Del i serien Changing Academy – The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective

International Faculty in Asia

In Comparative Global Perspective

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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This book explores key aspects of the personal, educational and professional characteristics of international faculty members, their work roles and challenges they face in Asia and the Pacific, compared to those from Europe and the United States. It focuses on globalization of the academic profession and provides a more comprehensive analysis of an overall portrait of international faulty members at work in various higher education systems.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-03-30
Mått155 x 235 x 20 mm
Vikt541 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieChanging Academy – The Changing Academic Profession in International Comparative Perspective
Antal sidor233
Upplaga21001
FörlagSpringer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN9789813349797

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Futao Huang is Professor at the Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, Japan. Before he came to Japan in 1999, he taught and conducted research in several Chinese universities. His research interests include internationalization of higher education, the academic profession, and higher education in East Asia. He has published widely in Chinese, English and Japanese languages.Anthony Welch is Professor of Education, University of Sydney. His numerous publications address education reforms, principally within Australia, and the Asia-Pacific, and mainly on Higher Education. An advisor to state, national and international agencies, governments, institutions and foundations in Australia, Europe, East, Central, and Southeast Asia and the USA., his project experience is largely in international higher education. His work appears in numerous languages, both European and Asian, and he has been Visiting Professor in the USA, UK, Germany, France, Japan, Malaysia, Turkey and Hong Kong.

Part 1 Introduction.- 1 Introduction - The International Faculty: Changes and realities.- Part 2 Asia.- 2 International Faculty at Chinese Universities based on national survey.- 3 Non-foreign Foreign Academics in Hong Kong: Realities and strategies.- 4 International Faculty at Japanese Universities: Main findings from national survey in 2017.- 5 International Faculty in a Research Focused University in Korea: Cultural and environmental barriers.- 6 Retaining and integrating international faculty into Malaysian Universities: Issues and challenges.- 7 Recruitment of international academics and its challenges in Taiwanese higher education institutions.- Part 3 Other Regions and Countries.- 8 International Academics in Australian Higher Education: People, process, paradox.- 9 International Academics in African Universities: The Ethiopian scene.- 10 Institutional policies to attract international academics in Portugal in an adverse context.- 11 International academics at Dutch Universities: Policies and statistics.- 12 The rapid increase in faculty from the European Union in UK Higher Education institutions and the possible impact of Brexit.- 13 Understanding international faculty in the United States: Who hires them and why?.- Part 4 Conclusion.- 14 Conclusion: International faculty in higher education - here to stay?.