1st Edition

Internationalisation of the Curriculum A Comparative Perspective across Australian and Vietnamese Universities

258 Pages
by Routledge

258 Pages
by Routledge

258 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more

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.