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Internationalizing Teacher Education in the U.S.

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Colleges of education are often considered the least internationalized units on university campuses. To assess the accuracy of this statement, a research team from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education distributed a survey to U.S. teacher education programs inviting them to reflect on their campus's efforts to internationalize. In this article, the authors report on the state of internationalization of these teacher education programs, compared with results from a 2017 survey. The authors consider ideas for how to further internationalize in ways that are culturally and institutionally sustainable. This paper concludes by providing guidance for leading reflective discussions, advocating for internationalization from a cosmopolitan and cooperative stance, and increasing opportunities for internationalization in teacher education.

Source: International Journal of Teacher Education and Professional Development

DOI: 10.4018/ijtepd.356386

Authors: Shea N. Kerkhoff, Jingxin Cheng, Gilda Martinez-Alba, William Coghill-Behrends, Natalie Bolton, Erik J. Byker

Institutions: University of Missouri–St. Louis, Towson University, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Language: English

Topic: Global Education and Multiculturalism

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4403101597

FWCI: 1.291

Cites: 27

Cited by: 3

Related to: 10