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

"Glocal" education melds the economic advantages of globalizing higher education with the benefits of incorporating local perspectives. This book explores glocal education's rationale; social, cultural, and economic foundations; key concepts; and implementation. "Building Global Education with a Local Perspective introduces the concepts, theories, and practices associated with glocal higher education, based on an old idea "think globally, act locally", and "think locally, act globally". Jean Francois' outline of glocal higher education makes propositions and suggests frameworks that can serve as alternative to the limitations of the imperialist ambitions of global education. Using templates, case studies, illustrations, and activities, Jean Francois challenges the critical thinking of scholars and policy makers, and suggest original strategies to plan and implement programs, projects, and activities in international, comparative, and global education"-- Provided by publisher Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Education and Society....Pages 1-15 International Education....Pages 17-33 Globalization and Higher Education....Pages 35-46 Global Higher Education and Local Context....Pages 47-59 Glocalization....Pages 61-72 Glocal Symbiosis....Pages 73-84 Glocal Higher Education....Pages 85-99 Glocal Validation....Pages 101-110 Glocal Partnership....Pages 111-126 Glocally Informed Pedagogy....Pages 127-139 Glocal Competence in Context....Pages 141-153 Glocal Inquiry....Pages 155-167 Glocal Higher Education and Strategic Planning....Pages 169-182 Managing Glocal Higher Education Programs....Pages 183-196 Glocal Leadership....Pages 197-208 Back Matter....Pages 209-233