As the student population in today's world language classrooms becomes more diverse, the importance of interculturality has increased (NCES, 2022). Beyond this need for interculturality lies the development and teaching of critical intercultural competency (CIC) among world language students as a means of addressing systemic social injustices and…

As students need to attain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to live and work in a diverse global society, they participate in study abroad opportunities offered by higher education institutions to assist them with intercultural learning. However, prior research shows that the level of intercultural learning in study abroad programs can vary…

Worldview diversity education is an integral aspect of preparing students to negotiate difference in an interconnected world and to work together toward solving global problems. It intersects with diversity and intercultural learning, contributing the missing piece of religious, secular, and spiritual worldviews to global learning. This study…

Global learning is among the declared 21st century learning outcomes of higher education deemed essential for meeting the challenges and opportunities of the global world. Since global learning is "a framing theme for college student learning" (Schneider, 2015, para. 3; Kinzie et al., 2017, para. 2), it is important to find ways to make…

Developing students' global awareness and competencies is crucial in our increasingly interconnected world. This qualitative case study explored what influences social studies teachers' curricular decisions regarding incorporating global topics into their classrooms. The study focused specifically on five high school teachers in Indiana, USA who…

This dissertation is a phenomenological study of how American military spouses experience, give meaning to and navigate their shifting identities as a spouse of an active-duty military member, parents, as Americans, and as global citizens while living in Italy. Findings from 45 survey responses and 19 in-depth interviews completed in 2021, at the…

The purpose of this study was to identify ways a Global Schools Initiative in rural schools, especially in northwestern North Carolina, supported students, teachers, and the greater community. The study reviewed the factors that facilitated this initiative and looked at the impact the initiative had on students, teachers, and the community. I…

Researchers recently have examined the current global trend and frequently demanded the inclusion of global education in the curriculum of higher education to prepare students for global engagement. They also indicated that the lack of global awareness and motivation among the faculty of higher education reflected failures on the part of students'…

Background: The concept of global education continues to be widely contested in classrooms across the United States as teachers find no uniform curriculum or expectations to guide their practice. How are teachers who are actively teaching global education courses interpreting this concept and learning goals? Past research suggests global education…

This dissertation explores the conceptualization of education equity as manifested in the work of the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), a UNESCO institute with a technical mandate on research, training, and technical cooperation in educational planning and management. The study raises the questions of how UNESCO-IIEP…

This comparative case study explored the implementation of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) at two of North Carolina's Global Ready elementary schools. The following research questions guided the study: 1) How do educators and affiliates of Global Ready elementary schools perceive global education, specifically Education for Sustainable…

The number of American undergraduate students participating in study abroad programs is increasing annually. Educators, questioning the quality and impact of students' learning and their inability to articulate experiences while abroad, have looked to improve intercultural communication. Reflection is frequently recommended as a pedagogical tool…

Internationalization, the process of adding an international or intercultural dimension to various aspects of higher education, has become a growing imperative for higher education institutions (HEIs) within the United States and worldwide. Once the domain of research-intensive universities and private liberal arts colleges, the…

This mixed methods, convergent parallel design study utilized the Global Perspective Inventory and related open-ended questions to compare the responses of International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme teachers with their peers who teach the standard high school social studies curriculum, situated in three large public school districts in one…

The development plan in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Saudi society includes accepting female students and affording them the opportunity to study abroad under the King Abdullah Scholarship Program (KASP). In 2005, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, of Saudi Arabia, and President George W. Bush, of the United States, agreed to increase the number…