A University Program with “The Whole World as a Focus”: An Icelandic Response to Globalization |
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| Authors: | Sue Books Hanna Ragnarsdóttir ólafur Páll Jónsson and Allyson Macdonald |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Secondary Education-SFB, SUNY New Paltz-1 Hawk Dr., New Paltz, NY 12561, USA;(2) School of Education, University of Iceland, Stakkahlid, Reykjavik, 105, Iceland |
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| Abstract: | The International Studies in Education program at the University of Iceland illustrates how one university is responding to
global trends in higher education. Through a case study we examined the significance of an innovative B.A. program, which
is taught in English, aligned with values affirmed in critical multiculturalist scholarship, and designed to respond to demographic
changes including a sharp increase in Iceland’s immigrant population. The experience of students, teachers, and administrators
raises important questions about institutional responsibilities, both local and global; about the role of English in an international
studies program; about de facto segregation of students; and about the significance of local context in global trends in higher education. |
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