Framework for Strategic Integration of Internationalization in Teacher Education Institutions

Abstract

This study addresses the internal and external drivers and barriers to creating a tangible strategic integration of the internationalization framework for Teacher Education Institutions. The strategic alignment in the curricula, planning processes, and assessment of implementation were notably established as emerged from the data analysis. Though internationalization embraces numerous advantages or positives to higher education, crucial risks are connected with this complex and growing phenomenon, including some identified internal and external drivers and barriers in the conduct of internationalization of the Teacher Education Institution.