Intricacies of Cross-Cultural Mentoring

This chapter describes how novice international faculty and scholars in American universities may face formidable challenges related to their new responsibilities and the cultural demands as they begin their tenure-track careers in the academe. Upon completion of the doctorate programs, some find themselves in organizations that have unfamiliar cultures and expectations. Regardless of their background, nationality or experience, they are expected to maintain the trademarks of teaching, scholarship, advisement, and community service in order to survive the rigor of academe. Unfortunately, the reality is often more overwhelming for international faculty and scholars because of multifaceted acculturation issues that are related to their new country and organization. Mentors can serve as facilitators for novice faculty. Through teamwork, mentors and novice faculty members can construct knowledge and create a culture of collaboration. It is envisioned that cross- culturally sensitive mentoring can help to ease the challenges of the new faculty as they navigate their unfamiliar environment in the academe.

Adapting and Advocating for an Online EdD Program in Changing Times and “Sacred” Cultures

The purpose of this chapter is to underscore the importance of recognizing how complex cultural and structural forces shape the design and delivery of a fully online professional doctorate (EdD) program. This chapter considers various challenges and opportunities of a new distance-delivery EdD program in Educational Leadership offered by a leading Canadian university in order to examine how the pressures of educational reform and academic cultural norms shape professional doctorate programs and their components. Ultimately, this chapter calls for promoting greater adaptability within EdD program designs and stronger championing of the program's value and distinctiveness, especially its capacity to be adaptable to the expectations of student stakeholders.

Adapting and Advocating for an Online EdD Program in Changing Times and “Sacred” Cultures

The purpose of this chapter is to underscore the importance of recognizing how complex cultural and structural forces shape the design and delivery of a fully online professional doctorate (EdD) program. This chapter considers various challenges and opportunities of a new distance-delivery EdD program in Educational Leadership offered by a leading Canadian university in order to examine how the pressures of educational reform and academic cultural norms shape professional doctorate programs and their components. Ultimately, this chapter calls for promoting greater adaptability within EdD program designs and stronger championing of the program's value and distinctiveness, especially its capacity to be adaptable to the expectations of student stakeholders.

Adapting and Advocating for an Online EdD Program in Changing Times and “Sacred” Cultures

The purpose of this chapter is to underscore the importance of recognizing how complex cultural and structural forces shape the design and delivery of a fully online professional doctorate (EdD) program. This chapter considers various challenges and opportunities of a new distance-delivery EdD program in Educational Leadership offered by a leading Canadian university in order to examine how the pressures of educational reform and academic cultural norms shape professional doctorate programs and their components. Ultimately, this chapter calls for promoting greater adaptability within EdD program designs and stronger championing of the program's value and distinctiveness, especially its capacity to be adaptable to the expectations of student stakeholders.

A model proposal for postgraduate education in gastronomy and culinary arts field

Gastronomy is a multidisciplinary science and art branch which is affected by some work areas such as eating-drinking, culture, art, anthropology, sociology, and it affects them; furthermore it includes all eating habits of humankind since the existence of it until today and impacts of them on people and society, and culinary arts. Gastronomy which is tried to research and come to conclusion of eating habits of society which are in nature of society's mirror is in the ascendant. In this study, academic education of today's scientific gastronomy studies in postgraduate level will be focused on, which students who are the last product of gastronomy and culinary arts department in master and doctorate programs should take. In this context, examining the existing courses and contents of courses, and qualifications which graduate students need to have is also discussed.Keywords: gastronomy postgraduate, culinary arts postgraduate.