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Publication Date: 2010-Sep
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Internationalisation in US Higher Education: Studying the Middle East in the American University
Miller-Idriss, Cynthia; Worden, Elizabeth Anderson
Globalisation, Societies and Education, v8 n3 p393-409 Sep 2010
This paper examines the organisation of the production of knowledge about international issues in US higher education, drawing on six case studies of Middle East studies. We review three key findings. First, we suggest that the American model for studying "the international" is rooted in a default, and outmoded, way of thinking about international issues, which we call "thinking nationally". Second, we find that teaching and research about the Middle East are centred in the humanities rather than in the social sciences. Third, we suggest that professional schools, rather than the arts and science core, are emerging as drivers of innovation in teaching and research about the Middle East on US campuses. (Contains 1 table and 11 notes.)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Innovation, Middle Eastern Studies, Educational Philosophy, International Studies, World Views, Global Approach, Interviews, Focus Groups, Participant Observation, Case Studies, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, College Outcomes Assessment, Educational Practices
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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