Internationalizing Teacher Education in the United States

As countries become increasingly interdependent, student populations in the United States are becoming more culturally diverse. These students' transnational perspectives present significant challenges to teachers, but a disconnect exists between the skills teachers need and those provided to them by colleges of education. As teacher preparation programs continue to cater to historic models of diversity, the programs show a glaring lack of recognition for the recent changes in school and community populations.Internationalizing Teacher Education in the United States examines the issues surrounding the internationalization of teacher education in the United States, explains the current barriers to teacher education becoming more internationally minded, and presents possible solutions for teacher education programs to consider. Other books address the multi-national challenges faced by American education in the 21st century, but this book takes it one step further, offering teacher educators practical and theoretical explanations of their vital role in the education of contemporary student populations in the United States.

Beverly D. Shaklee is professor and director of the Center for International Education, College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University Supriya Baily is assistant Professor at George Mason University, where she works with practicing teachers in the Initiatives to Educational Transformation Master's Program.