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ERIC Number: ED647833
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 162
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 979-8-8417-7891-2
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The Internationalization of Higher Education in Taiwan: A Case Study of Faculty and Administrator Perceptions of Policy Strategies
Jing-Han Liou
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Indiana University
This study examines a Taiwanese university's administrators' and faculty members' perceptions about varying policy strategies for the internationalization of higher education. As a qualitative study, I conducted semi-structured interviews for data collection. In total, 35 interviews were conducted, which include 6 of the university's administrators and 29 faculty members of different ages from a variety of fields. I focus on analyzing how the interviewees interpret the concept of internationalization, how they appraise/feel about current policies of internationalization, and how their perceptions have shaped the way they likely implement the existing policies. The study finds that administrators who have a certain power over policy making tend to support the idea of internationalization, while some administrators whose authority is limited to academic affairs are more critical or suspicious of internationalization. Administrators' academic fields seem to influence their thoughts as well. Regardless of their authority type, most administrators criticized the government's strategy of internationalization. Faculty members' perceptions seem to be related to their academic fields. For instance, most professors from the field of business feel more comfortable and hold more positive perspectives when talking about internationalization, while those from fields like humanities and qualitative social science studies are generally more critical of internationalization, with some young professors in science and technology also holding critical attitudes. Their perceptions of existing policy/strategy of internationalization, however, are very diverse and do not have specific patterns. Regardless of interviewees' positions, most of them show their own ways of implementing policies; in sum, academic background, personal experience, and personality all contribute to the shaping of their ways of appropriating these policies. In addition, the uniqueness of Taiwan's political status and its development of society plays a role in many aspects, including policy making and how Taiwanese people view themselves and the world. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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