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Exploring Leadership Through International Education: Civic Learning Through Study Abroad In Uganda, Rebecca Hovey, Adam Weinberg, Carol Bellamy
Exploring Leadership Through International Education: Civic Learning Through Study Abroad In Uganda, Rebecca Hovey, Adam Weinberg, Carol Bellamy
Rebecca Hovey
Leadership education in the 21st century cannot ignore the global risks, opportunities and realities of our interconnected world; so too international education cannot avoid its responsibility to provide the knowledge and vision needed to resolve critical issues we will face as a global community. We argue that a model of international education is needed which acknowledges the diverse global community in which institutions are based and learning takes place. In linking leadership and international education, we propose an alternative approach to both based on recognition, reciprocity and responsibility toward others.
Global Learning Through Partnered Inquiry, Rebecca Hovey
Global Learning Through Partnered Inquiry, Rebecca Hovey
Rebecca Hovey
The emergence of Global Learning associated with the internationalization of U.S. higher education signals a convergence of international/global studies and international education with the potential to dramatically innovate and transform the academy. Over the past decade the original aim of international education to foster intercultural understanding has become linked with the aims of international studies to enhance our knowledge of the world, and in particular, the ways in which new knowledge is created through non-western epistemologies and cultural perspectives. This paper seeks to situate the emerging discourse and initiatives around global learning in an understanding of the transformation potential of …
Study Abroad, Global Knowledge And The Epistemic Communities Of Higher Education, Rebecca Hovey
Study Abroad, Global Knowledge And The Epistemic Communities Of Higher Education, Rebecca Hovey
Rebecca Hovey
International education and study abroad change the boundaries of who is included in the community of US higher education as more and more colleges and universities incorporate mission statements with aspirations of global citizenship. I argue that this changing frame of the community, moral purpose and appreciation of different worldviews has profound and significant implications for the academic and professional disciplines that constitute the academy. The impact of study abroad can be – and perhaps with a new generation of scholars will be – an epistemological shift within the disciplines to include both new modes of knowledge acquisition as well …
Whole World Study, J. L. Buschman, Rebecca Hovey, G. S. Khalsa, R M. De Brito Meyer, M. D. Monahan, J. A. Raducha
Whole World Study, J. L. Buschman, Rebecca Hovey, G. S. Khalsa, R M. De Brito Meyer, M. D. Monahan, J. A. Raducha
Rebecca Hovey
Study Abroad in nontraditional locations is a growing trend in international education. This chapter in the NAFSA guide covers academic, institutional and operational aspects of "whole world study".