A small rural community college implemented an initiative to establish an international program that recruited international students in order to diversity enrollment and to expand the opportunities for cultural competencies though campus internationalization. At first, the international program struggled with international student retention and…

Increasing college students' exposure to global contexts and improving their intercultural competency remain challenging educational objectives, especially at the community college level. Fortunately, the recent shift in higher education from study abroad opportunities toward so-called "internationalization at home" initiatives, where…

Study abroad is rapidly becoming an academic priority for any program in higher education. The need for American students to broaden their perspective of the interdependent and interconnected world is so important that global learning is being introduced at all levels of the academic pipeline. As a result of this urgency, foreign shores steadily…

American higher education is striving to create the appropriate academic environment in order to prepare students to be interculturally competent for the realities of the twenty first century, and curriculum internationalization is part of this process. The purpose of this study was to investigate the process by which the curriculum is becoming…

Underscores community colleges' responsibility for international/general education. Assesses the impact of foreign student enrollments, foreign tourists, and global society. Reviews Brevard Community College's international/intercultural education programs. Stresses the relationships of transcultural education with general education and of faculty…

Discusses the need for U.S. community and junior colleges to think more seriously about the role they play in international education, and to prepare themselves for training additional foreign students. (PG)

Argues that the increasing interdependence of nations and technological changes make it important for students to learn more from, as well as about, their world. Discusses the ability of cultural studies to provide the content necessary to enable students to become their own teachers and continue the process of self-education. (AYC)

Even as community college instructors increasingly find their classrooms filled with students who lack the most basic knowledge about other countries, they are confronted with questions about the need for community college students to become involved in intercultural education. Changes in global economics, population composition, and international…

In an effort to increase students' global awareness, New Jersey's Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) has developed a number of courses and programs designed to infuse an international and intercultural perspective into the curriculum. Among the on-going projects of the college are: (1) the integration of a basic composition and an…

Describes Delta College's efforts to expand global awareness on campus and encourage international education within a limited budget. These efforts include plaques affixed to classroom doors presenting information on different countries, a foreign film library, a Peace Corps Partnership Project, a team-taught course on Third World nations, and a…

Responses to a questionnaire sent in December 1977 to members of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges' International/Intercultural Consortium (IIC) comprise this report on summer 1978 programs offered overseas by community colleges. The programs are listed alphabetically by world region and country. Program listings contain…

Addresses the issue of global education in the community college, stating that because of the expanding global economy, community colleges must redefine their role, as well as address the need to internationalize some disciplines, institute more efficient language programs, and include more study abroad programs for both students and faculty in…

The first section of the report outlines the American Association of Community Colleges-Kellogg (AACC-Kellogg) Beacon Project's objectives, which included the development of an International Education Consortium involving eight Michigan community colleges; curriculum and staff development activities; joint international activities; an electronic…

This report was prepared by The "Preparing Students as Global Citizens" Task Force of Howard Community College's Commission on the Future. The principal issue addressed by this task force was to identify ways in which Howard Community College (Maryland) can prepare its students to be effective citizens in a global society. Its focus is…

Analyzes the Mexican-American studies interdisciplinary program at the San Jose City College campus. Outlines the major premises, goals, and stages of the program. Includes flowcharts and diagrams. (TP)