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A Critical Analysis of the UNESCO/OECD Guidelines for Quality Provision of Cross-Border Higher Education
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Blackmur, Douglas – Quality in Higher Education, 2007
The nation state is not helpless if it wishes to respond to the significant increase since the 1980s in the cross-border provision of higher education. In 2003, the General Council of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) nevertheless commissioned the development of practices and principles to further…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Criticism, Risk, Guidelines
Cultural Diversity as Resistance to Neoliberal Globalization: The Emergence of a Global Movement and Convention
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Chan-Tibergien, Jennifer – International Review of Education, 2006
While there have been numerous discussions of the impact on educational services made by trade liberalization through the World Trade Organization (WTO), this study looks at the emergence of global resistance to the commodification of culture through the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) within the WTO. In line with the Council of…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Global Approach, Ideology, Cultural Influences
Higher Education Crossing Borders. A Guide to the Implications of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) for Cross-Border Education
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Knight, Jane – Commonwealth of Learning, 2006
This Guide examines the different dimensions of cross-border education within the context of General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS): the present landscape, opportunities and challenges and the implications for policy and practice in higher education. It is meant for a range of stakeholders: policymakers, senior academic leaders, faculty…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Faculty, Stakeholders