Contributors
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Duncan Carter has been associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Portland State University, for the past ten years. He has also served on Portland State’s Internationalization Council. He has participated in two American Council on Education initiatives, Global Learning for All and the project detailed here.
Garth Cooper is nearing completion of his doctoral studies in educational administration at Michigan State University. His dissertation is focused on the effectiveness of professional learning communities as a means for increasing teacher knowledge related to co-teaching. Cooper, who is in his ninth year of public school administration, is the building administrator for Battle Creek Public Schools, working with students in grades 5–8.
Jill Wisniewski Dietrich was formerly a program associate in the Center for International Initiatives at the American Council on Education (ace ). She has worked on several of ace ’s efforts to engage U.S. campuses in comprehensive internationalization. She is currently a foreign service officer with the Department of State.
Gil Latz is vice provost for international affairs, a faculty member at Portland State University, and affiliated with Tokyo University and the University of Florence. Recent publications involve assessing international learning in the United States, educational reform in Vietnam, landscape history in Italy, and issues in Japanese politics and society.
Rui Niu is an assistant professor at the Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Niu earned her doctorate from Michigan State University and specializes in early elementary literacy, as well as instructional strategies for educating English language learners (ell’s). She has also done extensive work with professional learning communities and helping teachers engage diverse learners in mainstream classrooms. [End Page v]
Christa Olson is the associate director for international initiatives at the American Council on Education. She has directed multi-institutional projects featuring the development of global learning outcomes and assessment methods. Her publications include Guide to Assessing International Learning, and she has conducted workshops on internationalization and learning outcomes and assessment.
Patricia M. Thornton is a University Lecturer in the Politics of China, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, and a tutorial fellow, Merton College. She was formerly an associate professor in the International Studies Program and director of the Institute for Asian Studies at Portland State University. [End Page vi]
