The importance of rationales for internationalization at a local level – university and individual



Willis, Ian ORCID: 0000-0001-8663-6752 and Taylor, John
(2014) The importance of rationales for internationalization at a local level – university and individual. European Journal of Higher Education, 4 (2). pp. 153-166.

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Abstract

This study examines rationales for internationalization at a research intensive university in the UK. Internationalization is often described at a macro level without reaching down to explore the individual motivations that may support or constrain internationalization at a particular institution. The article argues that it is important to understand internationalization at a local level as well as at the macro level. Any university's internationalization agenda will be both similar and different to other institutions, based on its history and immediate ambitions. There are institutional rationales and rationales across different levels of staff within the institution. Comparing rationales within an institution adds a richness to the picture of internationalization and helps to explain and predict an university's internationalization trajectory. Studies such as this at a local level can help to uncover some of the real personal motivators for action that impel academics to engage with and shape internationalization at their university.

Item Type: Article
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 19 Feb 2019 09:06
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 01:13
DOI: 10.1080/21568235.2013.858607
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3028712