Internationalisation of Higher Education Curriculum: The Contribution of International Students

Autor/in	Sawir, Erlenawati
Titel	Internationalisation of Higher Education Curriculum: The Contribution of International Students
Quelle	In: Globalisation, Societies and Education, 11 (2013) 3, S.359-378 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-7724
DOI	10.1080/14767724.2012.750477
Schlagwörter	International Education; Higher Education; Interviews; Foreign Countries; Foreign Students; College Faculty; Qualitative Research; Cultural Awareness; Intercultural Communication; Student Diversity; Teacher Attitudes; Cultural Differences; Semi Structured Interviews; Curriculum Development; Educational Benefits; Educational Objectives; Research Universities; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Internationale Erziehung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Ausland; Fakultät; Qualitative Forschung; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Lehrerverhalten; Kultureller Unterschied; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Bildungsertrag; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Forschungseinrichtung; Australien
Abstract	Internationalisation of Australian higher education was initially characterised as growth in the number of international students. While the economic benefits brought by this student cohort and the challenges associated with teaching them are well noted in the literature, their academic contributions are hardly acknowledged. Using a qualitative research approach, the paper explores the extent to which international students facilitate the internationalisation of the curriculum and the intercultural learning of domestic students. Interviews with academic staff in one university in Australia indicated that international students brought a diversity of cultures that inspired teachers in their teaching. While academic staff members positively value these potentials, they argued that domestic students remained neglectful and unaware of the changing cultural environment. It was a challenge for staff to get domestic students to utilise the cultural resources represented by the students. Some implications were discussed concerning ways in which the process of internationalisation can be progressed in a more effective way. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10