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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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Senate Committee on University Priorities
Memorandum
TO: Senate
RE: Minor in International and Global
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Education - SCUP 05-017
FROM: Bill Krane
Acting Chair, SCUP
Acting Vice-President, Academic
DATE: February 16, 2005
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At its February 9, 2005 meeting the Senate Committee on University Priorities (SCUP)
recommended the following motion:
Motion
That Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors the proposal for a Minor in
International and Global Education in the Faculty of Education.
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L. LeMare
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MEMORANDUM
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Senate Committee on University Priorities
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Mathewes, Vice-Chair
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
Subject:
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Faculty of Education
Minor in International and Global Education
(SCUS Reference: SCUS 04-33)
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January 26, 2005
At the SCUS meeting held on January 18,
2005,
SCUS approved in principle and recommended
approval by SCUP of a new Minor in International and Global Education in the Faculty of
Education.
The relevant documentation is attached for review by SCUP.
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SCUP O5-017
PROPOSED MINOR IN INTERNATIONAL AND GLOBAL ?
EDUCATION
Overview
SFU has expressed a commitment to the internationalization of its academic programs in
all of its faculties. The Faculty of Education is likewise committed to being actively
involved in internationalizing its four program areas. To enhance the Faculty of
Education's participation in this internationalization process, Undergraduate Programs
wishes to establish a Minor in International and Global Education. With the opportunities
for students to now receive a B.Ed. as a second degree, there has been a growing interest
by students to enroll in an education minor given that an education minor is required for a
B.Ed. The development of a Minor in International and Global Education would be of
value to prospective and current teachers wanting to teach both in international and
Canadian settings.
The goal of the International and Global Education Minor is to provide a focus that will
help teachers to foster learning environments in which students are actively engaged in
developing an understanding of, and a responsibility for, promoting positive
interdependent relationships on local, national and global levels so that individually and
collectively, world citizens can increasingly be participants in a socially just and equitable
world. By actively dealing with issues arising out of the interdependent action among
various political, economic, cultural, technological and social systems; participants
analyze alternatives, make decisions and by so doing enhance their sense of
empowerment. In this process students form and question their international and global
perspective. International and Global Education is, therefore, a holistic approach which
endeavours to infuse a global perspective in the creation and implementation of
curriculum experiences.
Listed below are definitions of international and global education drawn from the
literature:
International education includes the study of relations among nations, particular regions of the
world, foreign languages and cultures, comparative and international approaches to particular
disciplines, and the examination of issues affecting more than one country (Pickert 1992:20).
Global education is teaching and learning with a global perspective:
• Recognizing the interdependence and interconnections of issues, regions, peoples, places,
systems and themes;
• Infusing global issues, such as sustainable development, environmental care, peace and
human rights, into traditional subject areas;
• Working toward active, responsible global citizenship building a more peaceful, just and
sustainable world (Copumantarakis, Defining Global Education, 2002)
Within education in general, there has been a growing interest in International and Global
Education as indicated, for example, by the expressed strong interest of students applying
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to the International Teacher Education Module (currently about 10% of PDP applicants);
student participation in short term international placements (summer 2004-29
participants); the demand for SFU education graduates by international school boards; the
interest in attracting international teachers by B.C. school boards; the development of
graduate programs in Global Education at other institutions (e.g. OISE; the increased use
of the Canadian curriculum for international schools; the focus of the BCTF (BC
Teachers Federation) Peace and Global Education as a specialist association; and the
proposed BCTF 2006 summer institute on Global Education.
Therefore, this Minor would be of interest to the following people:
• Pre-service elementary and secondary teachers interested in infusing a global
perspective in any of the. school subject areas
• Pre-PDP students taking courses towards an education minor in preparation for
entering PDP
Students interested in a B.Ed. as a second degree
• ITEM participants in PDP
• Post Baccalaureate Diploma teachers interested in Global Education
• Preservice and inservice teachers from international teacher education faculties or
universities
Summary of Minor
This minor provides opportunities to explore an interdisciplinary, experientially based
approach to International and Global Education so that appropriate learning experiences
can be created and infused in any given elementary and secondary course. Course work
required as part of this minor is as follows:
Lower Division Education Requirements
One of
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(3 credits)
EDUC 100-3 Questions and Issues in Education
EDUC 230-3 Introduction to Philosophy of Education
EDUC 240-3 Social Issues in Education
EDUC
250-3
Studies in the History of Education in the Western World
Upper Division Education Requirements
Students must complete a minimum of 15 hours as specified below:
BOTH
EDUC 370-4
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International and Intercultural Education
EDUC
435-4 ?
Infusing Global Perspectives in Curriculum
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AND EITHER
One
Designs for Learning Course and one of the following:
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OR Two of the following: ?
(3/4 credits)
EDUC 311-3 Foundations in Aboriginal Education, Language and Culture
EDUC 367-4 Teaching Children and Minority Language Backgrounds in Elementary
Classrooms
EDUC 382-4 Diversity in Education: Theories, Policies, Practices
EDUC 441-4 Multicultural/Anti Racist Education
EDUC 448-4 Law in the Curriculum
EDUC 452-8 Environmental Education
EDUC 467-4 Curriculum and Instruction in Teaching English as a Second Language
EDUC 471-4 Curriculum Development: Theory and Practice
PLUS an Intercultural/International Experience
An academic intercultural and/or international experience is required for students before
completing this Minor. This postsecondary experience may be an intercultural
experience within Canada, such as a practicum experience in a First Nations community,
or outside of Canada. Examples include:
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• Coop Placement in an intercultural/international setting
• Participation in an International Field School Program
• International Student Exchange Semester outside of Canada or the
United States
• Teaching English as a Foreign Language outside of Canada or the United States
Experiences fuilfilling the requirements of this minor will need to meet the following
criteria:
Successful completion of the program experience as indicated by an official
document from the supervising institution
An experience with a high degree of participatory involvement
An experience completed within five years prior to registering in the minor or
five years after completing the course work for the minor.
Those who successfully complete the PDP ITEM program or International Field School
at SFU will meet the above requirements. All other applicants must submit a report
indicating the nature of their experience, their analysis of their learning, and a letter of
support from a person involved in supervising the experience. The Director of
Undergraduate Programs will oversee the assessment of these submissions. A follow-up
interview may be required.
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Summary of Requirements
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3 lower level credits from designated education courses
• A minimum of 15 upper level Education credits from the designated selection of
courses
• A documented postsecondary intercultural/international experience within five
years prior to registering in this minor, or within
5
years of completing the last
course in the minor
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