Internationalizing Education: A China Narrative

Confronted with the challenge of increasing globalization, the institution of education needs to answer the call and become better equipped with global dimensions in today's globally interdependent world. The internationalization of education should not remain as an optional attribute of education; rather, it is integral. In addition to emphasizing the essentiality of internationalizing education, this article, employing narrative inquiry, tells of the storied experiences of Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Houston, as well as the two authors in internationalizing education through a variety of China's experiences. It is hoped that this article can serve as an appeal to a more articulate commitment to internationalizing education from colleagues of education worldwide.