Qualitative Evaluation Impact on Title VI Internationalizing Curriculum Efforts in K–14: Melding Research With Practice

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

As US educators grapple with how to prepare globally-civic-minded students for the 21st century, four institutions (Berkeley, Foothill College, Stanford, and UCLA) have pursued efforts to better internationalize curricula at K-12 schools and community colleges through programming and partnerships. All three universities are recipients of Department of Education Title VI funding and are designated National Resource Centers; Foothill is actively internationalizing its curriculum in partnership with Stanford and conducting research on similar efforts across the California community college system. All evaluation efforts have provided iterative feedback throughout the program development and implementation phases and have helped identify successes and challenges. Results from longitudinal efforts to qualitatively evaluate program effectiveness will be presented.

Sub Unit

• SIG-International Studies

Chair

• Danni Redding Lapuz, Skyline College

Papers

• Education Partnership for Internationalizing Curriculum: Lessons From a Community College Fellowship Program at Stanford - Katherine Kuhns, Stanford University; Cathy Ringstaff, WestEd; Denise Geraci, Stanford University

• Developing Global Studies in the California Community College System - Patricia Gibbs, Foothill College

• Internationalizing Education Through Maintenance of Educator Learning Communities - Shane Carter, University of California - Berkeley

Discussant

• Mitchell L. Stevens, Stanford University