This book provides a critical review of the teaching practices in higher education in international contexts. Sticky problems and debates about inclusivity, diversity, and cultural representation in the curriculum and classroom are explored through the eyes of the academics who negotiate complex teaching landscapes.
Taking forward the notion of the scholar without borders, International Environments and Practices of Higher Education provides a critical review of the teaching practices in higher education in international contexts.
Sticky problems and debates about inclusivity, diversity, and cultural representation in the curriculum and classroom are explored through the eyes of the academics who negotiate complex teaching landscapes either on a temporary or permanent basis. The aspiration for universal nuanced teaching practices which reflect individual and national identities, along with newly emerging global ones that represent virtual academic citizenship that cross geographical and political borders, are presented as a foundation on which to instil borderless higher education.
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1. Introduction: Higher Education Environments, Human Capital
Mobility, and A Question of Identity; Dieu Hack-Polay, Andrea Caputo, and
Deborah Lock
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2. Authentic Learning Insights from a Tourism Postgraduate
Programme; Georgina Els
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3. Students Perspectives on Teaching Practices: A Focus on Feedback
for a Highly Diverse Cohort; Vikki Abusidualghoul
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4. Enhancing Capacity for Sustainable Education and Youth Employment
in Africa; Chinyere Augusta Nwajiuba, Micheal Olayinka Binuomote, and Paul
Agu Igwe
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5. Navigating Cultural Diversity to Engage Chinese Teachers in Best
Practice Professional Development; David Littlefair, Joanne Clifford Swan,
and Karen Hudson
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6. Switching Cultures: Personalised Reflexivity in Practice; April
Liu, Deborah Lock, and Dieu Hack-Polay
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7. Excellence in Teaching Synchronous and Hybrid Classes; Selina Neri
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8. Human Capital, Labour Mobility and Implications for Higher
Education in Africa; Ajuruchukwu Obi, Taiwo Olufunmilayo Olusa, and Adewuni
Stephen Oladapo
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9. A Critical Perspective on Remote Working and Self-directed
Learning in an International Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education
Program; Alessandra Scroccaro and Alessandro Rossi
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10. International Student Success in the UK: Scaffolding Curriculum
Strategies and Cultural Intelligence; Cheryl Yu and Heather McClean
Andrea Caputo is Associate Professor in Strategy & Entrepreneurship at the Lincoln International Business School of the University of Lincoln, UK and at the University of Trento, Department of Economics and Management, Italy. Andreas main research expertise is related to negotiation, decision-making, entrepreneurship and strategic management, covering subjects such as integrative negotiations, strategic negotiations, cultural differences, cultural intelligence, women and entrepreneurship in developing countries, and innovation.
Deborah Lock is a Deputy Head of College; Professor of Inclusivity & Innovation in Teaching. Deborah is an academic leader with more than twenty years of strategic-level experience in higher education. In her role she is responsible the internationalisation of the curriculum, online and flexible employer-led provision and student employability.
Dieu Hack-Polay is Associate Professor in Organisational Behaviour & Management in the Lincoln International Business School. He worked for several years in various sectors of activity including the voluntary sector and local government as a human resources and training practitioner in the United Kingdom.
