The Curricular Disconnect
The American Council on Education (ACE) conducted three
national surveys on international education in 2001
and 2002. The results are analyzed in Mapping internationalization
on U.S. Campuses by Laura Siaya and fred M. Hayward
(2003). the findings have profound implications for
the shared futures initiative. data suggest that “most
institutions, regardless, of type, have not internationalized
their [overall] curriculum to a great extent”
(26) and, the authors write, “little, if any,
movement has been made on internationalizing general
education requirements” (24).
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Figure
9: Student and Faculty Attitudes Toward International
Requirements |
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| Table
1: Number of International Courses Taken During
the 2001–02 Academic Year, by Student Class
Level |
Number
of
International Courses |
First-Year |
Second-Year |
Third-Year |
Fourth-Year |
None
One
Two
Three or more |
51%
23%
18%
8% |
50%
22%
17%
10% |
49%
18%
18%
16% |
43%
23%
20%
14% |
| Any
Courses |
49%
|
50% |
52% |
57% |
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Figure
15: Number of Courses Required to satisfy an
International General Education Requirement, by
Institution Type |
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Figure
16: Percentage of Undergraduate International Courses
in Selected Fields,
by Institutional Type |
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Reference
Siaya, Laura, and Fred M. Hayward. 2003. Mapping
internationalization on U.S. campuses. Washington,
DC: American Council on Education.
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