The Others: Equitable Access, International Students, and the Community College

This qualitative investigation explains the ways in which community college decision makers justify the inclusion of international students at three community colleges in the United States. We identify and explain the ways in which decision makers rationalize institutional policy-particularly recrui...

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Published inJournal of studies in international education Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 71 - 85
Main Authors Viggiano, Tiffany, u.a
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.02.2018
Subjects
Community Colleges
Equal Education
Foreign Students
Global Approach
Internationalität
Justice
Qualitative Research
Semi Structured Interviews
Socioeconomic Status
Studentenaustausch
Two Year College Students
Wissenschaftleraustausch
Hawaii
Washington
California
justice
strategic institutional management of internationalization
community college
internationalization of higher education
international students
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Summary:This qualitative investigation explains the ways in which community college decision makers justify the inclusion of international students at three community colleges in the United States. We identify and explain the ways in which decision makers rationalize institutional policy-particularly recruitment strategies and motivations-related to international students, and discuss whether these policies could be considered ethical in a globalized context. Importantly, we conclude that community college decision makers first crafted a class of privileged international students and then justified price discrimination on the basis of said privilege. This vicious circle, we call the international access paradox, prevented decision makers from recognizing or responding to the needs of low socioeconomic status (SES) international students and international students from disadvantaged countries.(HRK / Abstract übernommen).
ISSN:1552-7808
1028-3153
1552-7808
DOI:10.1177/1028315317725883