Researching Higher Education in “Asia’s Global Education Hub”: Major Themes in Singapore

2017 ◽  
pp. 225-244
Author(s):  
Michael H. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Global Education ◽  
Education Hub

scholarly journals Embracing Internationalization in Gearing Malaysian Higher Education Towards Global Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 132
Author(s):  
Siti Maziha Mustapha ◽  
Nabilah Abdullah ◽  
Karthiyaini Devarajoo ◽  
Faridah Ibrahim ◽  
Suhida Hani Suid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Global Education ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Education Hub ◽  
Local Students ◽  
Challenges And Strategies

Abstract: Embracing internationalization is the reality in Malaysian tertiary education in this century. Various endeavors and research collaborations have been and are still carried out to achieve the government’s vision to position Malaysia as a tertiary education hub in the region. Using phenomenological approach, this study attempts to highlight challenges and strategies towards achieving internationalization of Malaysian higher education. Twelve lecturers from public and private universities were purposively sampled to discuss issues on internationalization of Malaysian tertiary education. Focus Group Discussions using semi structured interview protocol were undertaken. Data analysis and interpretation were carried out through thematic development. The findings revealed all participants are aware of the pedagogical approaches to be in practice to embrace the dynamics of global cultures convening in Malaysian lecture rooms. They highlighted the advantages of having international students from academic and social perspectives. Also included are ways how local students benefit with the presence of international students. These benefits emerged as participants discussed the consequences of Malaysian campus bereft of international students. In-class challenges and strategies to overcome them were deliberated. The findings also informed lecturers, administrators, and policy makers of relevant aspects to consider when dealing with international students at the tertiary level in Malaysia.   Keywords: global education, internationalization, international students, tertiary education, phenomenology

International students’ lived experiences in a predominantly White institution in Southwest Florida

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Clarisse Halpern ◽  
Hasan Aydin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Predominantly White ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Global Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Predominantly White Institution ◽  
Southwest Florida ◽  
White Institution ◽  
Dominant Society

AbstractYearly, thousands of international students seek the United States to further their education, bringing cultural and financial capital into the country. Though previous studies have examined international students’ experiences adapting to the receiving country, research is needed to investigate their lived experiences in a predominantly White institution (PWI). Thus, a narrative inquiry was applied to explore international students’ life stories at a PWI in Southwest Florida. Data collection comprised in-depth individual interviews with 12 participants that resulted in four themes: multiracial identities, otherness, self-representation in the dominant society, and perceptions of the dominant culture. The narratives revealed challenges related to isolation, segregation, and feelings of inferiority, contributing to understanding the value of diversity and global education in higher education. Recommendations are included to better serve international students in higher education institutions.

scholarly journals Exploring global responsibility in higher education students’ cross-cultural dialogues

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elina Lehtomäki ◽  
Josephine Moate ◽  
Hanna Posti-Ahokas
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Global Education ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Current Debate ◽  
Educational Transformation ◽  
Education Professionals ◽  
Personal Significance ◽  
Global Responsibility ◽  
Qualitative Thematic Analysis ◽  
Future Education

This study engages with current debate around global education and internationalization of higher education(HE). There is an identified need to critically reflect on how global education commitments are introduced to HE students, and how the debates are brought to individual as well as institutional levels. The study explores how students in a Finnish university develop their understanding of global education, citizenship and potential dispositions towards global responsibility. The students participated in an international seminar on the global Education for All (EFA) process, with purposefully planned participatory activities and cross-cultural dialogues, and reflected on their learning about the global process in assignments. A rigorous qualitative thematic analysis was conducted on the students’ written learning assignments ( n = 43). The analysis revealed that students learned about the global EFA process and targets, and reflected on general and personal significance of the process as well as the connections between the local and global. They placed the responsibility for educational transformation in three distinct levels: the ‘other’; ‘we’; and ‘I’. The findings suggest that purposefully designed learning activities guide students to develop their understanding of global education and to disposition themselves as responsible future education professionals, both prerequisites of global citizenship and transformation of education.

scholarly journals Ideological Shift in Indian Higher Education Internationalization

2014 ◽  
pp. 12-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Kahre
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Private Education ◽  
New Strategy ◽  
Education Hub ◽  
Indian Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Internationalization ◽  
Opening Up ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Regional Education Hub

A new strategy sees India seeking to become a regional education hub by developing new forms of international collaboration based on co-creation, opening up to private education provision for dual and joint degrees, and entering international associations for knowledge sharing. But, it will need to ensure that appropriate strategies and quality assurance systems are in place at the different levels to ensure successful outcomes.

scholarly journals Global Changes in Higher Education: Post-Covid Times

2021 ◽  
pp. 65-70
Author(s):  
J. P. Bayer ◽  
N. A. Churaev
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Policy ◽  
Global Education ◽  
Global Changes ◽  
Education Development ◽  
International Context ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Political Interests ◽  
Coronavirus Infection

In this article we talk about education as a global phenomenon that includes many actors with their own political interests. In this regard, the question of the anthropological component of modern education, including in the international context, arises extremely sharply: what kind of person is formed by the new global education, to whom it applies, and what values it forms. Main trends in global education policy are defined. The formation of a global educational policy has not yet been completed, and the pandemic of coronavirus infection has brought both positive and negative aspects. We name both of them: the advantages and disadvantages of pandemic situation that shifted the global higher education into the different format. Also, we make the forecast on further higher education development.

scholarly journals Higher Education System in Central Asia (On The Example of Kazakhstan)

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1095-1097
Author(s):  
Yuldashev Ravshanjon Baxodirovich
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Education System ◽  
Global Education ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
National Education ◽  
Higher Education Reforms ◽  
National Education System ◽  
The World

Abstract: Reforming the national education system is a priority of public policy and guarantees development. In this regard, any state will give priority to policy in this regard. The complexity of the matter is that this policy does not always yield the expected results. But countries around the world are striving to implement effective higher education reforms. There is a similar trend in our region. In this article, we will focus on the higher education system in Kazakhstan. Zero Kazakhstani higher education is the most developed system in the Keywords: Kazakhstan, higher education, system, legal framework, achievements, challenges, higher education, program, reforms, region, public policy, global education, knowledge capitalization, bachelor, master, distance education.region.

Academic ESP Oral Production

2017 ◽  
pp. 255-271
Author(s):  
Soraya García-Sánchez ◽  
Conchi Hernández-Guerra
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Global Education ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Global Competence ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Oral Production ◽  
International Language ◽  
Evaluation Procedures ◽  
Successful Communication

Current higher education students are frequently engaged to 24/7 interconnectedness, which should contribute towards their careful awareness of other languages and cultures at the time of receiving or communicating information. English remains the international language higher education learners and professional citizens in general need to perform to access the most competent job vacancies. This chapter is based on assessing oral production tasks that pursue to enhance speaking skills, team-work competences, and problem-solving in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses in the Degrees of History and Social Work. The results compare not only the oral outcomes of these two ESP groups but what evaluation procedures and assessment criteria have been considered to promote successful communication in English. Equally, this ESP content would be analysed to observe if teams succeeded in building not only local needs but also a conscious global education that is responsibly engaged with other cultures, as promoted by the global competence.

A Global American University

2021 ◽  
pp. 254-267
Author(s):  
Heather Sweeney ◽  
Edwin Nii Bonney
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Global Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Strategic Partnerships ◽  
World Systems Theory ◽  
American University ◽  
Academic Exchange ◽  
Global North ◽  
Fierce Competition ◽  
National Systems

Today's higher education institutions are engaged in fierce competition over research dollars, attracting students, and reputation. And the institutions of the Global North have begun to demonstrate a proactive desire to drive the academic exchange occurring on the global stage via the creation of strategic partnerships abroad. The purpose of this chapter is to understand the role played by American universities in the internationalization of higher education as national systems of education respond to globalization. Through a discourse analysis, the authors apply world systems theory to the analysis of a single U.S. institution with several American institutions abroad in multiple periphery societies and ask the following questions: How do U.S. higher education institutions define global education? And in what ways do U.S. higher education institutions contribute to the countries they operate in?

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