Higher education increasingly entails a crossing of national,
linguistic and cultural boundaries. Recent years have seen significant
expansion in the sector around transnational education and online
learning, with students, academic staff, educational programmes and
even institutions all ever-more mobile. This expansion is usually seen
in unproblematic terms, with economic growth the main priority in
view. The challenge that is entailed in pursuing social justice in the
face of such global expansion, however, should not be underestimated.
This book subjects to critical scrutiny the uncertainties that are
associated with internationalised higher education. It explores how
the agency of teachers, other members of staff and students is
mediated by experiences of inclusion and exclusion. Physical or
virtual movement around the globe may have become more straightforward
in recent years, but the same cannot be said of intercultural
relations in classrooms. Challenges can be expected where concerns,
projects and practices of students are pursued in an unfamiliar
cultural setting, or where agency crosses over more than one cultural
system. Finally, mobility often throws up situations in which
privileges are accompanied by distressing challenges. The book teases
out the implications of all these issues for teaching in higher
education. It will be of interest to researchers and advanced students
of education, politics, sociology, human geography and social work.
This book was originally published as a special issue of the journal,
Teaching in Higher Education.
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Critical Perspectives
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ISBN
9781000822830
Publisert
2022
Utgave
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Utgiver
Taylor & Francis
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Digital bok
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