International and Comparative Education: Globalization, conflict, and development
Academic Year:
2015 - 2016 (June 1, 2015 through May 31, 2016)
Funding Requested:
$10,000.00
Project Dates:
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Applicant(s):
Overview of the Project:
Comparative and international education is a growing field and is increasingly important in a globalized world. The proposed project centers on course development in an effort to internationalize curriculum within the School of Education, allowing for increased student opportunities to learn about international contexts and issues, and to develop the skills necessary to carry out international and cross-national work. The project aims to develop and strengthen two courses: "Comparative and International Education" and "Education and Armed Conflict in Comparative Perspective." Across both proposed courses, students will study global educational challenges and innovative solutions, gain skills relevant to a range of educational settings, and practice applying those skills in communication with global actors. Because the courses are aimed at current and future educational leaders, they will simultaneously respond to the international, transnational, and intercultural identities that comprise the student body at U-M, while building capacity among students to deepen global connections in their own educational practice. Finally, these courses are intentionally oriented around cultivating a comparative perspective so that students are encouraged to make meaningful comparisons and address issues of shared concern in an increasingly connected world.