Reforming the Higher Education Curriculum: Internationalizing the Campus

Reforming the Higher Education Curriculum: Internationalizing the Campus
ISBN-10
1573561738
ISBN-13
9781573561730
Category
Education / General
Pages
244
Language
English
Published
1998
Publisher
Oryx Press
Authors
Josef A. Mestenhauser, Brenda J. Ellingboe

Description

With the concept of a global village now a reality, institutions of higher learning must broaden their thinking beyond American social, cultural, and economic borders. Reforming the Higher Education Curriculum is a collection of papers that explores how a college or university can plan and implement a systemwide program for internationalizing the curriculum throughout the entire university. The contributors argue that a thorough overhaul of the higher education curriculum is necessary to turn out graduates with true international skills and perspectives. Among the strategies recommended are courses and programs that involve study abroad, intensive study of foreign languages, and opportunities to cultivate intellectual, professional, and personal associations with people from other cultures.

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