross-cultural lives of these women: in the first paper,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, North Americans, Figurative Language, Females
Xu, Shi Jing; Stevens, Dianne E. – McGill Journal of Education, 2005
Who are we as teachers and what constitutes a desirable educational experience? Two teachers, one Chinese and the other a white Canadian, tell "a single story [of teaching], integrated by our sense of ourselves" (Crites, 1971, p. 303). Our storytelling is enabled by metaphors and images that serve as tools for reflecting on our actions…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Educational Experience, Figurative Language, Personal Narratives
He, Ming Fang – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2002
In a series of three papers, I examine the identity development of three Chinese women teachers as they moved back and forth between Eastern and Western cultures and languages amid the rapidly changing events of the last four decades. I use a river metaphor to explore three phases in the cross-cultural lives of these women: in the first paper,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, North Americans, Figurative Language, Social Isolation
