Challenging the Internationalisation of Education - A Critique of the Global Gaze

This book presents a searing critique of the global take on education, questioning why the idea that education should be international has come to dominate the field, and positing that the discourse of internationalisation has altered the way we conceptualise education.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Two faces of internationalisation 2. The international turn in education: A short history 3. The global education industry: Selling learning abroad 4. Policy borrowing in international contexts: West knows best 5. Preparing students for a globalised world: Global classroom 6. Travel and the construction of excellence: International schools 7. Refugee education: Permanently excluded 8. Imperial professors and academic tourists: Paid to be white 9. Certification and curriculum in international contexts: Colonialism by degrees 10. Conclusion: The global gaze

About the author

Lucy Bailey is an Associate Professor and Acting Dean, Bahrain Teachers College, University of Bahrain, Bahrain.

Summary

This book presents a searing critique of the global take on education, questioning why the idea that education should be international has come to dominate the field, and positing that the discourse of internationalisation has altered the way we conceptualise education.

Product details

• Authors: Lucy Bailey, Lucy (University of Bahrain Bailey
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032382364
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3238236-4
• No. of pages: 170
• Series: Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Comparative, Teaching skills and techniques, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Teaching skills & techniques, Philosophy and theory of education, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Schools, Higher education, tertiary education, Schools and pre-schools, Educational strategies and policy, Education: examinations and assessment, Examinations & assessment