Internationalization of Higher Education in the United States of America and Europe: A Historical, Comparative, and Conceptual Analysis. Greenwood Studies in Higher Education.

Overview & Synopsis

This book provides a critical tour of the internationalization of higher education, which has become an important issue in the development of higher education. Part 1, "The Historical Development of the Internationalization of Higher Education: A Comparative Study of the United States of America and Europe," contains: (1) "The Historical Context of the Internationalization of Higher Education"; (2) "The International Dimension of Higher Education in the United States of America"; (3) "The International Dimension of Higher Education in Europe"; and (4) "The Development of Internationalization of Higher Education in the United States of America and Europe: A Comparison." Part 2, "The Internationalization of Higher Education: A Conceptual Framework," contains: (5) "Rationales for the Internationalization of Higher Education"; (6) "Meanings of and Approaches to International Education and the Internationalization of Higher Education"; and (7) "Strategies and Organization Models for the Internationalization of Higher Education." Part 3, "Thematic Issues in the Internationalization of Higher Education," contains: (8) "Globalization, Regionalization, and the Internationalization of Higher Education"; (9) "Quality and the Internationalization of Higher Education"; (10) "The Emergence of English as the Common Language in Higher Education"; (11) "The Rise of Regional and International Academic Networks and Alliances"; (12) "Internationalization of Higher Education as a Research Area"; and (13) "Summary and Conclusions." (Contains 9 figures and 274 references.) (SLD)