scholarly journals Towards developing the skill of transcommunicating among tertiary education students: the role of study abroad programmes

1970 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlena Iwona Bielak
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
International Student ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Education Students ◽  
International Student Mobility ◽  
Global World

The objective of the paper is to highlight the need of adjusting the skills of tertiary education graduates to the requirements of the present global world, which entails the idea that higher education should be aimed at developing abilities that will facilitate communicating within and across a variety of communities, ethnicities and cultures. In the paper it is postulated that tertiary education graduates should be equipped, inter alia, with the skill of transcomunicating based on the idea of equality of cultures and languages. Due attention is paid to the role of study abroad programmes in the aforementioned process. Accordingly, the research part of the paper delves into the influence of the Erasmus+ mobility on the development of transcommunication among tertiary education students and rests on the analysis of the material gathered during interviews with learners who participated in the international student mobility conducted within The Erasmus+ Framework. The research results point to the key role of experiential learning held in territorial contexts in the process of developing the skill of transcommunicating among the research participants.

scholarly journals International Student Mobility

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishna Bista ◽  
Ghanashyam Sharma ◽  
Uttam Gaulee
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
International Student ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
International Student Mobility ◽  
Mobile Students ◽  
Simple Logic

Student mobility has increasingly become a key issue of policy and practice in higher education. This chapter presents a set of critical views about international student mobility globally, setting the context for emerging voices and critical lenses. The authors argue that educators should look into the bigger picture of mobility to understand its complex and multifaceted issues which go beyond counting enrollment numbers. Where do students go to study and why? Where do they come from and who was able to leave home? What obstacles do students face and how do they overcome them? There are some of the central questions of student mobility discourse. In this backdrop, the authors argue that students must be treated fairly by the simple logic of reciprocity: international students are “international” in the host countries in the same way as study abroad students will be “international” by default in the receiving countries. The only question is whether we are ready to accept a humane world where mobile students are valued as part of a global community and for global good, rather than just viewed in terms of mercenary drives of the market.

scholarly journals A Systematic Review and Conceptual Model of International Student Mobility Decision-Making

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 288-298
Author(s):  
Anouk J. Albien ◽  
Ngoako J. Mashatola
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
South African ◽  
International Student ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Education Students ◽  
International Student Mobility ◽  
African Higher Education ◽  
Psychology Perspective ◽  
South African Higher Education

This research synthesizes the most recent studies on the international student mobility of higher education students. Our aim is to begin to conceptualise and predict the barriers, enablers and determinants from an organisational psychology perspective that may contribute to the limited decision making of higher education students to become internationally mobile. Previous studies were used to examine the uncertainties and difficulties documented in other international student groups to try to understand the determinants of internationally mobile versus non internationally mobile students, and make transferrable conceptual links to South African higher education students. These conceptual links are framed in an organizational psychology perspective. This article uses a systematic review methodology and began by framing review objectives, identifying relevant publications, establishing criteria for selecting the studies that were analyzed, summarizing the evidence found, and drawing relevant conclusions. A conceptual model is proposed as an extension of the current international student mobility literature and merged with organizational psychology theory to develop a new future research line. Research limitations are addressed, and practical implications are discussed to assess whether interventions can be created to support international mobility decision-making amongst international students in general, and South African higher education students in particular, to create a globally competitive workforce and sustainable employment paths.

scholarly journals International Student Mobility

2018 ◽  
pp. 15-30
Author(s):  
Rashim Wadhwa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
International Students ◽  
International Student ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Internationalization Of Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Core Element ◽  
International Student Mobility ◽  
The Core

International student mobility is the core element of the internationalization of higher education. In recent years, a significant change has been observed in the outlook of individuals which is giving a boost to this phenomenon. Within this context, the present chapter analyzed the phenomenon of international student mobility through different approaches by providing critical outlook. An attempt has been made to list the important determinants which influence the decision-making process of international students.

Can Higher Education Really Produce Global Citizens?

2017 ◽  
pp. 304-324
Author(s):  
David Starr-Glass
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
International Student ◽  
Global Citizenship ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Global Citizens ◽  
Comprehensive Internationalization ◽  
International Student Programs

Globalization profoundly impacts our economics, societies, and educational systems yet doubt exists in higher education as to an appropriate response. Some colleges have embarked on a process of comprehensive internationalization; others are considering how to graduates global citizens, even although global citizenship remains a deeply contested issue. Considering teaching and learning perspectives, particularly perspectives informed by acquisition and participation metaphors, the chapter critiques higher education efforts to develop global citizenship. It examines inbound international student programs, outbound study abroad initiatives, and changes in learner identification and self-categorization. It argues that while student mobility initiatives have great potential, that potential goes unrealized unless learners have been comprehensibly prepared to engage actively with their new environments and experiences, and to consciously reconsider their identities and self-categorizations.

Intra‐ASEAN student mobility: overview, challenges and opportunities

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Yap Chao
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Student ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Current Status ◽  
International Student Mobility ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mobility Data ◽  
Income Status ◽  
Higher Education Policies ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

PurposeThis paper explores the issue of developing and enhancing intra-ASEAN international student mobility given the context of ASEAN integration, regionalization of ASEAN higher education and the various intra‐ASEAN student mobility schemes currently implemented.Design/methodology/approachIt explores higher education policies, available higher education and international student mobility data, as well as the various intra‐ASEAN (and relevant) student mobility schemes to present the current status of intra‐ASEAN student mobility, challenges and opportunities to further enhance student mobility within the ASEAN region.FindingsAside from showing that intra‐ASEAN student mobility is significantly low compared to outbound student mobility from ASEAN countries, the paper also highlights the relationship between a country’s income status with choice of intra‐ASEAN or extraASEAN student mobility. Finally, it recommends developing a comprehensive intra‐ASEAN mobility scheme taking the merits of the various intra‐ASEAN mobility schemes currently implemented and guided by developments in the European ERASMUS mobility programs.Originality/valueThis is probably the first (in fact, it is an exploratory) paper that address the issue of intra‐ASEAN international student mobility, which aims to explore relevant issues to address the development of a comprehensive ASEAN mobility scheme.

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