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Direct linkLo, William Yat Wai – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2013
This paper argues that global university rankings can be understood as a mechanism upholding Taiwan's interests in light of cross-national analysis of university ranking and recent discussion on regionalisation of higher education in Asia. To draw an analytical framework, it begins by delineating a conceptualisation of university ranking, in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reputation, Educational Policy, Cross Cultural Studies
Leung, Maggi W. H.; Waters, Johanna L. – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2013
Drawing upon a project on British transnational education (TNE) programmes offered in Hong Kong, this paper interrogates the capacity development impact of TNE on the students, the Hong Kong Government and the programme providers. It addresses the questions: "What capacity is being developed in TNE operations?" and "For whom?"…
Descriptors: International Education, Foreign Countries, Neoliberalism, Models
Kelly, Anthony – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2009
Many disparate groups have written about the effects of globalisation on education. Some have promoted its benefits; others have warned against its ill-effects. This paper is an attempt at coalescing and juxtaposing the respective arguments as they relate to schooling policy and practice in the UK. The growing international pressures of…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Democracy, Educational Change, Teaching Methods
Logue, Danielle – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2009
The mobility of scientists and the concerns surrounding "brain drain" are not new. Even in the Ptolemic dynasty, the first king set out to attract and influence the movements of scholars to shift the centre of learning from Athens to Alexandria. Yet after all this time, there is still much policy discourse and debate focused on attempting to…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Scientists, Brain Drain, Public Policy
Rasmussen, Mary Lou; Harwood, Valerie – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2009
This paper considers Judith Butler's discussion of the intersections between governmentality and sovereign power in "Precarious life: the powers of mourning and violence." We consider this interrelationship with a view to considering how this might enable us to expand our understanding of contemporary discourses governing young people within and…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, Immigrants
Wells, Ryan – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2008
Democratisation is an important component of current globalisation trends, and education is commonly thought to lead to greater democratisation. Thus, education holds a prestigious place in political development discourses. Are policies that promote this belief grounded in research-based evidence, or simply the propagation of institutionalized…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Democracy, Democratic Values, Global Approach
