Building Global Education With A Local Perspective: An Introduction To Glocal Higher Education

BUILDING GLOBAL EDUCATION WITH A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE This page intentionally left blank BUILDING GLOBAL EDUCATION WITH A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE AN INTRODUCTION TO GLOCAL HIGHER EDUCATION Emmanuel Jean Francois BUILDING GLOBAL EDUCATION WITH A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE Copyright © Emmanuel Jean Francois, 2015. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-39174-2 All rights reserved. First published in 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-48307-5 ISBN 978-1-137-38677-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137386779 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Jean-François, Emmanuel, 1971– Building global education with a local perspective : an introduction to glocal higher education / Emmanuel Jean Francois. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Education, Higher. 2. Education and globalization. 3. Education, Higher—Administration. 4. Educational leadership. 5. Education, Higher—Social aspects. 6. Glocalization. I. Title. LB2322.2.J43 2015 378—dc23 2014038912 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Knowledge Works (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: April 2015 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is dedicated to my adorable wife Pierrette, my incredible daughters Emmarald and Maellie, and my handsome son Pierremael This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS List of Figures and Boxes ix Preface xi 1 Education and Society 1 2 International Education 17 3 Globalization and Higher Education 35 4 47 Global Higher Education and Local Context 5 Glocalization 61 6 Glocal Symbiosis 73 7 Glocal Higher Education 85 8 Glocal Validation 9 Glocal Partnership 101 111 10 Glocally Informed Pedagogy 127 11 Glocal Competence in Context 141 12 Glocal Inquiry 155 13 Glocal Higher Education and Strategic Planning 169 14 Managing Glocal Higher Education Programs 183 15 Glocal Leadership 197 References 209 Index 231 This page intentionally left blank FIGURES AND BOXES Figures 1.1 Purposes of Education in a Society 1.2 Intergenerational Income Elasticities for Nine Developed Countries 2.1 Distribution of Foreign Students in Tertiary Education, in Percentage, by Region of Origin (2010) 2.2 Fast College Degree in 10 Days 4.1 Global Education Ambitions 5.1 Facets of Glocalization 6.1 Glocal Symbiosis 6.2 Principles of Glocal Symbiosis 7.1 Glocal Higher Education 7.2 The Four Cs of Effective Glocal Higher Education 8.1 Types of Assets 9.1 Global Partnership Networks 10.1 Glocally Informed Pedagogy (GIP) 11.1 Competence 11.2 Social Construction of Glocal Identity 12.1 The Research Process 12.2 Glocal Inquiry 13.1 Strategic Planning Process 14.1 Steps in Paracontextual Problem Solving 7 12 26 29 52 64 75 76 88 96 109 112 131 148 150 158 161 172 190 Boxes 2.1 Sample Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Two Universities 6.1 Adjusted Glo