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Title: Internationalizing Curriculum through Virtual Exchange: Critical Perspectives on Addressing Barriers and Advancing DEI in Professional Learning
Language: English
Authors: Biswadeep Dhar (ORCID 0000-0001-8143-9071), Riya Chakraborty (ORCID 0000-0002-5415-6794)
Source: Professional Development in Education. 2025 51(3):451-465.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Global Approach, International Educational Exchange, Communities of Practice, Intergroup Relations, Cooperative Learning, Electronic Learning, Foreign Countries, College Faculty, College Students, College Curriculum
Geographic Terms: Florida, Colombia, United States, India
DOI: 10.1080/19415257.2025.2495806
ISSN: 1941-5257
1941-5265
Abstract: Curriculum internationalization involves orienting a curriculum from an international perspective, building students' and educators' competence at professional and societal levels, engaging them in multicultural and multilingual experiences and shaping them into global professionals. Educators adopt leadership and professional development strategies to collaborate across borders through Virtual Exchanges (VE), infusing international collaborations into their curriculum. This fosters students' professional learning, regardless of diversity, promoting equity and inclusion. However, barriers such as language competency, structural and systemic discrepancies through power dynamics occur in educational systems. Overcoming these challenges can enhance inclusion and equity in curriculum internationalization. The theoretical perspectives drawn by the authors' personal and professional experiences are examined by 'Intergroup Contact theory' and 'Community of Inquiry' model further aiming to understand virtual exchange-based professional learning. This provides a conceptual model overcoming barriers while critically engaging Spivak's 'Subaltern' theory addressing social mobility among dominant and subjugated groups of stakeholders as they co-create knowledge, promoting global learning. The conceptual framework intersecting theoretical lenses critically examines hierarchical power dynamics within communities of practice using Spivak's Subaltern theory illuminating challenges faced by the stakeholders from subjugated communities. Additionally, this explores professional learning strategies through 'study abroad,' 'teach abroad,' and virtual exchange programs enhancing global learning.
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