Internationalizing Higher Education in Thailand: Government and University Responses

Autor/in	Lavankura, Pad
Titel	Internationalizing Higher Education in Thailand: Government and University Responses
Quelle	In: Journal of Studies in International Education, 17 (2013) 5, S.663-676 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153
DOI	10.1177/1028315313478193
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Foreign Countries; International Education; Educational Change; Language of Instruction; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Educational Policy; Government Role; Educational Trends; Economic Factors; Fees; Social Status; Income; Student Needs; Equal Education; Access to Education; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Internationale Erziehung; Bildungsreform; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsentwicklung; Ökonomischer Faktor; Gebühren; Studiengebühren; Sozialer Status; Einkommen; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang
Abstract	Each country responds to internationalization differently and offers various interpretations of the concept. Thailand has incorporated the internationalization of higher education into its plans since 1990. This article aims to discuss the primary motivations of the government and of Thai universities in moving toward the goal of internationalization. The discussion focuses on so-called "international programs" in Thailand. Using English as the medium of instruction, these "international programs" have been widely offered in both public and private universities. The programs illustrate the internationalization of higher education in terms of its teaching function. Generally, government rationales involve both global economic trends and domestic socioeconomic forces. At the institutional level, stakeholders' demands, needs of universities to generate fee income, and specific reasons drawn from domestic context were shown to be the main drivers of the international programs. Current interpretations of the efforts to internationalize higher education in Thailand show a quantitative growth in programs that only serve particular demographic groups. The substantial contributions that internationalization may offer to the higher education system have not been guaranteed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10