Transnational Education and Internationalization of Education as Tools for Higher Education Transformation and Economic
Higher education in most developing countries, especially in Africa, has been undergoing significant transformation over the past few decades. This is due to a number of factors, including attempts to align education systems to national development goals,
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Perspectives in Transnational Higher Education
Edited by Emmanuel Jean Francois Ohio University, USA Mejai B. M. Avoseh University of South Dakota, USA and Wendy Griswold University of Memphis, USA
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Table of Contents
Prefacevii Part I: Philosophical Perspectives 1. What Is Transnational Education? Emmanuel Jean Francois
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2. ‘Gated Globalization’, Regionalism and Regional Trading Agreements: Educational Diplomacy in an Epoch of the Post-Bureaucratic State Tavis D. Jules 3. Transnational Education and Internationalization of Education as Tools for Higher Education Transformation and Economic Development in Emerging Economies Leapetswe Malete 4. Critical Transnational Pedagogy: Toward a Critical Theory of Transnational Education and Learning Charles L. Lowery
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Part II: Pedagogical Perspectives 5. A Global Perspective on Transnational Curriculum: Building Learning Community in Context of Education Reform Helena Wallenberg-Lerner
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6. Power, Authority, and Relationships in Instructional Practice: A Transnational Experience Michael Fonkem
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7. Open Books, Close Divides: Using Cultural Relativism to Enhance Reading Comprehension Erica L. McFadden 8. Transnational English: Dialogue and Solidarity among Teachers Donald F. Hones, Li Cheng and Jikwang Baek 9. The Undertones of Culture in American Education: The Exigencies of Trans-Cultural Consciousness in Transnational Education Patience Ewelisane Etutu Fonkem
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Part III: Perspectives Related to Mode of Delivery 10. Trans-Nationalization of Latin American Higher Education: Perspectives and Challenges for the Region Gustavo Gregorutti, Oscar Espinoza and Luis Eduardo González 11. Inter-Institutional/Joint Degree Curriculum Experiences in Higher Education: Opportunities and Challenges for the University of Botswana Joseph Matsoga
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12. Balancing the Local and the Global through Transnational Education: The Case of the University of Botswana Oitshepile M. Modise and Mejai B. M. Avoseh
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Notes on Contributors
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PREFACE
A colleague asked “What is transnational education?” Then, the colleague did not bother to wait for an answer, but added, “There is already international education. There is no need to talk about transn
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