As the JMU College of Education works to increase both global experience and structured reflection surrounding that experience, we hope to share our journey through rigorous, meaningful scholarship. We appreciate the continued guidance we find in the existing research base, whether it be on intercultural awareness, global studies, or best practice in teacher preparation. We hope that over time our work might contribute.

Below is a representative sample of the global work being done at the COE.

Published

• Higdon, R. (2021, June). A collaborative global professional-development exchange to support students from under-represented populations. DKG Bulletin: International Journal for Professional Educators, 85(5), 20-24.
• Higdon, R. & Wilson, R. (2019). Collaborating globally to develop culturally-relevant pedagogies in pre-service teacher. VASCD Journal, 16, 25-32.

Submitted for Publication

• Higdon, R. (2023). Utilizing a study away program to develop culturally-relevant pedagogy in pre-service teachers. In Gayle Buck (Ed.), Globalizing rural teacher preparation. Springer. 
• Sharifian, M., Kang, S.J., & Brantmeier, E.J. (2023). Critical global competencies and radical hope through global virtual exchange: Pedagogical snapshots from Iran, Korea, and the USA.

In Preparation

• Cude, M., Haraway, D., Kang, S., & Wiley, K. (2023). Institutional supports and barriers for implementing global virtual exchange: Lessons from four teacher educators.

Completed

• Buck, G. A., Asim, S., Bartels, S., Fouad, K., Freed, A., Higdon, R., Huffling, L., Stephenson Reaves, J., Scott, H., Summers, R. (2023, April 18-21). Internationalization of rural science teacher preparation in the United States [Research symposium] NARST Conference, Chicago, IL.
• Higdon, R., Jackson, A., & Shantz, S. (2022, March 31-April 2). ASTE sponsored presentation: Using international virtual exchange PBLs to support student from underrepresented populations [Conference presentation]. National Science Teaching Association National Conference on Science Education, Houston, TX.
• Jackson, A., Shantz, S., & Higdon, R. (2022, November 10-12). E.S.C.A.P.E-Eco, Social, Cultural, Across-Planet Education [Conference presentation]. Virginia Association of Science Teachers Conference, Williamsburg, VA.
• Kisirkoi, F., Cude, M., Estes, M., Haraway, D. L., Higdon, R., Hulsey, J., & Wiley, K. (2022, February 16). The potential of virtual exchange in Kenya and Virginia: Does sharing narratives in online context lead to greater advocacy? [Virtual panel discussion]. African, African American, and Diaspora Studies (AAAD) Interdisciplinary Conference, James Madison University, USA.
• Koubek, E., Bodle, A., Kang, S. J., & Shoffner, M. (2023, April 27). Artful inquiry into our awful times: Personal understandings that color the professional [workshop]. Artful Inquiry Research group (AIRG) - 4th International Symposium Re/Emergence. Montreal, Canada.
• Riden, B. S., & Ruiz, S. (2022, September). Using a reversal design to assess the effectiveness of an electronic daily behavior report card [Conference presentation]. International Association for Behavior Analysis International, Dublin, Ireland. 
• Ruiz, S., & Riden, B. S. (2022, September). The use of the standard celeration chart to facilitate decision-making in higher education [Conference presentation]. International Association for Behavior Analysis International, Dublin, Ireland. 
• Svec, M., & Higdon, R. (2018, January). Designing and implementing short-term travel study for preservice teachers [Conference presentation]. Association for Science Teacher Educators, Baltimore, MD.
• Wilson, R. & Higdon, R. (2018, October). An International Practicum Experience:  American Students in Northern Irish Schools [Conference presentation]. VATESOL Conference, Charlottesville, VA.

Upcoming

• Bass, R., Cruz, D., Hass, C., & Wiley, K. (2024, February). A Framework for Building Intercultural Facility in Future Educators through Global Experience: A Case Study in Kosovo [Conference presentation]. Workshop on Intercultural Skills Enhancement, Winston-Salem, NC.