Transcript Slide 1
Friday, June 7th, 2013
1:00pm – 2:30pm
Kingpetch Room, Asia Hotel, Bangkok
CREATING AN
INTERNATIONALIZATION
FRAMEWORK
The Case for Thailand
Karen McBride, Ed.D.
10 years in International Higher Education
Majority of experience in Study Abroad and Student
Exchange programs within the U.S.A.
Experience in private and public sectors
Relocated to the Midwest
Studied (School for Field Studies, Atenas, Costa Rica &
University of Glasgow, U.K.), Interned (National Museum
of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland), obtained graduate degree
(Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland,
U.K.), Volunteered (U.S. Peace Corps, Antigua, West
Indies) and conducted research abroad (United Kingdom
& Thailand)
Definition(s)
“The specific policies and initiatives of countries and
individual institutions or systems to deal with global
trends” (Altbach, 2002)
“…the conscious effort to integrate and infuse
international, intercultural, and global dimensions
into the ethos and outcomes of postsecondary
education. To be fully successful, it must involve
active and responsible engagement of the
academic community in global networks and
partnerships” (NAFSA, 2011)
Global Context
Education is a tradable
good and service.
Knowledge
Economy
The growing interrelationship between
knowledge, the market
and technology
transfers.
Massification
of Higher
Education
Internationalization
Globalization
1998: 20+ million
students enrolled in HE
2007: 100+ million
2025: est. 250 million
Internet &
Communication
Technology
The ability to
manipulate, store and
transmit large quantities
of data at a high
speed at very low cost.
Growing Pains
Why Apple (and Lots of other Companies)
Wound up in Ireland
Clashes as thousands of Cambodians protest
Nike factory work conditions
Coca-Cola Sets Sights on Myanmar
IMF Admits Mistakes on Greece Bailout
Thailand & Southeast Asia
The Study
Thai perspectives on the internationalization of higher
education in Thailand: A mixed methods analysis and
three mini-case studies
Ed.D. Educational Policy and Administration
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
June 2012
Purpose
Non-Western view on Internationalization
Non-traditional destination
Development of ASEAN Economic Community
(2015)
Methods
Sequential Mixed Methods
Inductive Analysis
Interviews with Thai leadership in international higher
education (23)
Survey of 59 institutions offering 981 international higher
education programs
Mini-Case Studies of 3 internationally-active institutions (3)
Results – General
“East”
English Language Programs
Privatization & Autonomy
Quality Assurance
ICT Development
Transnational Partnerships
Internationalized Curriculum
Benchmarking against the
West
Global Workforce
Student & Faculty Mobility
“West”
College Leadership
Faculty Involvement &
Mobility
Internationalized Curriculum
Student Mobility
International Student Presence
& Immersion
International co-Curricular
Units & Activities
Global Workforce
Intercultural Competency
Results – Specific to Thailand
Internationalization
Fulfilling International
Advantages &
Defined
Ed Goals
Disadvantages
International
Engagement
Global Awareness
English Language
Ability
International
Curriculum
Development
Faculty & Student
Mobility
English
Advantages
Programs
Culture of Hospitality
AEC
Comparative infrastructure
Curriculum
Medical Services
Cost of Living
Geographical Positioning
Political Stability*
Standards
Content
Quality Assurance
Mobility
Disadvantages
English Language Ability
Policy Pledges
Resource allocation
Gov’t incentive for
graduate degrees
abroad
Formal, detailed national
policy & assessment tool
AEC Development
Where to now?
Putting it all together…
Framework*
Policy DOMAINS
Policy VARIABLES
Language Development
Leadership
ICT Development
Resources
International Curriculum
Stakeholders & Constituents
Student Mobility
Principles of Teaching & Learning
Faculty Development
International Partnerships
Performance Assessment/Quality
Assurance
Centralized Agency
Scope of Geographic & Cultural
Learning
Evolving Context of International
Education
Sector Communication
*Each domain addresses multiple activities that gauge policy success. The variables
associated with each policy domain vary according to number and degree of impact.
Example: International Curriculum
1. Does your institution have a process that allows transfer credit for students from
international organizations? What is the # and % of courses that transfer as
course equivalencies vs. electives?
2. How many organizations are eligible for credit transfer? What types of work
receives credit (e.g. study, internship, volunteer, research)? %
increase/decrease from previous year?
3. Is there periodic review of international credit transfer? How often? Which
departments?
4. How many courses explicitly list an international dimension as a learning
outcome? % increase/decrease from previous year?
5. How many programs currently meet top international accrediting bodies? Which
ones? % increase/decrease from previous year?
6. Is there an international curriculum committee at your institution? How many? %
increase/decrease from the previous year?
7. Is there a budget allocation for international curriculum development by college?
Amount of allocation? % increase/decrease from previous year?
8. Is there a faculty grant program for international curriculum development? How
much?
9. Is there faculty release time available for international curriculum development?
10. Is a faculty assistantship program for international curriculum development? How
many?
Example: Language Development
1. Do any faculty actively provide translation services to and from English? How
many? % increase/decrease from previous year?
2. Are faculty compensated in some way for teaching courses in English or training
other faculty in English? How?
3. Do any faculty specifically advise international students in English? How many
faculty? How many students per term? % increase/decrease from previous year?
4. How often to do faculty conduct business outside of the university in English? %
increase/decrease from previous year?
5. Are courses offered in ASEAN nation languages? Which ones? How many? %
increase/decrease from previous year?
6. How many students take courses in ASEAN nation languages? Which ones? %
increase/decrease from previous year?
7. Do students and faculty utilize publications in ASEAN nation languages? How
many? % increase/decrease from previous year?
8. Are courses offered in other languages? Which ones? How many? %
increase/decrease from previous year?
9. How many students take courses in other languages? Which ones? %
increase/decrease from previous year?
10. Are there proficiency standards established for each language?
11. What is the # and % of undergraduate students that meet the English language
proficiency standards? Post-graduate students? % increase/decrease from
previous year?
Objective
Develop policy initiatives based on Thai
criteria for successful internationalization
and the means to assess them by each
institution and external agencies.
Objective
Globalization
AEC Launch
Western Standards for
Internationalization
Thai Perspectives on
Internationalization
Thai
Internationalization
Framework
Thai Strengths &
Weaknesses
Southeast Asian
Educational Hub
Thank You/Kob Khun Ka