Across Three Continents: Reflections on Immigration, Education, and Personal Survival

by Katerina Bodovski

Overview

By personalizing accounts of immigration, education, and family transformations, this book discusses the author's firsthand experiences in Soviet Russia, Israel, and the United States. The book speaks to scholars of education by providing examples and patterns in educational systems of the Soviet Union, Israel, and the United States.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433130656
Publisher:	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Publication date:	10/22/2015
Series:	American University Studies: Series 11: Anthropology/Sociology , #73
Pages:	140
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)

About the Author

Katerina Bodovski is Associate Professor of Education in the Department of Education Policy Studies at the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Bodovski received her master’s in sociology from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel, and her PhD in sociology from the Pennsylvania State University. Her research interests lie in the intersection of sociology of education and comparative international education. She has published extensively in leading peer-reviewed journals and is a recipient of several prestigious research grants, including funding from the American Education Research Association, Foundation for Child Development, and National Science Foundation.

Table of Contents

Contents: Eastern Europe: Russia – Middle East: Israel – North America: My America – Insights and Discoveries, or the Way I See It – University Life as a Faculty Member: Why Immigration Makes You a Better Sociologist – Women, Family Life or Is There «Another Exit»? – Children and Parenting: A Word About Love.