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US Department of Education funds Appalachian Fulbright-Hays GPA Program in Indonesia

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A performance of the Barong Dance in Batubulan Village, which is located on the Indonesian island of Bali. The Barong is a classic Balinese dance representing the fight between good and evil. Photo by Paul Wallace

Those who are eligible for the program
  • Full-time Appalachian graduate students and upper-level undergraduate education majors.
  • Full-time Appalachian faculty.
  • Practicing K–12 teachers at Appalachian partner schools in Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke and Caldwell counties.
Edited by Jessica Stump
Posted Dec. 18, 2018 at 4 p.m.

BOONE, N.C. — During summer 2019, faculty and students in the Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education (RCOE), along with practicing K–12 teachers in regional schools, will study abroad in Indonesia for four weeks as part of a Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

The four-week program will allow a group of K–12 teachers and RCOE faculty and students to study in Indonesia in order to develop cross-disciplinary curricula and immersive digital media to be used both in their classrooms and distributed online for all educators to access.

Dr. Paul Wallace, associate professor in the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies at Appalachian, which is housed in the RCOE, was awarded $79,835 for the development of the program.

He said, throughout all phases of the program, participants will be engaged in seminars, workshops and activities that relate to Indonesian history, culture and arts.

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Students at the Budi Mulia Dua Elementary School in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, pose for a photo. Photo by Paul Wallace

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An exposed Buddha statue at the top of Borobudur Temple in Central Java, Indonesia. Photo by Paul Wallace

“This Appalachian Fulbright-Hays GPA Program is unique in that very few U.S. educators have first-hand knowledge of Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country, the third largest democracy and one of our most important political and economic partners,” Wallace said.

He added, “There exists a great need for educators both in the Appalachian region and across this country to access rich and engaging curriculum materials related to Indonesian history, culture and the arts. However, there are no comprehensive teaching and media collections available.”

Ethnically, the country is highly diverse, Wallace explained, with hundreds of ethnic groups, languages and local dialects. Additionally, he said Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world, yet maintains a tradition of religious freedom that is upheld in its constitution.

Those who are eligible for the program
  • Full-time Appalachian graduate students and upper-level undergraduate education majors.
  • Full-time Appalachian faculty.
  • Practicing K–12 teachers at Appalachian partner schools in Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke and Caldwell counties.
Fulbright-Hays Group Seminar to Indonesia
Fulbright-Hays Group Seminar to Indonesia

This prestigious Fulbright program will allow a group of practicing North Carolina K-12 teachers, Appalachian faculty, and upper-level Education majors to study in Indonesia for four weeks, focusing on history, culture, and the arts, in order to develop content-specific and interdisciplinary curriculum, as well as immersive digital media, to be used both in their schools and distributed online for all educators to access.

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About the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies

The Department of Leadership and Educational Studies at Appalachian State University prepares traditional and nontraditional students to assume educational leadership roles in community colleges, universities, public schools, public libraries and related educational settings through active scholarship, reflection, professional discourse and interdisciplinary programs of study based on the integration of theory and practice. The department, housed in App State's Reich College of Education, offers a doctoral program in educational leadership, as well as support courses in educational foundations and research. Learn more at https://les.appstate.edu.

About the Reich College of Education

Appalachian State University offers one of the largest undergraduate teacher preparation programs in North Carolina, graduating about 500 teachers a year. The Reich College of Education enrolls more than 2,000 students in its bachelor's, master's, education specialist and doctoral degree programs. With so many teacher education graduates working in the state, there is at least one RCOE graduate teaching in every county in North Carolina. Learn more at https://rcoe.appstate.edu.

About Appalachian State University

As the premier public undergraduate institution in the Southeast, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives. App State is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, with a national reputation for innovative teaching and opening access to a high-quality, affordable education for all. The university enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online. Learn more at https://www.appstate.edu.

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