ERIC Number: EJ1423326
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-2162-3104
EISSN: EISSN-2166-3750
African Higher Education in the Age of Internationalization: The Case for International Double and Joint Degree Programs as an Impetus for Student Mobility
Desire Yamutuale
Journal of International Students, v14 n2 p119-135 2024
In the last three decades, there has been a rush towards internationalizing higher education. The international double/joint degree programs are one of the drivers of internationalisation activities. Many African universities have evolved to offer their students these opportunities for academic mobility. This study is a phenomenological understanding of the experiences of African students in Canada on exchange partnerships for international double/joint degree programs (IDDP), using Bourdieu's toolbox. The result shows a gap between the ideal expectations and the instrumental aspects of the programs. Students seem satisfied, despite the challenges faced by participating in these programs.
Descriptors: Global Approach, Academic Degrees, Cooperative Programs, Student Mobility, Phenomenology, International Educational Exchange, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Student Attitudes, Brain Drain, Individual Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada; Africa
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