Oburoni outside the Whale: Reflections on an Experience in Ghana.

Wilson, Angene H.

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Publication Date: 1998

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Oburoni outside the Whale: Reflections on an Experience in Ghana.

Wilson, Angene H.

Theory and Research in Social Education, v26 n3 p410-29 Sum 1998

Reflects on a social studies teacher's experiences during a Fulbright professorship in Ghana. Relates how, as an outsider from the United States, she learned about Ghanian perspectives of history, economics, women's issues, and culture, and was reminded of the dominating power of Western cultural and economic imperialism. (DSK)

Descriptors: Cultural Images, Economics, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, History, Imperialism, Intercultural Communication, International Relations, Power Structure, Social Studies, Womens Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Ghana

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