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Rethinking the 'Global' in Global Higher Education Studies: From the Lens of the Chinese Idea of "Tianxia"
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Yang, Lili; Tian, Lin – Oxford Review of Education, 2022
This paper draws on the Chinese and English literature on the Chinese idea of "tianxia" (literally meaning all under heaven), with the objective of shedding new light on the discussion of the global in global higher education (studies). It argues that the "tianxia" idea embodies an approach to viewing the world that is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Higher Education, Asian Culture
Native Speakerism and the Japanese Ideal of English Language Teaching: Globalisation, Ideology, and Practice
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Christopher Samuell – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2024
The relationship between concepts of 'native-speakerism', English language education and their effects on local stakeholders are continually evolving. As such, this paper critically analysed native-speakerist ideologies in the Japanese EFL teaching context with the aim of illustrating the complicated nature of native-speakerism as it currently…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Native Speakers, Ideology, Global Approach
I Am Where I Think I Will Work: Higher Education and Labor Migration Regime in the Philippines
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Eder, Rosalyn – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2016
The Philippine government has received praises from international organizations for its exemplary management of labor migration. The country has one of the most sophisticated institutionalized mechanisms for out-migration of workers, and it serves as a model of government-led labor migration management. It is, therefore, no surprise that research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Migrant Workers, Planning Commissions
Internationalization of Chinese Higher Education
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Chen, Linhan; Huang, Danyan – Higher Education Studies, 2013
This paper probes into the development of internationalization of higher education in China from ancient times to modern times, including the emergence of international connections in Chinese higher education and the subsequent development of such connections, the further development of internationalization of Chinese higher education, and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Higher Education, Educational Change
Tsuda Umeko and a Transnational Network Supporting Women's Higher Education in Japan during the Victorian Era
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Johnson, Linda – American Educational History Journal, 2010
Having limited access to colleges and universities offering women the same educational opportunities available to men, elite women of the 19th century crossed national borders for advanced study and teaching opportunities. The career of Tsuda Umeko, founder of one of the first private institutions of higher education for women in Japan, leader in…
Descriptors: Womens Education, Higher Education, Advocacy, Educational History
What I Wish My College Students Already Knew about PRC History
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Stapleton, Kristin – Social Education, 2010
Different generations of Americans understand China quite differently. This, of course, is true of many topics. However, the turbulence of Chinese history and U.S.-China relations in the 60 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949 has deepened the gaps in generational thinking about China. Those who came of age in…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Asian History, Social Change, Instructional Design