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Groups also focus on <strong>in</strong>ternational themes and regional studies and help membersdevelop their <strong>in</strong>ternational networks.For geographers, <strong>in</strong>ternationalization presents some <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g and challeng<strong>in</strong>gquestions: What is the role of geography <strong>in</strong> global education? What should it be? Cangeography education develop <strong>in</strong>dividuals <strong>in</strong>to global citizens? Do geographers sharegoals with other discipl<strong>in</strong>es <strong>in</strong> regard to <strong>in</strong>ternationalization? How can departments,<strong>in</strong>stitutions, and professional organizations successfully plan and design programsfor <strong>in</strong>ternationalization? Though many geographers <strong>in</strong> the United States are explor<strong>in</strong>gthese questions, much can be ga<strong>in</strong>ed through <strong>in</strong>ternational dialogue, and it is <strong>in</strong> thisspirit that the AAG, together with <strong>HERODOT</strong> and other like-m<strong>in</strong>ded networks, mightbeg<strong>in</strong> to explore jo<strong>in</strong>t <strong>in</strong>itiatives to enhance <strong>in</strong>ternationalization The first <strong>in</strong>gredient– a common vision – is already <strong>in</strong> place. To follow through, we can take advantageof the discipl<strong>in</strong>ary <strong>in</strong>frastructure built by the INLT network and IGU Commissionon Geographical <strong>Education</strong>. Likewise, we can learn from the techniques employedby various specialty organizations <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g the International Cartographic Association,the International Critical <strong>Geography</strong> Group, and UNIGIS. For ongo<strong>in</strong>g support,we will <strong>in</strong>evitably need to secure fund<strong>in</strong>g for our <strong>in</strong>itiatives, and possible US sourcesworthy of <strong>in</strong>vestigation <strong>in</strong>clude the International Program <strong>in</strong> the US Department of<strong>Education</strong> Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary <strong>Education</strong>, and the Office ofInternational Science and Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the National Science Foundation.Through research and outreach, geographers can engage the <strong>in</strong>ternationalizationprocess underway <strong>in</strong> higher education and help direct it toward the improvementof educational practice and student learn<strong>in</strong>g. The challenges are great, but so tooare the opportunities to develop global citizens through partnerships between theprofessional societies that support the work of geographers <strong>in</strong> the world.References1. ALEXANDER, R., 2001. Border cross<strong>in</strong>gs: Towards a comparative pedagogy. Comparative<strong>Education</strong>, 37(4): 507−523.2. BONK, C., AND CUNNINGHAM, D., 1998. Search<strong>in</strong>g for learner-centered, constructivist,and sociocultural components of collaborative learn<strong>in</strong>g tools. In: C. Bonk andK. K<strong>in</strong>g (eds.) Electronic Collaborators: Learner-Centered Technologies for Literacy,Apprenticeship, and Discourse, pp. 25−50. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.3. BRUFFEE, K. A., 1993. Collaborative Learn<strong>in</strong>g: Higher <strong>Education</strong>, Interdependenceand the Authority of Knowledge. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopk<strong>in</strong>s University Press.4. CALVANI A., SORZIO, P., AND VARISCO, B., 1997. Inter-university cooperativelearn<strong>in</strong>g: an exploratory study. Journal of Computer Assisted Learn<strong>in</strong>g, 13: 271−280.5. FORTUIJN J., 2002. Internationaliz<strong>in</strong>g learn<strong>in</strong>g and teach<strong>in</strong>g: a European experience,Journal of <strong>Geography</strong> <strong>in</strong> Higher <strong>Education</strong>/Carfax lecture presented at the AnnualMeet<strong>in</strong>g of the Association of American Geographers, 21 March 2002, Los Angeles.6. HAIGH M., 2002. Internationalization of the curriculum: design<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>clusive educationfor a small world. Journal of <strong>Geography</strong> <strong>in</strong> Higher <strong>Education</strong>, 26(1): 49−66.7. HANVEY R., 1976. An atta<strong>in</strong>able global perspective. Theory <strong>in</strong>to Practice, 21(3):162−167.216

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