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Instruction and Learning Through an International Perspectives

 


Lastly, this week's blogs taught me the importance of wanting to incorporate international perspectives into teaching and instruction. I teach several leadership classes and I see the importance of including global perspectives in discussing leadership. One of the leading frameworks at the center of leadership courses at FSU includes the Culturally Relevant Leadership Learning (CRLL) Framework (Bertrand Jones et al., 2016). Thinking of the framework, it is a great one, and I appreciate the work of Dr. Bertrand Jones and colleagues. I am interested to see how CRLL can be used to interrogate global and international leadership perspectives. U.S.-based leadership context not only influences U.S. leadership norms but also influences global leadership and perspectives. Leadership across disciplines is different, but also leadership across various global and international environments.
I want to encourage the students that I am teaching to explore the global and international pros and cons of leadership. Many leadership articles and resources that guide the curriculum of leadership courses follow U.S. perspectives, which do not shape and create global and culturally relevant leaders. It makes me think about one of my field's leading international leadership conferences, guided by the International Leadership Association (ILA). I currently have a presentation accepted for this conference with some grad colleagues, and it made me think about this week's course topic. What are ways that you think about international perspectives in your respective discipline? Is it essential to highlight international perspectives in courses that do not center on international knowledge as an intended learning outcome? I will continue to see how global leadership can be discussed and explored in my leadership courses. One course I can see an international perspective is within Leadership and Change, a course that I teach in the Spring! 

References: 
Jones, T. B., Guthrie, K. L., & Osteen, L. (2016). Critical domains of culturally relevant leadership learning: A call to transform leadership programs. New directions for student leadership, 152(2016), 9-21.


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  1. Ravi BJuly 28, 2023 at 12:05 PM

    Hi Johnnie! It is so vital to incorporate international experiences within higher education. Thank you for reflecting on how you can do this within the classroom and I look forward to seeing and engaging in international education literature and lived experiences.

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