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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Copy but Not Paste: A Literature Review of Crossborder Curriculum Partnerships
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Waterval, Dominique G. J.; Frambach, Janneke M.; Driessen, Erik W.; Scherpbier, Albert J. J. A. – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2015
Crossborder curriculum partnerships, entailing the transposition of an entire curriculum and the related degree(s) from "home" to "host" institution, are a rather new phenomenon in internationalization in education. The literature describes successful and unsuccessful partnerships, but critical factors for the success or…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Global Approach, Partnerships in Education, International Education
English as the Lingua Franca in Transnational Higher Education: Motives and Prospects of Institutions That Teach in Languages Other than English
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Wilkins, Stephen; Urbanovic, Jolanta – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2014
Although there seems to be a wide held assumption that transnational higher education programs have to be taught in English to be legitimate "international" programs, there are a few examples globally of international branch campuses that teach in languages other than English. Using seven institutional case studies from around the world,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction, Case Studies
Managing Offshore Branch Campuses: An Analytical Framework for Institutional Strategies
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Shams, Farshid; Huisman, Jeroen – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2012
The aim of this article is to develop a framework that encapsulates the key managerial complexities of running offshore branch campuses. In the transnational higher education (TNHE) literature, several managerial ramifications and impediments have been addressed by scholars and practitioners. However, the strands of the literature are highly…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Multicampus Colleges, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Global Position and Position Taking: The Case of Australia
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Marginson, Simon – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2007
From 1990 to 2003, Australia's share of the global market in cross-border degrees grew from 1% to 9%. Full fee-paying foreign students now constitute one quarter of enrolments, and education is Australia's third largest services export. Positioned as an Anglo-American system on the edge of Asia, Australia has differentiated itself from the United…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Educational Finance, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Intercultural Learning and Diversity in Higher Education.
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Otten, Matthias – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2003
Presents a theoretical framework for understanding intercultural learning. Begins by outlining what intercultural competence is and how it relates to the quality of intercultural contacts rather than the quantity. Next compares the concept of "internationalization at home" to approaches to diversity in regions with an explicit tradition (the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Culture Contact, Higher Education
Increasing Engineering Student Participation in Study Abroad: A Study of U.S. and European Programs.
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Klahr, Sabine C.; Ratti, Umberto – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2000
Reviews various initiatives in the United States and Europe designed to increase the number of engineering students participating in international study and offers 13 recommendations to remove barriers encountered by engineering students who wish to study abroad. Recommendations address funding, curriculum, and logistical issues such as credit…
Descriptors: College Students, Engineering, Foreign Countries, Higher Education