Research Around the World

·         What are some of the current international research topics?

1.       Diversity                                                6. Intercultural Communication & Understanding

2.       Inclusion                                               7. Assessments &Outcomes

3.       Ethical Internationalization

4.       Global Learning

5.       Teaching Innovation

·         What surprising facts/insights/new ideas about early childhood did you gain from exploring this international early childhood website?

• There is some fabulous advancement being made in the field of early childhood education. I understood that while the United States is growing leap and bounds in this field it is nice to find out that people all over the world have been picking up the torch and are striving towards the future.

·         What other noteworthy information did you find on this website?

A number of developments boosted international education as the new millennium began. NAFSA’s strategic objective of pursuing a U.S. international education policy received a big endorsement in April 2000 when President Bill Clinton signed a memorandum calling for the federal government to support international education. The following year, the attacks of September 11, 2001 emphasized the importance of international expertise for national security and international understanding. Congress also provided the first significant increase in Title VI and Fulbright-Hays funding since the 1960s. Later in the decade, Congress took further steps to expand U.S. participation in study abroad programs, including the creation of a 17-member Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program. (NAFSA 1998-2017)

 Please check out the website.

http://www.nafsa.org/Professional_Resources/Research_and_Trends/NAFSA_Research_Connections/