Cases on Global Competencies for Educational Diplomacy in International Settings

Cases on Global Competencies for Educational Diplomacy in International Settings

Brad E. Bizzell, Rebecca Counts Kahila, Patricia A. Talbot
Indexed In: SCOPUS
Release Date: January, 2018|Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 327
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3462-4
ISBN13: 9781522534624|ISBN10: 1522534628|EISBN13: 9781522534631
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Teaching abroad is one promising pathway to educational diplomacy and positive international relations. As opportunities to teach internationally increase, educators need to develop skills and cultural understandings that will prepare them for the challenges they may face in diverse cultures.

Cases on Global Competencies for Educational Diplomacy in International Settings is a pivotal academic resource that explores the development of cultural competency, knowledge, skills, and dispositions critical for teaching abroad. Featuring anecdotal vignettes that illustrate competency on topics, such as adaptability, educational diplomacy, and cultural fluency in educational ventures, this book is geared towards school administrators, university professors, curriculum developers, and researchers interested in teaching and leading abroad.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

  • Adaptability
  • Cultural Fluency
  • Educational Diplomacy
  • Global Competency
  • Globalization
  • International Relations
  • Multilingualism
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Brad Bizzell, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and Program Area Leader for the Educational Leadership Program at Radford University. His work in the field of educational leadership focuses on the development of school leaders and comprehensive approaches to school improvement. He teaches courses in supervision and evaluation of instruction, models of teaching, organization and management of schools, and educational research. Dr. Bizzell’s areas of research interest include leadership development, including the leveraging of technology for leadership development, and place-based education.
Rebecca Kahila is an educator with 36 years of experience as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, literacy coach, student services supervisor, and principal mentor. Rebecca retired from Virginia Public schools in 2011. She traveled to the United Arab Emirates to teach English and became an Academic Vice Principal there. Currently, she serves Virginia schools in the Department of Education as a specialist in school safety and discipline. She has designed, implemented, and supervised programs to meet the needs of diverse student populations throughout her career. Rebecca also enjoys writing and has published a children’s book, When Ducks Won’t Quack, that reflects her positive approach to working with students.
Patricia A. Talbot, Ed. D. is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership (STEL). Prior to joining the faculty at Radford University, she worked in Virginia’s Montgomery County Public School system as a classroom teacher, an elementary guidance counselor, a school principal and a central office administrator for more than 25 years. After seven years working in the Elementary Education Program at RU, she transitioned into working full time in the Educational Leadership program to prepare practicing teachers to become school principals and central office administrators. She co-leads the Malawi Study Abroad Program and works with a team of colleagues in an effort to embed global competency education into the preparation of teachers and leaders.
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