Globalisation and the university: Myths and realities in an unequal world

Altbach, Philip G.

doi:10.1080/13583883.2004.9967114

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“…The formal criterion implies that international experience in general is required, but some Committee Members narrowed this criterion by constructing only a small selection of countries and institutions as relevant and valuable international experience. The findings corroborate Altbach (2004), who found that mainly major international English-speaking research-oriented universities in the North are valued. This excludes candidates who acquired postdoc experience in countries or institutions that are non-valued, without standing a chance of being assessed on their quality as researchers and teachers.…”

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Selecting early-career researchers: the influence of discourses of internationalisation and excellence on formal and applied selection criteria in academia

2018

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This article examines how macro-discourses of internationalisation and excellence shape formal and applied selection criteria for early-career researcher positions at the mesoorganisational and micro-individual levels, demonstrating how tensions between the various levels produce inequalities in staff evaluation. In this way, this article contributes to the literature on academic staff evaluation by showing that Selection Committee members do not operate in a vacuum, and that their actions are inextricably linked to the meso-and macrocontext. This study draws on qualitative multi-level data that comprise institutional-level policies, recruitment and staff protocols, job postings and individual-level interviews and focus groups with Selection Committee members. Findings show that a majority of Selection Committee members consent to university policies and macro-discourses when evaluating early-career researchers, but a smaller group questions and resists these criteria. Furthermore, the analysis revealed four inequalities that emerge in the application of criteria and reflect on disciplinary differences between the Natural and Social Sciences. The article concludes that with only a few Committee members to critically question and resist formal selection criteria, they limit the pool of acceptable candidates to those who fit the narrow definition of the internationally mobile and excellent early-career researcher, which may exclude talented scholars.

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Selecting early-career researchers: the influence of discourses of internationalisation and excellence on formal and applied selection criteria in academia

2018

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“…Globalization in higher education is frequently noted as an inevitable reality in the 21st century (Altbach, 2004). Korean society has embraced globalization on a large scale, from industry to education.…”

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English for University Administrative Work: English Officialization Policy and Foreign Language Learning Motivation

Kim¹,

Choi²

2014

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This study examines how the English officialization policy of higher education in an EFL context interplays with administrative workers' motivational orientations towards English learning. The data consisted of questionnaire responses of 117 administrative members with undergraduate degrees and qualitative interviews with 9 who answered the questionnaires. The descriptive and correlation analyses showed that the participants interested in learning English-speaking countries' cultures did not perceive much benefit of the English officialization policy (EOP) in increasing their motivation to learn English. On the contrary, those who appreciated the EOP tended to be motivated to learn English for external rewards. A striking finding was that those who related the EOP to increased motivation also showed a lack of motivation to learn English. Also noteworthy was that their motivation correlated significantly with their own perceived English speaking competence. The results corroborate the significant role of the perception of English speaking competence and the context of English use in language learning motivation at the post-tertiary level. The participants expressed feelings of confusion regarding the role of English in everyday work performance. The implications of these findings are discussed with a view toward the enhanced implementation of EOP policy in an EFL context.

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“…Since internationalization is one of the criteria for ranking HEIs, universities have chosen a policy reinforcing the use of English as a medium of interaction in all sectors within universities including administration, research, and education. This trend accords with the role of HE as the center of globalization (Altbach, 2004;Knight, 2008), as the world is becoming diglossic with one language for local communication and the other, English, for wider and more formal communication (Coleman, 2006). English officialization in Korean HE has directly affected education and mandated the language of instruction in classrooms to shift from Korean to English.…”

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“…As globally competitive societies have continuously driven HE to be internationalized, internationalization has often been compared with globalization by policy researchers (e.g., Altbach, 2004;Altbach, Reisberg, & Rumbley, 2009;Knight, 2008;Teichler, 2004). While globalization refers to broad economic, technological and scientific trends (Altbach, 2004), internationalization is defined as the range of policies and programs designed to respond to globalization (Altbach, 2004;Altbach, Reisberg, & Rumbley, 2009).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…While globalization refers to broad economic, technological and scientific trends (Altbach, 2004), internationalization is defined as the range of policies and programs designed to respond to globalization (Altbach, 2004;Altbach, Reisberg, & Rumbley, 2009). Knight (2008) confirms the difference between the two terms and elucidates internationalization in terms of relations between nations.…”

Section: Internationalization Of Higher Education and English-medium mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Use of Blended Learning for Effective Implementation of English-Medium Instruction in a Non-English Higher Education Context

Im¹,

Kim²

2015

IES

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Although researchers agree with the strengths of an English-medium instruction (EMI) in addressing internationalization of a non-English higher education (HE) context, its implementation in classrooms has been widely criticized, mostly because of ineffective delivery of course content and a lack of evidence of English improvement. Grounded upon a critical review of the current state of internationalization of Korean HE and the subsequent examination of supplementary interview data from 15 college students who have taken EMI courses, this study proposes a model which integrates critical factors of EMI into one framework. This model aims at guiding the EMI policy from initiation to implementation. A major feature of this model is blended learning as a strategy to address the shortcomings of current EMI in this context and to facilitate the allocation of diverse online materials to scaffold EMI instruction. The benefits of the approach are presented from the perspectives both of policy-makers and of classroom participants.

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Globalisation and the university: Myths and realities in an unequal world

Cited by 546 publications

References 4 publications

Selecting early-career researchers: the influence of discourses of internationalisation and excellence on formal and applied selection criteria in academia

Selecting early-career researchers: the influence of discourses of internationalisation and excellence on formal and applied selection criteria in academia

English for University Administrative Work: English Officialization Policy and Foreign Language Learning Motivation

Use of Blended Learning for Effective Implementation of English-Medium Instruction in a Non-English Higher Education Context

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