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TL;DR: This paper showed that understandings of the student differ in significant ways both across countries and to some extent within them, at least in so far as constructions of students are concerned, while European policy may assume that higher education students can move unproblematically across national borders.
Abstract: It is often assumed within much of the academic literature and by many of those working in higher education that universities across Europe are homogenising, converging around an Anglo-American model as a result of neo-liberal pressures and the aim of creating a single European Higher Education Area. However, drawing on an analysis of 92 policy documents from six different European countries, this article demonstrates that enduring differences remain – at least in so far as constructions of students are concerned. While European policy may assume that higher education students can move unproblematically across national borders, as part of the Erasmus mobility scheme, for example, we show that understandings of ‘the student’ differ in significant ways both across countries and, to some extent, within them. This has implications for both European policy and academic theorisation.
35 citations
TL;DR: Anatoly V. Oleksiyenko Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong At the time of writing this Forum, many nations, cities, and universities are still in lockdown due to the COVID-...
Abstract: Anatoly V. Oleksiyenko Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong At the time of writing this Forum, many nations, cities, and universities are still in lockdown due to the COVID-...
32 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors stress the increasing importance of international organisations' legitimacy in global educational governance as a function of their regulative or normative power, and stress the importance of global organizations' role in global education governance.
Abstract: International organisations’ (IOs) legitimacy in global educational governance is commonly seen as a function of their regulative or normative power. By contrast, this paper stresses the increasing...
27 citations
TL;DR: The authors explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the higher education sector through the experiences and perspectives in China, Malaysia and the UK, with schools and universities clo...
Abstract: This Forum explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Higher Education (HE) sector through the experiences and perspectives in China, Malaysia and the UK, with schools and universities clo...
26 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed the approach to systemic educational reform in the Arabian states of the Gulf and the central role within that of the Global Education Industry (GEI) in the Arab world.
Abstract: This paper analyses the approach to systemic educational reform in the Arabian states of the Gulf and the central role within that of the Global Education Industry (GEI). Initially the authors iden...
23 citations
TL;DR: The concept of the world-class university has proliferated throughout the world, yet there is no universal consensus on how to define these elite institutions as discussed by the authors, without a unified definition, ranking ranking.
Abstract: The concept of the world-class university has proliferated throughout the world, yet there is no universal consensus on how to define these elite institutions. Without a unified definition, ranking...
22 citations
TL;DR: This paper examined what the value of a degree is using nationally representative labour market surveys from the Middle East and North Africa region, and found that the region has the lowest returns to education.
Abstract: The Middle East and North Africa region has the world’s lowest returns to education. This paper examines what the value of a degree is using nationally representative labour market surveys from Egy...
19 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyse changes in concepts, policy and practice of citizenship and citizenship education and propose a theoretical analysis of the concepts, policies and practices of citizenship education, which can have different meanings.
Abstract: The concepts of citizenship and citizenship education can have different meanings. We analyse changes in concepts, policy and practice of citizenship and citizenship education. In our theoretical a...
18 citations
TL;DR: The authors conceptualized social justice in education from a non-western tradition and addressed the research gap concerning the insufficient philosophical discourses on social justice from non-Western traditions, and proposed a framework for social justice education.
Abstract: Addressing a research gap concerning the insufficient philosophical discourses on social justice from non-Western traditions, this article conceptualises social justice in education from a ...
17 citations
TL;DR: This article investigated the experiences of two international students with different linguistic backgrounds in a university in Hong Kong, with particular attention to the role of language in their experiences with different cultures and languages.
Abstract: This paper investigates the experiences of two international students with different linguistic backgrounds in a university in Hong Kong, with particular attention to the role of language i...
16 citations
TL;DR: Using a qualitative horizontal comparative case study approach, the authors explores the experiences of female leaders in Central Asian academia to identify challenges they face in transition/perfor... and identify challenges faced by women in academia.
Abstract: Using a qualitative horizontal comparative case study approach, this paper explores the experiences of female leaders in Central Asian academia to identify challenges they face in transition/perfor...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate how two global education agendas, namely Universal Primary Education (UPE) and Competency-Based Education (CBE), are enacted and re-contextualised in Uganda and Mexico.
Abstract: National education policies often emerge from the global arena. These global policy norms hold the promise that reforms will produce similar education and development outcomes in different contexts. However, research on how and why global education reforms are practised ‘on the ground’ and with what effects is still scant. In this paper, we investigate how two global education agendas, namely Universal Primary Education (UPE) and Competency-Based Education (CBE), are enacted and re-contextualised in Uganda and Mexico. By drawing on data obtained from extensive field research in both countries, we explore how these global policies were translated into practice within their situated, professional, material and external contexts. Our research shows that in both cases the enactment of global policies differed widely from universal agendas. We, therefore, argue that global education norms in education can also reproduce existing inequalities or even lead to new forms of inequalities at the local level.
TL;DR: The authors explored the mechanisms through which perseverance might lead to academic success and found that perseverance positively predicts academic achievement, but the mechanisms of how perseverance may affect academic success remain unexplored.
Abstract: Research on grit indicates that perseverance positively predicts academic achievement. Yet, the mechanisms through which perseverance might lead to academic success remain less explored, particular...
TL;DR: For example, the authors found that non-formal education programs to boost young people's development are increasingly common in the Global South and there is clear evidence of short-term impacts but much less is known about how far these programs can reach young people.
Abstract: Non-formal education programmes to boost young people’s development are increasingly common in the Global South. There is clear evidence of short-term impacts but much less is known about how far t...
TL;DR: In this paper, a qualitative study of multicultural education is presented, aiming at the equity and peaceful coexistence of multiple cultures and based on the broader ground of multiculturalism, multicultural education stands out as a vital subject.
Abstract: Aiming at the equity and peaceful coexistence of multiple cultures and based on the broader ground of multiculturalism, multicultural education stands out as a vital subject. This qualitative study...
TL;DR: The authors employ the notion of flexible citizenship to examine how national and transnational forces and discursive logics mediate Chinese international secondary school students' education, and examine how flexible citizenship can be applied to Chinese students.
Abstract: This study employs the notion of ‘flexible citizenship,’ to examine how national and transnational forces and discursive logics mediate Chinese international secondary school students’ educ...
TL;DR: This paper explored teacher educators' perceptions about and engagement in research, while limited research has been paid to their publishing practices, while previous research has explored teachers' perceptions of their engagement in and acceptance of research.
Abstract: In current teacher education, while previous research has explored teacher educators’ perceptions about and engagement in research, limited research has been paid to their publishing practi...
TL;DR: In this article, a critical analysis of inequalities, cultural repression and epistemic domination through education is provided, arguing that the 4Rs framework usefully exposes underlying structural tensions in education but does not show avenues for rupturing unequal power relations and hegemonies that reproduce systems of domination and social exclusion at the macro level.
Abstract: Education is increasingly becoming central to debates about how to promote peace in conflict-affected societies. Equitable access to quality learning, promotion of social justice through educational reforms and conflict-sensitive curricular and pedagogical approaches are viewed as peace supporting educational interventions. Drawing upon the existing body of literature in the area of education, conflict and peace in Southern Thailand and reflecting on Nancy Fraser’s theory of social justice and applying the 4Rs framework, this paper provides a critical analysis of inequalities, cultural repression and epistemic domination through education. The paper argues that the 4Rs framework usefully exposes underlying structural tensions in education but does little to show avenues for rupturing unequal power relations and hegemonies that reproduce systems of domination and social exclusion at the macro level. The real hope, however, lies in the potential use of the 4Rs as a tool for grassroots political socialisation.
TL;DR: This article used the OECD's Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) to test the central claims of knowledge capital theory and found that knowledge capital has a distinct advantage over other knowledge capital theories.
Abstract: Extending recent analyses using PISA data, the current study utilises the OECD’s Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) to test the central claims of knowledge capital theory. PIAAC has a distinct advantag...
TL;DR: In this paper, international actors have called for greater inclusion of education provisions in peace agreements given the important symbolic and practical roles peace agreements play post-conflict. Yet, the inc...
Abstract: International actors have called for greater inclusion of education provisions in peace agreements given the important symbolic and practical roles peace agreements play post-conflict. Yet, the inc...
TL;DR: This paper examined Cambodian students' exam cheating practices throughout their schooling, based on interviews with 19 university students, and found that, although students did not admit to cheating, they did not regret it.
Abstract: This study examines Cambodian students’ exam cheating practices throughout their schooling. Based on a thorough analysis of interviews with 19 university students, the study found that, although ch...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors engage with the prestigious UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development, which was established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Abstract: Prizes and awards have received limited attention in scholarly research. The present paper engages with the prestigious UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development, which an...
TL;DR: The Wiley Handbook of Paulo Freire (2019) as mentioned in this paper was the first attempt to re-envision Freire's impact fifty years after the publication of the book, and it was published in Brazil.
Abstract: In The Wiley Handbook of Paulo Freire (2019), Freire’s collaborator Professor Carlos Alberto Torres sets forth an ambitious project to re-envision Freire’s impact fifty years after the publication ...
TL;DR: The Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA) has instigated domestic policy debate aimed at improving education systems' quality and efficiency as mentioned in this paper, and its high performers are often described as "high performers".
Abstract: The Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA) has instigated domestic policy debate aimed at improving education systems’ quality and efficiency. Its high performers are often described ...
TL;DR: The authors argue that character education programs implicitly justify the pursuit of virtue during schooling. But they also argue that cultivating virtues during schooling helps students, schools and society flourish, but critics argue character education does not implicitly justify s...
Abstract: Proponents of character education claim cultivating virtues during schooling helps students, schools and society flourish but critics argue character education programs implicitly justify s...
TL;DR: In this paper, the calls for global citizenship education (GCE) in primary education have been making themselves heard in recent literature in different national and international contexts, and primary school teachers have responded to these calls.
Abstract: Calls for global citizenship education (GCE) in primary education have been making themselves heard in recent literature in different national and international contexts. Primary school teachers mu...
TL;DR: In this article, the dynamics of how Hong Kong university students constructed their own ideals of cit..., drawing on two surveys conducted before and after the 2014 Umbrella Movement, the authors discussed the dynamics and dynamics of Hong Kong students' construction of their ideals.
Abstract: Drawing on two surveys conducted before and after the 2014 Umbrella Movement, this paper discusses the dynamics of how Hong Kong (HK) university students constructed their own ideals of cit...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors have asked the question "How does teaching in English constitute a university being internationalised" and have often been met with puzzled looks, sceptical comments or downright hostil...
Abstract: Whenever I have asked the question ‘How does teaching in English constitute a university being “internationalised”’, I have often been met with puzzled looks, sceptical comments or downright hostil...
TL;DR: Although the effect of entrepreneurship education (EE) on student entrepreneurial behavior is well documented, the institutional context within which EE and student entrepreneurship interact has not yet been explored as mentioned in this paper, however.
Abstract: Although the effect of entrepreneurship education (EE) on student entrepreneurial behaviour is well documented, the institutional context within which EE and student entrepreneurship interact remai...
TL;DR: In the context of educational globalisation, the role of supranational organizations in shaping the educational policy decisions, especially of aid-dependent countries, has increased as mentioned in this paper, using global...
Abstract: In the context of educational globalisation, the role of supranational organisations in shaping the educational policy decisions, especially of aid-dependent countries, has increased. Using global ...