Spencer-Oatey, Helen and Dauber, Daniel (2019) Internationalisation and student diversity : opportunities for personal growth or numbers-only targets? Higher Education, 78 . pp. 1035-1058. doi:10.1007/s10734-019-00386-4 ISSN 0018-1560.

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Abstract

Most schemes that rank universities for their level of internationalisation are based on compositional criteria, such as the numbers of international students and staff, and student mobility numbers. Yet if such diversity is to be meaningful beyond financial benefits, and enhance the quality of education and research, including stimulating growth in (inter alia) intercultural competence, other measures are needed. Research in the intercultural field indicates that two foundational elements are required for this stimulation: (a) positive attitudes (e.g. openness, curiosity) towards diversity, and motivation to learn about/engage with it; and (b) experiences of difference that challenge people’s viewpoints, ideas and ways of doing things. Yet these variables are rarely probed simultaneously in higher education research. This article reports a study that used a tool to probe both of these elements in combination, in relation to three facets relevant to internationalisation: social integration, academic integration, and global opportunities and support. The study draws on data from 2360 students, gathered in four different countries, to explore how the opportunity benefits offered by diversity are being perceived and exploited by the respondents. The interconnections between the variables are explored, along with similarities and difference in ratings across regional groups. The article ends by discussing the conceptual and strategic planning implications of the findings.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Students, Foreign, Intercultural communication in education, Globalization, Education, Higher -- Social aspects, Cultural pluralism
Journal or Publication Title:	Higher Education
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
ISSN:	0018-1560
Official Date:	December 2019
Dates:	Date Event December 2019 Published 13 April 2019 Available 24 March 2019 Accepted
Volume:	78
Page Range:	pp. 1035-1058
DOI:	10.1007/s10734-019-00386-4
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit:	15 April 2019
Date of first compliant Open Access:	17 April 2019

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