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Globalization and internationalization as frameworks for higher education research
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In contemporary writing on higher education, globalization and internationalization are increasingly popular terms, and they are also increasingly being used as frameworks for higher education research. This article discusses the meaning and application of these terms, documents their usage in higher education research, and critically reviews this research and its usefulness for higher education policy. It concludes that, while many interpret the growing globalization and internationalization of higher education as another effect of neo-liberal agendas, the role of higher education institutions as instigators of further globalization and internationalization should not be ignored, while the compromises they make in doing so need to be acknowledged. It also suggests that higher education researchers themselves need to move out of their national comfort zones and think and research more globally.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Tight, M.
- Affiliations
- Lancaster University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Tight, Malcolm
- ORCID
- Tight, Malcolm
- Venue
- Research Papers in Education
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2019-06-26
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 52-74
- ISSN
- 0267-1522 (ISSN-L)
- 1470-1146
- OpenAlex
- W2954489179
- Cited by
- 187
- References
- 181
- Citations by year
- 2026: 22 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 38 · 2023: 40 · 2022: 27 · 2021: 28 · 2020: 9
- FWCI
- 67.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- eprints.lancs.ac.uk
- Locations
- Research Papers in Education (publishedVersion)
- Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Governance and Development
- Social Sciences › Education › Global Education Systems and Policies
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Global Educational Policies and Reforms
- Keywords
- globalization of higher education, internationalization of higher education, higher education research, neoliberalism, higher education policy, higher education institutions, research paradigms, global research
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