| Internationalizing Higher Education: Critical Explorations of Pedagogy and Policy 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Ninnes, Peter (Editor), Hellstén, Meeri (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1402036566 ISBN-13: 9781402036569 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: Globalization is a multifaceted phenomenon, and one of its major components is the internationalization of education. The increasing pace and complexity of global knowledge flows, and the accelerating exchange of educational ideas, practices and policies, are important drivers of globalization. Higher Education is a key site for these flows and exchanges. This book casts a critical eye on the internationalization of higher education. It peels back taken-for-granted practices and beliefs, explores the gaps and silences in current pedagogy and practices, and addresses the ambiguities, tensions and contradictions in internationalization. In this volume, scholars from a range of disciplines and regions critically examine the co modification of higher education, teaching and support for international students, international partnerships for aid and trade, and the impacts on academics??? work. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General - Education | Higher |
| Dewey: 378 |
| Series: CERC Studies in Comparative Education |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.14 lbs) 231 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Globalization is a multifaceted phenomenon, and one of its major components is the internationalization of education. The increasing pace and complexity of global knowledge flows, and the accelerating exchange of educational ideas, practices and policies, are important drivers of globalization. Higher Education is a key site for these flows and exchanges. This book casts a critical eye on the internationalization of higher education. It peels back taken-for-granted practices and beliefs, explores the gaps and silences in current pedagogy and practices, and addresses the ambiguities, tensions and contradictions in internationalization. In this volume, scholars from a range of disciplines and regions critically examine the co modification of higher education, teaching and support for international students, international partnerships for aid and trade, and the impacts on academics' work. |