Critical Internationalization of Higher Education by Agnew, Melanie; Beelen, Jos;

Short description:

This edited collection explores ethical global engagement in higher education internationalization. Chapter authors discuss the systemic inequities in who is served and for what purposes, while also providing new insights on what drives the why, what, and how of internationalization.

Long description:

This edited collection explores ethical global engagement in higher education internationalization. Framed by organizational change theory and critical internationalization approaches, chapter authors discuss the systemic inequities in who is served and for what purposes, while also providing new insights on what drives the why, what, and how of internationalization. This volume features contributions from scholars across disciplines, presenting original research and theoretical insights on topics within higher education internationalization, including teaching and learning, mobility, university service, collaborative partnership, student recruitment, evaluation, and leadership. Ultimately, this volume provides higher education leaders, professionals, and graduate students with ethical policies and practices that champion internationalization of higher education for its capacity to meet contemporary global challenges while also maintaining its foundational educational mission.

“Critical Internationalization of Higher Education makes a valuable contribution by examining how contextual factors such as the macroeconomy, organisational priorities, and knowledge creation practices shape the nature and potential of higher education internationalisation.”

Kalyani Unkule, O.P. Jindal Global University, India.

“At a time of challenge for international higher education, this timely edited volume advances ethical global engagement through critical internationalization and organizational theories. The authors emphasize the need for leaders and practitioners to recommit to educational aims, tempering market forces while critiquing traditional approaches.”

Kumari Beck, Simon Fraser University, Canada.

“The contributing authors bring nuanced and power-informed analyses to the internationalization of research, teaching, service, governance, evaluation, and leadership. In doing so, they draw readers’ attention to the enduring inequities that characterize this work and identify both barriers and pathways to meaningful transformation. They also offer generative frameworks and examples of ‘next practices’ for those engaged in this work.”

Sharon Stein, University of British Columbia, Canada.

Table of Contents:

Part 1: Foundations of Critical Internationalization: Addressing Systems of Drift 1. Cultural Readiness for Internationalization (CRI) 2. Critical Approaches to Internationalization of Higher Education 3. University Governance and Internationalization: Navigating Disciplinary Cultures and Power Dynamics Part 2: Strategic Dimensions of Internationalization: Critical and Cultural Readiness Approaches 4. A Critical Approach to the Internationalization of Teaching and Learning 5. Exploring Incoming Mobility through a Critical and Inclusive Internationalization Lens 6. A critical approach to research into internationalization from a Global South perspective 7. International Development, Higher Education's Third Mission & the Internationalization of Service: Towards an International Community-Centered University Service Model 8.Collaborative Partnerships: Epistemic Fluency, Transcultural Competence and the Sustainability of Identity 9. Assessing Risks and Monitoring International Student Recruitment Partners: Towards Ethical Engagement with Education Agents 10. Beyond Metrics: A Critical Framework for Evaluating Higher Education Internationalization 11. Leadership: A Call to Action 12 Conclusion: Looking Back, Looking Forward