Internationalization at Public Regional Institutions of Higher Education: A Case Study through Confucius Institutes

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Autor/in	Cecil, Benjamin G.
Titel	Internationalization at Public Regional Institutions of Higher Education: A Case Study through Confucius Institutes
Quelle	(2022), (206 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Georgia
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-3719-7396-2
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Case Studies; Confucianism; Asian Culture; International Relations; Educational Cooperation; Global Approach; Higher Education; International Education; Educational Policy; Commercialization; Leadership; Student Experience; Institutional Mission; State Universities; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Chinese; Cultural Awareness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Konfuzianismus; Internationale Beziehungen; Education; cooperation; Kooperation; Globales Denken; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Internationale Erziehung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Führung; Führungsposition; Studienerfahrung; Staatliche Universität; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; China; Chinesen; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität
Abstract	The interconnected nature of today's world continues to permeate most aspects of modern life. Known as globalization, countries, economies, and people are all closer than ever before given increases in technology, innovation, and capital. These external pressures of globalization meet higher education in a process known as internationalization--explaining how institutions respond through policy and practice to an adapting sociopolitical landscape. Much is known related to internationalization in higher education, including the driving factors of finances, reputational prestige, and the quest for world-class status. Even with internationalization being common practice, public regional institutions are neglected within the literature and overall understanding of international activity in higher education. Using the theoretical perspectives of academic capitalism and institutional theory, this study contributes to the literature by examining the nature of internationalization at public regional institutions through the unit of Confucius Institutes. A single-site case study approach was used to understand how Confucius Institutes play a role in overall internationalization given the environment of the public regional institution and geopolitical factors of international activity. Participants identified several factors for internationalization at the case site, including leadership, a connection to the student experience, and the interconnectedness with the local community. In addition, sociopolitical and state level political factors as well as the local context all played a role in creating an environment that supported internationalization. Participants noted the Confucius Institute as an important part of the campus community and the local environment, recognizing the role that it played in overall internationalization efforts both within the campus and community. These findings illustrated a new understanding of internationalization at public regional institutions and further support the idea that internationalization within this specific institutional type takes a different form and is driven by different motivators. In addition, these findings support an increased need for internationalization within the public regional institutional space, contradicting the idea that internationalization is antithetical to the mission of public regional institution. Finally, this study found that the controversies of Confucius Institutes, while still relevant, were misapplied within the context of a public regional institution. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01