US-China Study Tours
Watch for information regardin the 2011 Fellowship for Enhancing Global Understanding Program
Goals and purpose
Inform and broaden the perspectives of education and community leaders of education reforms from pre-school through higher education in an international context;
Position education leaders to anticipate and plan for change in a global context rather than to react to education changes in other countries;
Provide policy leaders with an international perspective as they shape and influence education in Michigan and the U.S.
Books & Readings
Upcoming Trips
History of the US-China Study Tours
Background information about Study Tours
In 2005 Michigan State University's (MSU) College of Education began sponsoring a series of international study tours for educational leaders. These international study tours are the result of a collaborative effort between the U.S.-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence and the Office of K-12 Outreach. Leadership for the study tours is provided by Dr. Yong Zhao, University Distinguished Professor and Director of the U.S.-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence, Dr. Barbara Markle, Assistant Dean for K-12 Outreach at MSU and MSU Consultant Dan Schultz.
Who gets involved?
Past MSU study tour participants have included the executive directors and presidents of state and national education organizations, elected members of the Michigan State Board of Education, local and intermediate school district superintendents, elementary, middle and high school principals and assistant principals, district curriculum directors and consultants, school board members, classroom teachers, college and university administrators and professors, independent consultants and business leaders.
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Dr. Barbara Markle
Dan Schultz