Stories of Crossing Borders
Identities, Place and Culture
Books, in the form of children's literature, often served as the means to create figured or "as if" worlds and provided the means for prompting dialogues among members of my family so that we could explore and discuss the cultural tensions and dilemmas that face many transnational families. In particular, one book served as a critical moment in my family's transnational experience. In order to better understand the value of this book as a boundary object, I made use of content analysis to understand the larger themes and document the role of the book, in family discussions as we anticipated our return to Indonesia. The methods of my study as well as the findings I describe may serve to benefit other international students who explore educational opportunities abroad while accompanied by their family. I document the ways in which identities of my family are dynamic and changing in the context of our transnational journeys. The use of books as boundary objects situated at the intersection of geographic, cultural, and emotional boundary crossings may provide transnational families with dialogues to explore dilemmas and tensions. Finally, the process of recording family stories may serve international students and families as they become cultural and linguistic boundary crossers themselves.
- ISBN 10 : OCLC:870753142
- Judul : Stories of Crossing Borders
- Sub Judul : Identities, Place and Culture
- Pengarang : Yosep Bambang Margono Slamet, University of Iowa. Department of Teaching and Learning,
- Kategori : Culture
- Bahasa : en
- Tahun : 2013
- Halaman : 167
- Halaman : 167
- Google Book : http://books.google.co.id/books?id=-ceioAEACAAJ&dq=inauthor:margono&hl=&source=gbs_api
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Ketersediaan :
In order to better understand the value of this book as a boundary object, I made use of content analysis to understand the larger themes and document the role of the book, in family discussions as we anticipated our return to Indonesia.
