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September 17, 2019

THIRD CULTURE KIDS: THE IMPACT OF GROWING UP IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD

Ruth Van Reken shares her insight on the griefs and gains of being the Third Culture Kid. Third Culture Kids are those children who grow up in a culture that is different from their parents’ culture. The number of TCKs has increased as never before in History, and this is not without … [Read more...] about THIRD CULTURE KIDS: THE IMPACT OF GROWING UP IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD

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September 9, 2019

Border People

Border people grow up having a great deal of life experience crossing back and forth across borders. Those who grow up habitually crossing back and forth between countries, languages, cultures, races, ethnicities, social classes, ages, genders, belief systems, interests, work functions,  etc. … [Read more...] about Border People

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January 24, 2018

Third Culture Kids

TCKs or Third Culture Kids are those that have lived a portion of their childhood in a country other than their passport country due to parents' work.  They might also be called DiploKids (children of diplomats) Missionary Kids, Military Brats. There are many researchers and writers who have … [Read more...] about Third Culture Kids

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January 24, 2018

Global Nomads

Global Nomads is a term coined by Norma McCaig and according to Barbara Shaetti in this article, can be used interchangeably with TCK. I remember Norma feeling like it was a more descriptive term that avoided the term ‘kids’ and was more encompassing. Norma also believed that having a childhood … [Read more...] about Global Nomads

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January 24, 2018

Cross Cultural Kids

A Cross-Cultural Kid ( CCK) is a person who has lived in—or meaningfully interacted with—two or more cultural environments for a significant period of time during developmental years.” Ruth Van Reken Cross-Cultural Kids (CCKs) Model This group includes: Traditional TCKs –Children who move into … [Read more...] about Cross Cultural Kids

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