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Internationalisation of the Curriculum A Comparative Perspective across Australian and Vietnamese Universities
This book compares the nature and practice of internationalisation of the curriculum at the policy, institutional, and classroom levels in Vietnam and Australia: the former an Asian, developing, and sending country of international students, and the latter an Anglophone, developed country, and a major education export provider.
By examining curriculum internationalisation practices in these two vastly different socio-cultural contexts, the book contributes to the understanding of the magnitude and the range of differences regarding national and institutional responses to the common call for curriculum internationalisation. It addresses the impacts of the latest technological, political, economic, and sociocultural developments and COVID-19 on higher education internationalisation, as well as the digitalisation of international education. Crucially, it responds to a critical gap in the literature by not only investigating curriculum internationalisation policies and their implementation, but how faculty staff and students experience and engage with internationalisation of the curriculum in their home context, and how they position themselves and are positioned by the structural conditions with regard to curriculum internationalisation. The authors utilise document analysis, in-depth interviews, and focus groups from a four-year research project. The research employs a unique conceptual framework combining practice architectures theory and Barnett and Coate’s conceptualisation of curriculum as knowing-acting-being.
Providing rich inputs for new ways of thinking and doing to enhance educational quality and the learning experiences of all students, the book is a valuable resource for researchers, academic staff, practitioners, leaders, and students in higher education and international and comparative education.
Part One: The introduction 1. Recent developments in internationalisation of the curriculum Part Two. The theoretical overview 2. Overview of internationalisation of higher education and the curriculum 3. Overview of the curriculum and a conceptual frame of curriculum Part Three. Internationalisation of the curriculum: The Vietnamese perspective 4. The national and institutional contexts of internationalisation of the curriculum in Vietnam 5. Academics’ experiences of internationalisation of the curriculum in Vietnam 6. Students’ experiences of internationalisation of the curriculum in Vietnam Part Four. Internationalisation of the curriculum: The Australian perspective 7. The national and institutional contexts of internationalisation of the curriculum in Australia 8. Academics’ experiences of internationalisation of the curriculum in Australia 9. Students’ experiences of internationalisation of the curriculum in Australia Part Five. Internationalisation of teaching, learning, and the curriculum: The way forward 10. A comparative perspective of curriculum internationalisation in Australia and Vietnam 11. Internationalisation of the curriculum with Australian and Vietnamese characteristics
Biography
Huong Le Thanh Phan is an Academic Skills Advisor (Research) at RMIT University, Australia.
Ly Thi Tran is a Professor in the School of Education, Deakin University, Australia.
Jill Blackmore is Alfred Deakin Professor and Personal Chair in Education at the Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University, Australia.
“This cross-case comparison of universities in Australia and Vietnam generates exciting insights into the intertwined relationships between curriculum internationalisation policy and practice. This fantastic book is an essential reading for researchers and educators in international and comparative education.”-Assistant Professor Tracy X. P. Zou, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
“Internationalisation of higher education curriculum has been an understudied topic globally. This book devotes a significant effort to decipher the various perspectives of stakeholders on this timely issue. It is a must-read for policymakers, university leaders, and educators in higher education.”-Distinguished Professor Sheng-Ju Chan, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan.
