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GLOBALIZATION OF A TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM AT A
COMPREHENSIVE STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS: A CASE STUDY
by
Aura Felicia Sburlan
_______________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
December 2009
Copyright 2009 Aura Felicia Sburlan
Object Description
| Title | Globalization of a teacher education program at a comprehensive state university campus: a case study |
| Author | Sburlan, Aura Felicia |
| Author email | Aura_Sburlan@yahoo.com; asburlan@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2009-06-18 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-09-02 |
| Advisor (committee chair) |
Gallagher, Karen Symms Diamond, Michael A. |
| Advisor (committee member) | Normore, Anthony |
| Abstract | Globalization affects all the areas of the world economy, nations, countries, institutions and people (Armstrong, 2007; Suarez-Orozco & Qin-Hilliard, 2004). Meaning of this complex phenomenon is understood differently by leaders and the people involved in activities related to global economies. Higher education institutions such as universities are in the midst of understanding their role and mission at the local, national and global level (Armstrong, 2007, New Directions for Higher Education).; This study describes how senior leaders at a public, comprehensive, regional university with a “global outlook”, which is part of a multi-campus state university system, integrated global initiatives into the university’s teacher education programs and mission. The study describes in depth the process of implementation of a global initiative in teacher’s professional development for Chinese educators. In analyzing the leaders’ role in implementing global initiatives, the study employs two theoretical frameworks. First, the leadership orientation is analyzed through Bolman and Deal’s (2003) four frames of leadership. Second, the study adopted Armstrong’s (2007) perspective of multinational model to analyze the meaning local university senior leaders attached to globalization.; The study found a large range of perspectives on understanding how globalization influences mission, curriculum and partnerships between a US public university and Chinese higher education institutions on teacher education.; Findings from the study revealed the President’s vision is crucial for the implementation of innovations related to globalization at a public regional comprehensive university. Interviews with senior public university leaders confirmed the fact that local meaning attributed to the complex globalization phenomenon is not universal. Leaders interpret globalization through an eclectic perspective. The study found that leaders who have a vision and advocates through speeches, active participation to local, national and international events, are able to create alliances with different constituencies, are agents of change able to lead innovation into their educational institutions. |
| Keyword | globalization; leadership; Chinese teacher education program; Bolman and Deal (2003) leadership frames; Armstrong (2007) multi-national model; multi-campus public university system; international programs |
| Geographic subject (country) | China; USA |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m2582 |
| Rights | Sburlan, Aura Felicia |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Sburlan-3213 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume32/etd-Sburlan-3213.pdf |
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| Full text | GLOBALIZATION OF A TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM AT A COMPREHENSIVE STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS: A CASE STUDY by Aura Felicia Sburlan _______________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION December 2009 Copyright 2009 Aura Felicia Sburlan |
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