Comparative Perspectives on Early Childhood Education Reforms in Australia and China by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783030534752
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

7.2 Globalisation, Internationalisation and Transnational Higher Education (TNHE)

Over the last two decades, globalisation has been a key influencing factor for change. Globalisation is contested as a feature in the HE landscape as part of the educational discourse. Turner and Robson (2008, p. 3) reported that with increased activities in international education, the presence of globalisation, “the influence of local context and the likely outcomes of globalisation processes remain unclear within the discourse”.

Globalisation in its broadest sense is linked to interconnectedness, communication, technology, increased information and trade flows. The term may have different meanings across disciplines (Appadurai 2000). The driving forces of globalisation have helped to open up international education trade causing an increased flow of global mobility amongst academics, students and educational providers. For example, against the backdrop of globalisation, the Chinese government has attempted to build capacity through the establishment of Sino-foreign partnership in the internationalisation of higher education institutions (HEIs).

Altbach et al. (2009, 7) state:

Globalization, a key reality in the 21st century, has already profoundly influenced higher education. (…) We define globalization as the reality shaped by an increasingly integrated world economy, new information and communications technology, the emergence of an international knowledge network, the role of the English language, and other forces beyond the control of academic institutions (…). Internationalization is defined as the variety of policies and programs that universities and governments implement to respond to globalization.

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