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ERIC Number: EJ1233280
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-2151-0393
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Internationalization as Westernization in Higher Education
Sperduti, Vanessa R.
Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, v9 n1 p9-12 Spr 2017
A commonly held belief is that the more international a university is, the better it is. The internationalization of higher education (IoHE) certainly has the potential to attract more students, improve an institution's programs and financials, heighten its prestige, and provide students with diverse opportunities to engage in intercultural dialogue in order to have a greater understanding of the world. However, it can also be argued that there are negative implications associated with IoHE including the neoliberal emphasis on marketability and "academic capitalism." IoHE can also be critiqued for being equated with Westernization, the topic of this paper. Through a postcolonial lens, the author of this article critiques the Westernization of higher education by examining curricular issues including the spread of Western pedagogy, English as a Medium for Instruction (EMI), and the pressure for academics to publish in English journals.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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