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The Culture Conundrum: Training Faculty And Staff For Effectively Working With International Students, Mckenna S. Pencak
The Culture Conundrum: Training Faculty And Staff For Effectively Working With International Students, Mckenna S. Pencak
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Over the past five years, the number of international students studying at the University of Notre Dame has increased by 30 percent. The increase in the numbers of undergraduate international students, as well as Chinese international students, has been even more significant. This rapid growth in the number of international students has created challenges for University faculty, staff, and administrators, both inside and outside of the classroom. International students typically face different challenges adjusting to an American university from their American peers, stemming from differences between their home country cultures and American culture. When an international student is facing a …
Teaching The Moral Imagination: How Global Education Aids In Peacebuilding, Charlee Bianchini
Teaching The Moral Imagination: How Global Education Aids In Peacebuilding, Charlee Bianchini
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In this paper I present distinctive information from written resources and in-depth interviews with 17 constituents who are in some way involved in the incorporation of Global Education curriculum in the US. I specifically looked at Brookwood School in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, a private school looking to develop programming around this subject. I also looked at World Learning Youth Programs in order to gain insight from an institution solely focused on GE. The aim of the research was to learn why and how Global Education programs are being incorporated into curriculums, what skills schools are aiming to have their students learn …
Wildcats International Neighbors: Bridging International Students With Local Community At Northern Michigan University, Manato Kaisho
Wildcats International Neighbors: Bridging International Students With Local Community At Northern Michigan University, Manato Kaisho
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In Fall 2013 semester, Wildcats International Neighbors (W.I.N.) was designed and implemented as a pilot program for the International Programs Office (IPO) at Northern Michigan University (NMU). It was a cross-cultural program to connect international students and local community members for mutual cultural exchange. Moreover, this program served as a support program for international students during their transition to American culture. Fall 2013 semester was first time when the IPO implemented this program. At the end of the semester, the IPO conducted a program evaluation, and the office discovered there were several aspects of the program that needed to be …