The Regionalisation, Internationalisation, and Globalisation of African Higher Education

Sehoole, Chika; Wit, Hans de

doi:10.6017/ijahe.v1i1.5648

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“…The student mobility aspect of internationalisation (especially for a context like Zimbabwe) thus becomes one of its most important features, similar to what exists in the global North, which is also heavily about student mobility. However, Sehoole and De Wit (2014) There is an awareness amongst many Zimbabwean academics that the current interest in internationalisation is also about economic benefits. In a pragmatic vein, one VC noted that the current interest in internationalisation had little to do with the wider benefits, though he believed in them.…”

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Exploring the Internationalization of Zimbabwe’s Higher Education Institutions Through a Decolonial Lens: Postcolonial Continuities and Disruptions

Thondhlana

Abdulrahman

Garwe³

et al. 2020

Journal of Studies in International Education

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Looking through the history of higher education in Zimbabwe, we argue that the concept of internationalization of higher education is not new to Zimbabwe. Understandings, manifestations, and processes of the phenomenon over time are examined to reveal the nuances of the internationalization process in its current mode of occurrence, in an attempt to not only understand it in its colonial and postcolonial manifestation but to situate it within a wider decolonial project. Using a decolonial lens, this article explores various processes of internationalization in Zimbabwe’s higher education institutions (HEIs), viewing them either as continuities or disruptions. In so doing, we argue that for internationalization in Zimbabwe’s HEIs to fully deliver on its promises, it needs to not only engage with the issues of colonial(ism/ity) but also to understand its particular specificity in the Zimbabwean society, and the effects that this continues to have on internationalization attempts.

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Section: Student Mobilitymentioning

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Exploring the Internationalization of Zimbabwe’s Higher Education Institutions Through a Decolonial Lens: Postcolonial Continuities and Disruptions

Thondhlana

Abdulrahman

Garwe³

et al. 2020

Journal of Studies in International Education

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“…We recognize that many of the definitions for internationalization come from a Westernized or a Global North perspective. Global South scholars (Jooste & Heleta, 2017; Sehoole & De Wit, 2014) nuance the term internationalization and warn against the tacit hegemony implied within the term. If left unquestioned, internationalization can become a coded word that masks and further reproduces the inequities of access and opportunities.…”

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Catalyzing Cultural and Global Competencies: Engaging Preservice Teachers in Study Abroad to Expand the Agency of Citizenship

Byker

Putman

2018

Journal of Studies in International Education

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Study abroad is an experiential learning pedagogy that has many positive outcomes. In the field of teacher education, study abroad provides opportunity for the development of global competencies and agency. Similarly, study abroad can help expand notions of what it means to be a global citizen. This article examines the effects of preservice teachers engaging in a study abroad program to South Africa. Critical Cosmopolitan Theory provides the article’s theoretical frame for the investigation of the impact of this study abroad program. The study’s participant sample comprised preservice teachers from a large research university located in the Southeast region of the United States ( N = 21). Using a mixed-methods research design, the study examined the participants’ perceptions of their study abroad and international teaching experiences. It was found that the study abroad experience was a catalyst for enhancing preservice teachers’ global competencies, intercultural awareness, and cultural responsiveness as the participants widened their perspectives of what it means to be a critically cosmopolitan educator and citizen.

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“…Studies on the internationalisation of the student community in Africa include Sehoole and De Wit's (2014) research that observed that the internationalisation of higher education on the continent has followed the same pattern as that in other parts of the world, especially Europe and North America. They added that this has meant that African universities and students have reaped few benefits from the process.…”

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The Effect of Internationalising the Student Community on Graduate Students' Global Citizenship:

Ayebare¹

2021

IJAHE

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This article examines the effect of internationalising the student community on graduate students’ demonstrated commitment to global citizenship at a university in Uganda. It arose from a sequential explanatory survey study. Quantitative and qualitative data were gathered from a sample of 180 graduate students, with the former analysed employing descriptive and inferential statistics, while the latter were analysed using thematic content analysis. The quantitative results revealed that an internationalised studentcommunity has a statistically significant positive effect on graduate students’ demonstrated global competence, but not on their demonstrated commitment to social responsibility. The qualitative findings produced similar results. They revealed that the presence of international students on campus coupled with graduate students’ participation in international activities such as conferences and inter-cultural activities promoted their commitment to global citizenship. These findings are in line with those of previous studies. We thus recommend that universities in Uganda and other developing countries in the Global South further internationalise their graduate student community as a strategy to promote their commitment to global citizenship. Key words: internationalisation, global citizenship, globalisation, higher education, student community

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The Regionalisation, Internationalisation, and Globalisation of African Higher Education

Cited by 23 publications

References 11 publications

Exploring the Internationalization of Zimbabwe’s Higher Education Institutions Through a Decolonial Lens: Postcolonial Continuities and Disruptions

Exploring the Internationalization of Zimbabwe’s Higher Education Institutions Through a Decolonial Lens: Postcolonial Continuities and Disruptions

Catalyzing Cultural and Global Competencies: Engaging Preservice Teachers in Study Abroad to Expand the Agency of Citizenship

The Effect of Internationalising the Student Community on Graduate Students' Global Citizenship:

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