National Policies for the Internationalisation of Higher Education in New...

National Policies for the Internationalisation of Higher Education in New Zealand: A Comparative Analysis

University of Canterbury

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Creator Shannon, William
Date 2010-02-08T01:20:51Z
2010-02-08T01:20:51Z
2009
Identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10092/3437
Description Research has observed an ever-increasing emphasis which is placed on the international dimension in higher education. This thesis is particularly interested in the question, why internationalisation? It constitutes a case study of the rationales driving the national policies for the internationalisation of higher education in New Zealand, the findings of which are compared with those of the seven European countries (Austria, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and the United Kingdom) analysed as part of a recent European Union 5th Framework Programme project. The available research suggests that economic rationales increasingly drive internationalisation and the first phase of the above project reaffirmed that this was the case at the national level in those countries analysed. This thesis provides an opportunity to corroborate this research and assess whether the same is true in New Zealand. Above all, it intends to contribute to an improved conception of the phenomenon of increasing internationalisation in higher education from which informed discussion and critical debate about its future can take place.
Language en
Publisher University of Canterbury. National Centre for Research on Europe
Relation NZCU
Rights Copyright William Shannon
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Subject Internationalisation
Higher Education
Tertiary Education
National Policies
Rationales
New Zealand
Europe
Type Electronic thesis or dissertation
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