Hans De Wit

Internationalization of Higher Education in the United States of America and Europe

A Historical, Comparative, and Conceptual Analysis

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Produktbeschreibung

Internationalization of higher education can be defined as the process of integrating an international/intercultural dimension into the teaching, research, and service functions of the institution. This comprehensive analysis describes and compares the historical development of the internationalization of higher education in the United States and Europe, as well as providing a comparative and conceptual analysis of the current situation in the field. The increasingly international focus of higher education is dialectically related to the present globalization and regionalization of our societies and markets. As a result, the importance of quality assessment of internationalization strategies has grown, international academic consortia and networks have emerged, and English has been firmly established as the language of communication in higher education. The combination of historical, comparative, and conceptual analysis of internationalization of higher education provides a framework for further research and practice of this important trend in higher education. First, de Wit describes and compares the historical development of internationalization in higher education in both the United States and Europe. In part two, the political, economic, social/cultural and academic rationales for the internationalization of higher education are described and a critical analysis of the different meanings and definitions, as well as organization models and strategies are provided. In the last section, internationalization of higher education is placed in the context of recent globalization.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 604g
• ISBN-13: 9780313320750
• ISBN-10: 0313320756
• Artikelnr.: 20959763

Autorenporträt

Hans de Wit is Director of the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College, USA. HANS DE WIT is Vice President for International Affairs, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands./e

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction The Historical Development of the Internationalization of
Higher Education: A Comparative Study of the United States of America and
Europe The Historical Context of the Internationalization of Higher
Education The International Dimension of Higher Education in the United
States of America The International Dimension of Higher Education in Europe
The Development of the Internationalization of Higher Education in the
United States of America and Europe: A Comparison The Internationalization
of Higher Education: A Conceptual Framework Rationales for the
Internationalization of Higher Education Meanings of and Approaches to
"International Education" and the "Internationalization of Higher
Education" Strategies and Organization Models for the Internationalization
of Higher Education Thematic Issues in the Internationalization of Higher
Education Globalization, Regionalization, and the Internationalization of
Higher Education Quality and the Internationalization in Higher Education
The Emergence of English as the Common Language in Higher Education The
Rise of Regional and International Academic Networks and Alliances
Internationalization of Higher Education as a Research Area Summary and
Conclusions References