Globalization and education

Examining how global influences and interconnected cultures impact educational practices.

Nina Asher Nina Asher

Professor
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612-624-1357
nasher@umn.edu

In the mid-1980s, armed with my master’s degree in social work (from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Bombay, India), I began working as a research assistant on intervention projects focused on improving the educational achievement levels…

Martha Bigelow Martha Bigelow

Department Chair, Carmen Starkson Campbell Endowed Chair for Innovation in Teacher Development
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612-624-7087
mbigelow@umn.edu

My research interests span fields of education, applied linguistics, and cultural studies.

Irene Duranczyk Irene Duranczyk

Associate Professor
612-626-4421
duran026@umn.edu

What motivates me in my work? Being a member of a community that is working to advance an engaged, multicultural peaceful world is my passion.

Bic Ngo Bic Ngo

Professor, Rodney S. Wallace Professor for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
612-625-7520
bcngo@umn.edu

My research and teaching interests focus on culturally relevant pedagogy, urban and multicultural education in general, and immigrant education in particular.

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