Strategic Planning An Examination of the Role of Disciplines in Sustaining Internationalization of the University

Internationalization of the curriculum is arguably a key strategy to developing and sustaining campus-wide internationalization. Using Becher and Trowler’s (2001) categorization of the disciplines, this qualitative study examined how 37 faculty members situate internationalization in the context of...

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Published inJournal of studies in international education Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 183 - 202
Main Author Agnew, Melanie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.05.2013
Subjects
Academic discipline
Classification
College Faculty
Curriculum
Educational institutions
Global Approach
Governance
Intellectual Disciplines
International Education
Internationalization
Organizational Development
Public goods
Role
School Culture
Strategic Planning
Universities
internationalization
university governance
disciplines
public good
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Summary:Internationalization of the curriculum is arguably a key strategy to developing and sustaining campus-wide internationalization. Using Becher and Trowler’s (2001) categorization of the disciplines, this qualitative study examined how 37 faculty members situate internationalization in the context of the disciplines. Disciplinary knowledge is viewed here as reflecting real-world differences in subject matter relative to internationalization. Findings indicate that internationalization manifest in different ways relative to the subjective–objective and the applied or pure qualities of the discipline categories, specifically in value of local culture and language, and the influence of global forces. It is argued here that institutions will be well served if specific qualities of the academic disciplines, a subset of university culture, and its subsequent impact on organizational development were considered in the strategic planning process supporting internationalization.
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ISSN:1028-3153
1552-7808
DOI:10.1177/1028315312464655