“It Seems Like a Chore”: A Qualitative Analysis of Faculty and Student Perceptions of Global Learning in the Core
Mechanisms supporting global learning and global citizenship continue to be incorporated as curricular and co-curricular components of undergraduate education in the United States. Global learning promotes critical thinking and problem-solving and intercultural competency – skills that studies find...
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Mechanisms supporting global learning and global citizenship continue to be incorporated as curricular and co-curricular components of undergraduate education in the United States. Global learning promotes critical thinking and problem-solving and intercultural competency – skills that studies find are highly prized among employers. However, few studies have investigated faculty and student perceptions of global learning where it has been implemented in core educational curricula. In this article, the authors present findings from a qualitative study of a general education global learning curricular requirement at a liberal arts university in the southeastern US. Utilizing student focus groups and faculty interviews, the authors conclude that, while attitudes of global learning are high and it is deemed an important part of education by both students and faculty, the institutional barriers and challenges to teaching and learning in this area are difficult to overcome.
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| spelling | doaj.art-acc7fc47c07145788206357efa8575d72022-12-22T04:22:40ZengIndiana University Office of Scholarly PublishingJournal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning1527-93162022-12-0122410.14434/josotl.v22i4.32721“It Seems Like a Chore”: A Qualitative Analysis of Faculty and Student Perceptions of Global Learning in the CoreAmanda Reinke0Scott Butler1a:1:{s:5:"en_US";s:25:"Kennesaw State University";}Georgia College and State University Mechanisms supporting global learning and global citizenship continue to be incorporated as curricular and co-curricular components of undergraduate education in the United States. Global learning promotes critical thinking and problem-solving and intercultural competency – skills that studies find are highly prized among employers. However, few studies have investigated faculty and student perceptions of global learning where it has been implemented in core educational curricula. In this article, the authors present findings from a qualitative study of a general education global learning curricular requirement at a liberal arts university in the southeastern US. Utilizing student focus groups and faculty interviews, the authors conclude that, while attitudes of global learning are high and it is deemed an important part of education by both students and faculty, the institutional barriers and challenges to teaching and learning in this area are difficult to overcome. https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/josotl/article/view/32721global learningglobal citizenship educationliberal arts |
| spellingShingle | Amanda Reinke Scott Butler “It Seems Like a Chore”: A Qualitative Analysis of Faculty and Student Perceptions of Global Learning in the Core Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning global learning global citizenship education liberal arts |
| title | “It Seems Like a Chore”: A Qualitative Analysis of Faculty and Student Perceptions of Global Learning in the Core |
| title_full | “It Seems Like a Chore”: A Qualitative Analysis of Faculty and Student Perceptions of Global Learning in the Core |
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| title_short | “It Seems Like a Chore”: A Qualitative Analysis of Faculty and Student Perceptions of Global Learning in the Core |
| title_sort | it seems like a chore a qualitative analysis of faculty and student perceptions of global learning in the core |
| topic | global learning global citizenship education liberal arts |
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