Building International Educational Partnerships to Advance Internationalization and Global Competencies

Authors

  • Christina Miller University of Oklahoma https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6821-027X
  • Chie Noyori-Corbett University of Oklahoma
  • Shinji Tani Ritsumeikan University
  • Michiko Sawano Ritsumeikan University
  • Xue Dou Ritsumeikan University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v36i3.898

Keywords:

Education abroad, global competencies, internationalization, Japan, United States

Abstract

Working toward internationalization of an educational unit involves planning, partnership, and consistent formative evaluation. This article highlights the development of a strategic partnership, that began before the COVID-19 pandemic, between the academic departments of comprehensive psychology in a university in Japan and social work in a university in the U.S. The partnership began with building connections between faculty to share research and teaching updates and grew to include a collaborative research conference, a shared online class following the COIL model, joint faculty research presentations, and an ongoing study abroad exchange program. Perspectives from faculty at both institutions are presented to provide a holistic picture of how to use strategic actions to bring about mutually beneficial international educational experiences that can be sustained through a global health crisis.

Abstract in Japanese

教育単位の国際化に向けた取り組みには、計画、パートナーシップ、一貫した形成的評価が含まれます。 この文献では、新型コロナウイルス感染症のパンデミック以前から始まった、日本の大学の総合心理学部と米国の大学のソーシャルワーク学部の間の戦略的パートナーシップの発展に焦点を当てています。このパートナーシップは、教員間のつながりを共有することから始まりました。研究と教育の最新情報が双方に提供され、共同研究カンファレンス、COIL モデルに従った共有オンライン授業、教員による共同研究プレゼンテーション、継続的な海外留学プログラムなどが含まれるようになりました。 両機関の教員の視点は、世界的な健康危機を通じて持続可能な、そして相互に有益な国際的な教育経験をもたらすために戦略的行動をどのように活用するかについての全体像を提供するために提示されています。

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Author Biographies

Christina Miller, University of Oklahoma

Christina R Miller is the Oklahoma Medicaid Endowed Professor of Health in the Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work at the University of Oklahoma. Her work focuses on improving post school outcomes for youth with disabilities, community-based participatory research methods, interprofessional training and internationalization within social work education and research.

Chie Noyori-Corbett, University of Oklahoma

Chie Noyori-Corbett is the Associate Director of Research in the Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work at the University of Oklahoma. She is also the founder of OU’s Humanitarian Innovation Research Group which is to bring awareness to refugee integration issues in the United States.

Shinji Tani, Ritsumeikan University

Shinji Tani is a professor of Comprehensive Psychology at Ritsumeikan University. His work focuses on human services using behavioral principles and basic research on human language and cognition. He wrote several books and papers on behavioral training and support for children with disabilities and their families. He likes traditional Japanese culture and often goes to see kabuki performances while wearing kimonos.

Michiko Sawano, Ritsumeikan University

Michiko Sawano is an Associate Professor in the College of Comprehensive Psychology at Ritsumeikan University, Japan. She obtained early education in Japan, received a B.A. in 2006 from Kobe University, Japan; received a master’s degree of anthropology in 2009 from Seoul National University, South Korea,; received a PhD degree in 2014 from Kobe University, Japan.  Her area of research is cultural and medical anthropology.

Xue Dou, Ritsumeikan University

Xue Dou is an Associate Professor in the College of Comprehensive Psychology at Ritsumeikan University, Japan. She graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with Ph.D. in mass communication. Her research pertains to design of online media for strategic communication and understanding psychological effects of technology in people’s perception and media content.

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2024-11-22

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Miller, C., Noyori-Corbett, C., Tani, S., Sawano, M., & Dou, X. (2024). Building International Educational Partnerships to Advance Internationalization and Global Competencies. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 36(3), 234–254. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v36i3.898

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