Case Studies in International Education

Promoting Global Perspectives

Ralph Angeles — 2024-05-13

Follow a community college internationalization initiative through its first year, focusing on curriculum integration, facutly development, student engagement, and campus events.

Graduate Engineering Students Navigate Cultural Differences to Design Mobile Prenatal Care App for Rural Africa

Yvette Underdue Murph — 2024-05-13

During orientation, graduate engineering students embrace intercultural differences to design a mobile app to improve prenatal care for expectant mothers in rural communities in Africa. Group dynamics are explored.

“It’s a Good Problem to Have”

Jessica Schrader — 2024-05-13

More new international students arrive to orientation than expected as the result of a new recruiting agent's efforts, and the university is challenged by providing support, both during orientation as well as throughout their time at the university.

Leadership Competency

Parinaz Zartoshty — 2024-05-13

A new leader at a university tries a top-down approach to streamline processes for international students. Citing university culture, staff resist, highlighting the importance of collaboration for effective change.

More Than Was Asked For

Robert A. Filback — 2024-05-13

A university teacher education program is challenged by external reviewers to adopt a drastically different, hands-on approach. University leaders grapple with stakeholder buy-in, resource allocation, and potential impact on their national and global reputation.

Navigating Cultural Sensitivities

Omobonike Odegbami — 2024-05-13

A college celebrating international diversity displays a flag from a nation that has recently invaded a neighboring nation. A student impacted by the war requests its removal. The college grapples with respecting all students while navigating a sensitive geopolitical situation.

Partnerships for Internationalization

Dilnoza Khasilova — 2024-05-13

A Teaching and Learning Center specialist explores Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) partnerships as a way to contribute to internationalization on campus. However, she struggles to build faculty engagement in SoTL due to time constraints, lack of incentives, and disciplinary silos.

What Does It Mean?

Xiangchong Pan — 2024-05-13

A Chinese language instructor wonders how to support students in learning about the nuanced, contextual meanings of specific numerical digits in Chinese culture.

Navigating Academics and Parenthood

Yvette Underdue Murph — 2024-05-13

An international doctoral student navigates the challenges of childcare for her newborn baby, including by relying on classmates, so that she can maintain her scholarship and continue her studies.

Bridging Languages and Cultures

Jenifer Crawford — 2024-05-13

A dual degree program is established to prepare bilingual school teachers. Despite its pedagogical successes, the program struggles with affordability and sustainability.

Walking The Line

Ali Liffrig — 2024-05-13

A new International Program Coordinator at a small 2-year university navigates a complex relationship with an unaffiliated agent who recruits Chinese students. The case explores ethical dilemmas around gift-giving and information sharing, prompting discussion on policy and best practices.