Internationalization of Teacher Education : Creating Globally Competent Teachers and Teacher Educators for the 21st Century. [print]
- London : Taylor and Francis, (c)2014.
- 128 pages ; 25 cm
SECTION 1: The framing of internationalizing of colleges and schools of education -- Fact or fiction? Analyzing institutional barriers and individual responsibility to advance the internationalism of teacher education Globalization and the preparation of quality teachers: Rethinking knowledge domains for teaching Jennifer Mahon -- A. Lin Goodwin SECTION 2: Research-based studies on international teacher education -- Developing a policy for an international experience requirement in a graduate teacher education program: A cautionary tale International teacher professional development: Teacher reflections of authentic teaching and learning experiences Language, culture and dissonance: A study course for globally minded teachers with possibilities for catalytic transformation Broadening our sights: Internationalizing teacher education for a global arena Sandy Buczynski, Heather Lattimer, Noriyuki Inoue, and Viviana Alexandrowicz -- Cristina Alfaro and Reyes L. Quezada -- Anaida Colon-Muniz, Suzanne SooHoo, and Evangelina "Gigi" Brignoni -- Irma Olmedo and Lesley Harbon SECTION 3: Panning and best practices on international teacher education -- Calling for action within the teaching profession: It is time to internationalize teacher education Craig Kissock and Paula Richardson SECTION 4: A response to the theme journal with suggestions for a future research agenda -- International education in higher education: A developing process of engagement in teacher preparation programs Alberto M. Ochoa SECTION 5: The role of private foundations in the support of internationalizing teacher preparation programs -- Teachers for the global age: A call to action for funders Betsy Devlin-Foltz.
This book proposes to excite readers to engage in conversations on how Schools and Colleges of Education can internationalize teacher education programs so that graduates have global teaching experiences, that teacher education curricula include global perspectives, and that there are opportunities to have faculty think and teach from a global perspective. The contributions in this book are by authors who have the knowledge and expertise in international teacher education to answer many questions regarding the development of a 21st century competent global teaching force. They describe their e.