Thursday, Dec. 5 | 1:30-2:30 p.m. | Lommen 101 Dr. John Benson, School of Teaching and Learning, will be giving a talk on his recently published book, “Missionary Families Find a Sense of Place and Identity: Two Generations on Two Continents,” published by Lexington Books, on Thursday, December 5, from 1:30PM – 2:30PM in Lommen 101. The book explores the […]
John Benson, School of Teaching and Learning, presented a paper entitled “An In-Between People: Exploring the African and American Identities of Long Term Missionaries to Tanzania and their Children” at the African Studies Association Annual Conference in Boston on Thursday, November 21, 2019. The talk was based on His book MISSIONARY FAMILIES FIND A SENSE OF PLACE AND IDENTITY.
John Benson, STL, presented a paper, “The Role of Primary Education, Secondary School Choice, and Teacher Placement in Developing Tanzanian Identity since Independence” as part of a panel on Educating Tanzanians: Postcolonial Education, Ujamaa and Identity at the African Studies Association Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA on Thursday, November 29.
Two faculty members from the School of Teaching and Learning presented papers at the Comparative and International Education Society Meeting (CIES) held in Mexico City during the last week of March in 2018. Reina Sungok Park presented a paper on her research in South Korea and the United States entitled, “A Follow-Up Qualitative Study of South Korean Early Childhood Educators’ […]
ANTH 490/STL 490/590 Health, Education, and Environment in Tanzania Today will be a unique immersive, experiential educational opportunity focused on the challenges of delivering basic healthcare and education to the diverse population of a rapidly developing nation.This program is open to students of all majors. Tentative dates are June 4-24, 2017. Information sessions will be held: Monday, April 3, 7-9 […]