Building a Norm of Internationalization: The Case of Estonia's Higher Education System

Autor/inn/en	Tamtik, Merli; Kirss, Laura
Titel	Building a Norm of Internationalization: The Case of Estonia's Higher Education System
Quelle	In: Journal of Studies in International Education, 20 (2016) 2, S.164-183 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153
DOI	10.1177/1028315315587107
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Global Approach; Educational Change; Institutional Characteristics; Organizational Climate; Organizational Culture; Change Strategies; Change Agents; Performance Factors; Focus Groups; Context Effect; Influences; Norms; Educational Practices; Educational Policy; Semi Structured Interviews; Qualitative Research; Estonia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Globales Denken; Bildungsreform; Organisationsklima; Unternehmenskultur; Lösungsstrategie; Leistungsindikator; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Normwert; Bildungspraxis; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Qualitative Forschung; Estland
Abstract	The aim of this article is to explain how internationalization that is so widespread today has developed into an accepted standard in local contexts. This study demonstrates that internationalization of higher education can be regarded as a norm-building process that is facilitated through the active behavior of institutional agents. By using the illustrative case of Estonia, the article identifies different stages, actors, motives, and mechanisms that played a crucial role in establishing internationalization practices in Estonia's higher education system. Informed by the data gathered through 28 interviews and three focus groups, the study also reveals the specific contextual conditions that may influence a country's internationalization practices. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01