Global Engagement as Professional Development in Higher Education
1st Edition
Published on 22. January 2026
192 pages
978-1-9787-7060-7 (ISBN)
Description
Students in higher education should be given tools to navigate the dissolution of geographical and cultural boundaries that has been brought on by media and technology.
This project is based on three iterations of Faculty Learning Communities (FLC) that explored international immersions as a tool for university faculty and staff professional development as well as numerous international virtual exchanges and study abroad programs. The contributors explore how faculty and staff in higher education can use international immersion experiences and global virtual collaborations as professional development opportunities to become global educators. These contributions explore questions relating to how educators can become better global citizens in their research methods, projects, and agendas; questions such as: What is internationalization in the university setting? What justice issues arise with internationalization of curriculum and campuses? How does internationalization help or hinder interdisciplinary learning and teaching? What global frameworks are most helpful in this work? This volume presents opportunities to develop the cultural competencies of faculty and staff in higher education to provide meaningful professional development.
This project is based on three iterations of Faculty Learning Communities (FLC) that explored international immersions as a tool for university faculty and staff professional development as well as numerous international virtual exchanges and study abroad programs. The contributors explore how faculty and staff in higher education can use international immersion experiences and global virtual collaborations as professional development opportunities to become global educators. These contributions explore questions relating to how educators can become better global citizens in their research methods, projects, and agendas; questions such as: What is internationalization in the university setting? What justice issues arise with internationalization of curriculum and campuses? How does internationalization help or hinder interdisciplinary learning and teaching? What global frameworks are most helpful in this work? This volume presents opportunities to develop the cultural competencies of faculty and staff in higher education to provide meaningful professional development.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
11 bw illus
ISBN-13
978-1-9787-7060-7 (9781978770607)
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Delane A. Bender-Slack
Global Engagement as Professional Development in Higher Education
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Delane Bender-Slack is Professor in the School of Education at Xavier University, Ohio, USA.
Content
List of Figures
About the Contributors
Introduction, Delane A. Bender-Slack (Xavier University, Ohio, USA)
1. Immersion as a Tool for Research Reflection: Who Asked You? Tom Knestrict (Xavier University, Ohio, USA)
2. Literature Circles and Virtual Engagement: Creating Dangerously, Josephine Brady (Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland)
3. Using the Linguistic Landscape to Foster Global Engagement in Higher Education, Bethany Martens (Xavier University, Ohio, USA)
4. Immersive Practicum Model: Integrating Global Context, Culture, and Pedagogy into Social Work Practicum Education, Shelagh Larkin (Xavier University, Ohio, USA)
5. Crossing Borders: Interprofessional Population Health International Immersion, Delane A. Bender-Slack and Frederick Browne (Xavier University, Ohio, USA)
6. The Change at the Heart of Exchange: Personal and Professional Development Through International Virtual Exchange, Margaret Martin (Xavier University, Ohio, USA) and Maria Elizabeth Galarza (Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Morena, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia)
7. From IDEAS to Implementation: Creating an Accessible Study Abroad, Teresa Young and Leigh Anne Prugh (Xavier University, Ohio, USA)
8. Becoming Globally Aware One Syllabus at a Time: Internationalizing Curriculum for Teacher Candidates, Tammy Zilliox (Xavier University, Ohio, USA)
9. Linking the Global View on Social Determinants of Health: The Human Connection, Ashley Varol (Xavier University, Ohio, USA)
About the Contributors
Introduction, Delane A. Bender-Slack (Xavier University, Ohio, USA)
1. Immersion as a Tool for Research Reflection: Who Asked You? Tom Knestrict (Xavier University, Ohio, USA)
2. Literature Circles and Virtual Engagement: Creating Dangerously, Josephine Brady (Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland)
3. Using the Linguistic Landscape to Foster Global Engagement in Higher Education, Bethany Martens (Xavier University, Ohio, USA)
4. Immersive Practicum Model: Integrating Global Context, Culture, and Pedagogy into Social Work Practicum Education, Shelagh Larkin (Xavier University, Ohio, USA)
5. Crossing Borders: Interprofessional Population Health International Immersion, Delane A. Bender-Slack and Frederick Browne (Xavier University, Ohio, USA)
6. The Change at the Heart of Exchange: Personal and Professional Development Through International Virtual Exchange, Margaret Martin (Xavier University, Ohio, USA) and Maria Elizabeth Galarza (Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Morena, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia)
7. From IDEAS to Implementation: Creating an Accessible Study Abroad, Teresa Young and Leigh Anne Prugh (Xavier University, Ohio, USA)
8. Becoming Globally Aware One Syllabus at a Time: Internationalizing Curriculum for Teacher Candidates, Tammy Zilliox (Xavier University, Ohio, USA)
9. Linking the Global View on Social Determinants of Health: The Human Connection, Ashley Varol (Xavier University, Ohio, USA)
