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Global Studies Certificates As An Instrument for Building Capacity for Community College Internationalization

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  • Stacye Fraser Thompson University of Alabama at Birmingham

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32674/jcihe.v12i6S1.3113

Keywords:

Community College, Campus Internationalization, International Education

Abstract

Finding effective instruments for community college campus internationalization is always a struggle.  This emerging study will exam the effectiveness of Global Studies Certificates as a tool for capacity building.  Interviews with administrators, faculty, or staff who work with Global Studies Certificates will be examined in a qualitative study through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews.

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Thompson, S. (2019). Characterization of Global Studies Certificates to Enhance Cross-cultural and Global Competency Among Community College Students. White Paper submitted for the International Studies Research Lab, Champaign, IL. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/105467

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2021-02-05

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Vol. 12 No. 6S1 (2020)

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2024 Emerging Scholar Summary - 16(6) 2024

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Global Studies Certificates As An Instrument for Building Capacity for Community College Internationalization. (2021). Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, 12(6S1). https://doi.org/10.32674/jcihe.v12i6S1.3113