The internationalization of in-service teacher training in Québec cégeps and their foreign partners: An institutional perspective

Through a case study of québec's general and vocational colleges (cégeps),this article analyzes the role that institutions play in internationalizing the in-service training they provide to their teachers,and explains how partnerships with educational institutions in developing countries contribute to this process. data from a questionnaire completed by 39 cégeps show that cégeps sustain internationalized in-service teacher training through teacher mobility,international cooperation,and training activities. teacher mobility and international cooperation support efforts to establish partnerships with foreign institutions. the relationships that cégeps have with developing countries are changing: international cooperation,associated with a selling relationship,is decreasing,while teacher mobility,associated with a gelling approach,is increasing. finally,the consistency between cégep activities and the government's strategies is explained by considering the community of interest composed of cégeps,the government of québec,and cégep international. © 2012 unesco ibe.