Critical Perspectives on Internationalising the Curriculum in Disciplines : Reflective Narrative Accounts From Business, Education and Health

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introducing Critical Perspectives on Internationalising the Curriculum....Pages 3-22 Front Matter....Pages 23-23 Internationalising the Curriculum in Business....Pages 25-29 ‘Yes! That Means Get Out of Your Seat’....Pages 31-44 A Window to the World....Pages 45-58 All Systems Go to a Global Outlook....Pages 59-72 The Business of Intercultural Competence Development....Pages 73-82 Front Matter....Pages 83-83 Internationalising the Curriculum in Education....Pages 85-90 The Flying Faculty....Pages 91-105 Internationalising a Transnational Higher Education Programme....Pages 107-120 A Cross Modular Approach to Internationalisation of an Education Curriculum in a British University....Pages 121-133 Developing a Master’s Programme and a Research Community in Multicultural and International Education....Pages 135-149 Front Matter....Pages 151-151 Internationalising the Curriculum in Health....Pages 153-158 From Training Initiative to Fully-Fledged Innovative International Programme....Pages 159-173 Experiences of Creating Internationalized Curricula through Global Health Programs at the University of Saskatchewan....Pages 175-188 Internationalising Nursing Education from the Ground Up....Pages 189-203 Internationalisation of the Curriculum in an Undergraduate Nursing Degree....Pages 205-217 First Steps Towards Internationalising the Curriculum in a Dutch School of Midwifery....Pages 219-233 The Experience of Internationalising the Curriculum in a Spanish Nursing Degree Program....Pages 235-248 Starting with Transitions....Pages 249-260 Cultures and Languages across the Curriculum in Global Health....Pages 261-274 Front Matter....Pages 275-275 Critical Reflections on the Internationalisation of the Curriculum....Pages 277-296 Back Matter....Pages 297-310 Universities around the world have embraced internationalisation at the policy level, but struggle to put that policy into practice, particularly at the coalface of teaching and learning. To date, faculty voices have been largely silent in the literature on internationalising the curriculum. This book begins to address this gap. What does 'internationalisation of the curriculum' (IoC) mean in practice? How is it conceived, implemented and assessed within specific disciplines, locales and types of institutions? Why does it matter? These questions are addressed in this book by academics teaching in the fields of business, education and health, in a range of institutions across North America, the Middle East, Europe, East Asia and Australia. Reflecting critically on personal experience, through a scholarly engagement with current research, each chapter offers new ways of thinking about internationalising curricula in an increasingly interconnected world. The editors' commentaries draw out the tensions between personal, disciplinary and institutional motivations, imperatives, and interests - in other words, tensions between the ideal and the do-able - which come into play in the practice of internationalising the curriculum, and offer insightful suggestions for future research and practice. Critical Perspectives on Internationalising the Curriculum in Disciplines: Reflective Narrative Accounts from Business, Education and Health is essential reading for academics and administrators invested in exploring new ways to better prepare students for life and work in the 21st century-- back cover