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INTERNATIONALISATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION

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INTERNATIONALISATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION

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    1. Dr. Suzanne Kane INTERNATIONALISATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION -Definitions-

    2. Defining internationalisation in higher education A range of definitions: Harari 1972 “…international education [has] three definite components; content of the programme of study, international movement of students/scholars, provision of co-operative (transnational programmes in other countries)…” Morey 2000 “…international and global education examines relationships between nation states and foreign nation states in their own right…”

    3. Stier 2002 Concerns are raised by Stier about the assumption that internationalisation is good ‘per se’ because it enables students and scholars from the developing world access to new knowledge… Internationalisation should not be guided by ‘the rich world’s economic and political interests, standards and value systems”.

    4. Jane Knight & Hans de Wit 1995 A definition commonly used in the Australian higher education sector describes internationalisation as; the complex process whose combined effect, whether planned or not, is to enhance the international dimension of the experience of higher education institutions

    5. Jane Knight & Hans de Wit 1999 A WORKING DEFINITION ‘Internationalistion of higher education is the process of integrating an international/intercultural dimension into the teaching, research and service functions of the institution. This definition understands internationalisation as a process, as a response to globalisation….and as including both international and local elements’.

    6. Jane Knight 2003 Updating the definition of internationalisation NEW WORKING DEFINITION ‘Internationalisation at the national, sector and institutional levels is defined as the process of integrating an international, intercultural or global dimension into the purpose, functions, or delivery of post secondary education’.

    7. Jane Knight 2009 A significant development in the conceptualisation of internationalisation in the last five years has been in the introduction of terms – internationalisation at home and cross-border education. Campus-based strategies are most often referred to as internationalisation at home, and off campus initiatives are called cross-border… Cross-border education has significant implications for campus-based internationalisation and vice-versa…many of the new developments and unintended consequences are associated with the cross-border aspects of internationalisation.

    8. Proposal for later discussion Consensus of opinion regarding internationalisation and LMU Definitions – is Knight, right? Considering elements of practice Examples – are they appropriate for LMU? From definitions to dimensions Definition from Stier 2002 which suggests some of the dimensions. Policy makers focusing on the ideological aims of internationalisation, teachers concentrating on the pedagogic issues such as course content, language issues etc, and administrators concerned with practical issues including the standardisation of awards, student visas etc….

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