ERIC Number: EJ1400715
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0146-9282
EISSN: EISSN-2573-7686
Fostering Internationalization in Adult Education Graduate Programs in the United States: Opportunities for Growth
Biniecki, Susan Yelich; Stojanovic, Maja
Educational Considerations, v49 n2 Article 3 2023
Internationalization is a key element of higher education missions to prepare learners for the global dimensions of their lives and work, which are increasingly integrated. In the United States, adult education graduate programs play a vital role in the wider educational landscape, particularly because of their interconnectedness with diverse disciplines and a working learner student population. Although student and scholar mobility remain important to fostering connections, adult education graduate programs can broaden the scope of internationalization aims. This paper proposes three main opportunities for internationalization growth within adult education graduate programs: incorporating intercultural literacy in formal curricula, emphasizing a continuing professional education approach, and integrating the formal - nonformal - informal education continuum in programs. Conceptualizing efforts within these opportunity sectors can spur innovation central to internationalization initiatives.
Descriptors: Adult Education, Graduate Study, Global Approach, Cultural Literacy, College Curriculum, Professional Continuing Education, Nonformal Education, Informal Education
Kansas State University, College of Education. Available from: New Prairie Press. Kansas State University Libraries, 1117 Mid-Campus Drive North, Manhattan, KS 66506. Tel: 785-532-7444; e-mail: nppress@ksu.edu; Web site: http://newprairiepress.org/edconsiderations/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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