The Internationalisation of UK higher education?
| Author/Producer | ESCalate |
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| Published in | Issue 3 Challenges for Teacher Training |
| Date Published | November 2005 |
| Pages | 3 |
Summary
By Sheila Trahar, University of Bristol
Description
Mention the internationalisation of higher education in the UK and many people will assume that you are talking about increasing numbers of international students rather than engaging in a concerted effort to integrate an intercultural dimension into your teaching. In fact there are those who suggest that very few students and academics have risen to the challenge of understanding the complexities of operating effectively in an international and intercultural context (Knight and de Wit, 1995; Volet & Ang, 1998). Paradoxically, although most UK universities define themselves as international institutions, many academics may feel ambivalent towards international students..