rebecca ranz
Dr. Rebecca Ranz (PhD.). She is a Senior Lecturer at the Sapir Academic College in Israel. Dr. Ranz completed her first, second and third degrees in social work at The School of Social Work at Bar- Ilana University, Israel. She is the International Programs Coordinator for the School of Social Work at the Sapir Academic College. Her main areas of research are: International Social Work and Religion, Spirituality & Social Work . She has developed both classroom and virtual courses focused international social work
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Students learning in an international digital space can experience tension and even panic. Leaning on the conceptual framework of Barlow’s (2007) Third Space which is characterized as a precondition for the articulation of cultural differences, a space of strangeness. With an adaptation of the Third Space to International digital learning, students were able to reflect on their feelings, thoughts and re- examine beliefs and original perceptions .