INTERNATIONALIZATION OF THE TEACHING PROFESSION

Abstract

There is a paradigm shift in the globalization of education process from the usual trend of encouragement and nurturing of national citizens to world citizens. This paper i) discusses the concept of internationalization in the field of education; ii) explores internationalization of the teaching profession in Africa; iii) explains how teachers are change agents in internationalizing the field of education; iv) addresses the justification for internationalizing teacher profession; v) enumerates the merits of internationalizing the teaching profession; vi) delineates required mechanisms and strategies for internationalization of the teaching profession; and vii) expounds the challenges and drawbacks of internationalization of the teaching profession. The paper presents a succinct conclusion that internationalization of the teaching profession helps to make and execute instructional decisions that promote broad-mindedness and mutual understanding in classrooms.