Teaching Management in the Slovak Republic: Lessons Learned and Encouragement for Potential Fulbright Scholars

Abstract

This story of a Fulbright scholar's experience is designed to help future Fulbrighters and those interested in teaching in more culturally diverse environments. Although each Fulbright teaching experience is unique, the majority of challenging situations can be resolved by adequate preparation before the assignment and by the willingness to be flexible once abroad. This article provides guidance for those contemplating applying for a Fulbright, preparing to teach abroad, living and teaching in another culture, and strategies for teaching cross-cultural competence without going abroad.The fact that more universities are active in global alliances and more faculty are traveling abroad to enrich their career portfolios makes the specific case of the management educator as expatriate timely and appropriate. This is especially

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“…The years of service were separated into 5-year increments on the survey. Due to the competitive nature of the program, many faculty don't apply for a scholarship until they are well-established in their career, which is usually after they have been teaching for 10 or more years (Hall, 2007;Garson, 2005;Meyer-Emerick, 2010). Consequently, due to the low response rate of faculty with 1 to 15 years, the years of service were divided into two categories, 1-20 years and 21 or more years.…”

“…These exchange or study abroad programs will enrich a faculty's understanding or perspective of a country and it can have a positive impact on the globalization of a professor's teaching as well as improving research contacts and collaboration (Garson, 2005;Meyer-Emerick, 2010). A program that provides an excellent opportunity for teaching and research abroad is the Fulbright Scholar Program.…”

“…A number of qualitative articles about the faculty member's cross-cultural exchange have been written (Albaum, 2011;Garson, 2005;Meyer-Emerick, 2010;Sisco & Reinhard, 2007;Smith, 2009). All of the authors stated that their experience abroad did enhance their understanding and awareness of global issues as well as caused them to integrate more global content into classes at their home institution.…”

“…Participants in the Fulbright Scholar Program were selected for this study because the program is well-established, has a highly competitive selection process, and places faculty with universities all over the world. The Fulbright Commission in each country handles most of the arrangements for a faculty member to teach abroad (Hall, 2007;Meyer-Emerick, 2010). The participants are listed on the CIES website by award year, name, university, and discipline.…”

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