From Internationalisation to Global Perspectives
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| Title: | From Internationalisation to Global Perspectives |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Bourn, Douglas |
| Source: | Higher Education Research and Development. 2011 30(5):559-571. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 13 |
| Publication Date: | 2011 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Higher Education, Sustainable Development, Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Universities, Models, Citizenship, Engineering, Engineering Education |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07294360.2011.598447 |
| ISSN: | 0729-4360 |
| Abstract: | Over the past decade, many universities have re-evaluated their roles and approaches towards learning in the context of a globalised society. Some institutions have responded to globalisation by marketing themselves more effectively internationally. Others have responded by promoting ideas such as "graduates as global citizens" or by focusing on specific challenges associated with globalisation, such as sustainable development. Using UK examples, this article reviews the different ways in which universities are responding to globalisation. It will suggest that a framework of "global perspectives," based on initiatives developed at Bournemouth University, can play a role in challenging orthodoxies about internationalisation and globalisation in higher education. Through the experiences of UK higher education in engineering, it will discuss the challenges and rewards of pursuing "global perspectives" as a response to globalisation. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 54 |
| Entry Date: | 2012 |
| Accession Number: | EJ953053 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Over the past decade, many universities have re-evaluated their roles and approaches towards learning in the context of a globalised society. Some institutions have responded to globalisation by marketing themselves more effectively internationally. Others have responded by promoting ideas such as "graduates as global citizens" or by focusing on specific challenges associated with globalisation, such as sustainable development. Using UK examples, this article reviews the different ways in which universities are responding to globalisation. It will suggest that a framework of "global perspectives," based on initiatives developed at Bournemouth University, can play a role in challenging orthodoxies about internationalisation and globalisation in higher education. Through the experiences of UK higher education in engineering, it will discuss the challenges and rewards of pursuing "global perspectives" as a response to globalisation. |
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| ISSN: | 0729-4360 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07294360.2011.598447 |
