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Kobayashi, Yoko – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2021
Addressing the root cause of Japanese higher education problems, the present literature-based study explores Japanese higher education's power relationship with one of the most influential stakeholders, the business world. It first draws attention to the incongruity between the business enterprises' proclaimed struggle with the securement of human…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Bilsland, Christine; Carter, Leanne; Wood, Leigh – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2020
Little research addresses graduate transition issues faced by transnational education (TNE) stakeholders. This paper's conceptual framework situates alumni as central stakeholders and potential partners in developing crucial insights into TNE graduate transitions. We interviewed alumni of an Australian university campus in Vietnam (AUV) about…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Education, Alumni, Stakeholders
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Galloway, Nicola; Numajiri, Takuya; Rees, Nerys – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2020
In recent years, one of the most significant trends in higher education in non-anglophone countries has been the growth in English Medium Instruction (EMI). However, provision is rapidly outpacing empirical research. This study examined how macro-level education policy with regard to EMI is both implemented and conceptualised at the institutional…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Delval, Anne-Sophie; Bühlmann, Felix – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2020
Globalisation has led to the transformation of the field of higher education, including an increase in international students' mobility and new offers of internationalised educational curricula "at home". This evolution provides new opportunities for both intentional and non-intentional "strategies of educational…
Descriptors: Hospitality Occupations, International Education, Student Mobility, School Administration
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Singh, Jasvir Kaur Nachatar; Jack, Gavin – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2018
This paper investigates the benefits of overseas tertiary education for international postgraduate students enrolled at a research-intensive university in Malaysia, an emerging yet under-researched Asian education hub. The study is based on 55 semi-structured qualitative interviews with international students and academic and professional support…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Foreign Students, International Education, Employment Potential
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Jang, Eun-Young – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2017
In recent decades, recruiting foreign professors (FPs) has become a noticeable trend at South Korean higher education institutions (HEIs) as they attempt to internationalize. However, little scholarly attention has been paid to the question of what is actually happening in classrooms as a result of this rapid influx of FPs and the associated…
Descriptors: International Education, Foreign Countries, Computer Science Education, Teacher Student Relationship
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Lau, Ken; Lin, Chia-Yen – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2017
Universities worldwide, in placing a greater emphasis on global mobility, have recently seen a growing number of in- and outbound students. Parallel to this development has been the need to internationalize individual campuses, an important aspect of which is to have a common language (or languages) used for communication. The language policies in…
Descriptors: International Education, Language Planning, Bilingual Education, Foreign Countries
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Nguyen, Huong Thu; Hamid, M. Obaidul; Moni, Karen – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2016
As neoliberal ideals of deregulation, accountability, quality and financial autonomy take hold of education worldwide, higher education institutions (HEIs) in developing economies are adopting strategies to improve educational quality; attract local and international students; enhance institutional ranking and global competitiveness; and, more…
Descriptors: Institutional Autonomy, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Neoliberalism
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Cheung, Alan C. K.; Yuen, Timothy W. W. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2016
The purpose of this paper was to examine the motives, the educational experiences, and the plan after graduation of a particular group of mainland Chinese students pursuing teacher education in Hong Kong by using a modified two-way push-and-pull model as our analytical framework. The study employed both quantitative and qualitative methods.…
Descriptors: Asians, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Foreign Countries