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Internationalizing curriculum and pedagogy in higher education
Multicultural Perspectives (2014)
  • Krishna Bista, University of Louisiana at Monroe
  • Charlotte Foster
Abstract
As educators who are interested in international education, particularly cross-cultural teaching and international student learning, we read this book with great interest. In higher education, we have previously seen less than a dozen published books related to cross-cultural teaching in which the authors acknowledge the presence of international students and the need for cultural diversity in teaching and learning in colleges and universities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. Although the presence of international students in the Anglophone classroom is considered an asset for diversity and inclusiveness, campus internationalization, and encouraging global thinking via cross-cultural exchanges between international students and domestic (or home) students, there still exists a gap between this sentiment and the integration of international perspectives in teaching and learning practices inside and outside the classroom. This book illuminates the value of internationalizing teaching and learning at universities for home and international students through a cross-cultural lens. The central focus of the author is the way student, faculty, and staff diversity helps universities shift to teaching and researching in international contexts. How can educators and universities continue to carry on respectful dialogues in academia related to cross-cultural learning, global citizenship, interactions, and transnational partnerships?Does the increasing enrollment of international students help develop diverse cultural communities for domestic students in learning about the world?
Keywords
  • Curriculum,
  • Pedagogy,
  • international education
Publication Date
September, 2014
Citation Information
Bista, K., & Foster, C. (2014). Internationalizing curriculum and pedagogy in higher education. Multicultural Perspectives, 16(3), 185 -189. doi: 10.1080/15210960.2014.926753