Internationalizing Rural Science Teacher Preparation - 9783031460753

Internationalizing Rural Science Teacher PreparationAction Research for Global Competency\nAuthor(s): Gayle A. Buck, Vesna Dimitrieska, Valarie L. Akerson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer International Publishing AG\nISBN-13: 9783031460753, 978-3031460753\nSynopsis\nThis edited volume discusses the need to increase quantity and enhance quality of science education focused on preparing rural students to thrive in an interconnected, interdependent, and complex world. It acknowledges that globally integrated education incorporates local knowledge and culture with global trends. Additionally it highlights globally competent science teaching is not included in most preparation programs, and teachers enter schools unprepared to address students needs. Rural schools lack opportunities to keep up with reform efforts and may have limited experiences with diversity, particularly at the global level.\n\nThese chapters describe g.