The Third Culture Kid Experience: Growing Up Among Worlds

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• Used

  Paperback
  1999

  $11.72

  In this comprehensive work, David Pollock and Ruth Van Reken explore the experiences of those who have become known as third culture kids (TCKs) - children who grow up or spend a significant part of their childhood living abroad. Rich with real-life anecdotes, the book fully examines the nature of the TCK experience and its effect on maturing, developing a sense of identity, and adjusting to one's passport country upon return. The authors give readers an understanding of the challenges and benefits of the TCK life and provide practical suggestions and advice on maximizing those benefits.
• Prizes: ','1','ChildrenBookAge: ','Book Overview: ','','David Pollock has worked with third culture kids and adult TCKs for more than twenty years. Ruth Van Reken knows intimately the world of living in a culture and country not your own, for her missionary kid childhood and as a parent and grandparent of TCKs.');">

  Used

  Paperback
  2001

  $3.22

  In this publication, the authors explore the experiences of those who have become known as third culture kids (TCKs) - children who grow up or spend a significant part of their childhood living abroad. The book is rich with real-life anecdotes and examines the nature of the TCK kid experience and its effects on maturing, developing a sense of identity, and adjusting to one's passport country upon return. The authors give readers an understanding of the challenges and benefits of the TCK life and provide practical suggestions and advice on maximizing those benefits.