Mind the gap : global learning at home and abroad / edited by Nina Namaste [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Namaste, Nina B., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Aims and objectives.

Education, Higher.

International education.

Education and globalization.

Foreign study.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Virginia : Stylus Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

This book investigates not just student learning, but also faculty experiences, program structures, and pathways that impact global learning, and expands the context of global learning to show its antecedents and impacts as a part of the larger higher education experience.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Series Foreword

Preface: Global Competency: Where We've Been and Where We Need to Go

Introduction

Part One: Intent and Evidence in Designing Effective Global Learning Practices

1 Mapping Understandings of Global Engagement

2 Approaching Internationalization as an Ecosystem

Part Two: Using Multi-Institutional Research on Study Away to Understand the Context of GAPS

3 When Does Global Learning Begin? Recognizing the Value of Student Experiences Prior to Study Away

4 Exploring Patterns of Student Global Learning Choices: A Multi-Institutional Analysis

5 Crossing Borders at Home: The Promise of Global Learning Close to Campus

6 Assessing Intercultural Competence in Student Writing: A Multi-Institutional Study

7 Up for the Challenge? The Role of Disorientation and Dissonance in Intercultural Learning

8 Global Competence Development: Blended Learning Within a Constructivist Paradigm

9 Have Interest, Will not Travel: Unexpected Reasons Why Students Opt Out of International Study

10 #Facultymatter: Faculty Support and Interventions Integrated Into Global Learning

Part Three: Assessing Expanded Notions of Global Learning

11 Expanding the Perceptions and Realities of Global Learning: Connecting Disciplines Through Integrative Global Learning and Assessment

12 Assessing Global Competency Development in Diverse Learning Environments

13 Opportunities and Challenges of Ethical, Effective Global Learning

Epilogue: Global Learning as High-Quality Engaged Learning

Appendix

Editors and Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-344603-5

1-000-97269-0

1-003-44603-5

1-64267-058-8

9781003446033

OCLC:

1389363952