Building Global Education with a Local Perspective: An Introduction to Glocal Higher Education

239 Pages·2015·1.4 MB·English

by  Emmanuel Jean Francois (auth.)

BUILDING GLOBAL EDUCATION
WITH A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE
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BUILDING GLOBAL EDUCATION
WITH A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE
AN INTRODUCTION TO GLOCAL
HIGHER EDUCATION
Emmanuel Jean Francois
BUILDING GLOBAL EDUCATION WITH A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE
Copyright © Emmanuel Jean Francois, 2015.
Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-39174-2
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First published in 2015 by
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ISBN 978-1-349-48307-5 ISBN 978-1-137-38677-9 (eBook)
DOI 10.1057/9781137386779
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Jean-François, Emmanuel, 1971–
Building global education with a local perspective : an introduction to
glocal higher education / Emmanuel Jean Francois.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Education, Higher. 2. Education and globalization. 3. Education,
Higher—Administration. 4. Educational leadership. 5. Education,
Higher—Social aspects. 6. Glocalization. I. Title.
LB2322.2.J43 2015
378—dc23 2014038912
A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library.
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First edition: April 2015
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This book is dedicated to my adorable wife Pierrette,
my incredible daughters Emmarald and Maellie,
and my handsome son Pierremael
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CONTENTS
List of Figures and Boxes ix
Preface xi
1 Education and Society 1
2 International Education 17
3 Globalization and Higher Education 35
4 Global Higher Education and Local Context 47
5 Glocalization 61
6 Glocal Symbiosis 73
7 Glocal Higher Education 85
8 Glocal Validation 101
9 Glocal Partnership 111
10 Glocally Informed Pedagogy 127
11 Glocal Competence in Context 141
12 Glocal Inquiry 155
13 Glocal Higher Education and Strategic Planning 169
14 Managing Glocal Higher Education Programs 183
15 Glocal Leadership 197
References 209
Index 231
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FIGURES AND BOXES
Figures
1.1 Purposes of Education in a Society 7
1.2 Intergenerational Income Elasticities for Nine Developed
Countries 12
2.1 D istribution of Foreign Students in Tertiary Education,
in Percentage, by Region of Origin (2010) 26
2.2 Fast College Degree in 10 Days 29
4.1 Global Education Ambitions 52
5.1 Facets of Glocalization 64
6.1 Glocal Symbiosis 75
6.2 Principles of Glocal Symbiosis 76
7.1 Glocal Higher Education 88
7.2 The Four Cs of Effective Glocal Higher Education 96
8.1 Types of Assets 109
9.1 Global Partnership Networks 112
10.1 Glocally Informed Pedagogy (GIP) 131
11.1 Competence 148
11.2 Social Construction of Glocal Identity 150
12.1 The Research Process 158
12.2 Glocal Inquiry 161
13.1 Strategic Planning Process 172
14.1 Steps in Paracontextual Problem Solving 190
Boxes
2.1 S ample Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
between Two Universities 23
6.1 Adjusted Global Symbiosis Ratio 83
8.1 Key Elements of a Cross-Societal Readiness Assessment 106