VOLUME 1(1) • 2013
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: FOSTERING COMMUNICATION IN A GLOBAL CORPORATION
ABSTRACT. Internationalization is a concept that has many interpretations, but the fact that much of the world has gone global has impacted nearly every aspect of society. One of those aspects is how we communicate. This has taken on a particular challenge in multi-national corporations. People from..
THE GLOBAL IMPACTS OF THE BOLOGNA REFORM: EUROPEAN INTEGRATION IN EDUCATION
ABSTRACT. During its Sixteenth Session conference in Istanbul (1989), the Ministers of Education of the Council of Europe recognized the rapid development of the information society (Council of Europe, 1989). Their prediction was that new communication technology would impact areas of social, politi..
COMPARING AMERICAN AND BRITISH CHARTER SCHOOLS AND WHETHER THEY OUTPERFORM TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS: THE STRUGGLE FOR THE ROOTS IS TURNING BITTER, BUT HOW SWEET ARE THE FRUITS?
ABSTRACT. Contemporary educational reform initiatives emphasize the retrenchment of the state and the assumption of critical educational functions and provision by private providers. The growth and expansion of the charter school movement within the United States is being paralleled in many other co..
ADDRESSING A PAUCITY OF STUDY ABROAD THROUGH ACADEMIC EXCHANGE
ABSTRACT. Studies supported by the U.S. Department of State indicate that in 2008–2009 less than 1.5 percent of the 18 million American higher education students participated in study abroad, and that the greatest numbers of those participating in study abroad are doctoral students. That most study ..
RATIONALE FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOLS
ABSTRACT. The world is becoming increasingly interconnected, and with that comes the need for a curriculum that prepares students for today’s world. The skills needed for success in this century have changed from previous generations. Students need to graduate high school with a greater understandin..
TEACHING GLOBALIZATION THROUGH MEDIA: AN INSTRUCTOR’S GUIDE
ABSTRACT. While few teachers would deny the case for globalization and its influence on the instructional, methodological, and technological elements of the 21st century classroom, many are not prepared to incorporate these shifts into the curriculum. With dwindling resources and more time being dev..
INTRODUCTION: PROJECTS IN INTERNATIONALIZATION IN EDUCATION
ABSTRACT. This Special Issue, Projects in Internationalization of Education, was inspired by the depth, breadth, and quality of the capstone projects completed in my course of the same name, by participants in the Global Studies in Education (GSE) Master of Education program at the University of Ill..