The Southeast Asian Higher Education Space: Transnational, International or National in New Ways?

Autor/in	Cheng, Mien W.
Titel	The Southeast Asian Higher Education Space: Transnational, International or National in New Ways?
Quelle	In: European Educational Research Journal, 17 (2018) 6, S.793-808 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1474-9041
DOI	10.1177/1474904117699627
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; International Education; Foreign Countries; International Cooperation; Educational Cooperation; Educational Change; College Credits; Transfer Policy; Distance Education; Student Mobility; Dual Enrollment; Curriculum Development; Decision Making; Educational History; Educational Philosophy; Cultural Differences; Standards; Graduation Requirements; Institutional Cooperation; Comparative Education; College Students; Malaysia; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Internationale Erziehung; Ausland; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Education; cooperation; Kooperation; Bildungsreform; College; Colleges; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Leistung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Doppelstudium; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Kultureller Unterschied; Standard; Abschlussordnung; Institute; Co-operation; Cooperation; Institut; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Collegestudent; Großbritannien
Abstract	In the last 20 years, reforms of higher education have produced a Southeast Asian higher education space. It resembles the European educational space in being a supra-national development and some scholars suggest it is inspired by Europeanization. These reforms include credit transfer, twinning, distance learning, and academic mobility programmes. But, researchers are divided about the character of these reforms. Some scholars describe these developments as 'transnational higher education' but others suggest that dual degree programmes, such as those between Britain and Malaysia, are 'international' initiatives. Is the 'dual degree' an international or transnational space of higher education? Using the concept of 'curriculum making' to understand the cultural character of dual degree programmes, this paper reports on an interview-based study of curriculum writing in Malaysia to understand the character of Malaysian--British dual degrees. The experiences of two Malaysian curriculum writers are drawn upon to explain the process of curriculum making, how discussions about content and organization of curriculum are resolved, and the complexities of these curriculum decisions. I argue that the dual degrees are neither strictly transnational nor international in character but a novel intersectional education space where 'Europeanization' and 'transnational' influences inflect historic understandings of Malaysian higher education. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01