Globalization and Higher Education Spring, 2011
Professor: Dr. Hou, Yung-chi (Angela Hou) Classroom:
The total number of students: 25-30 persons
Applicants: junior and seniors who are with advanced English proficiency who are interested in higher education or would like to study abroad will be encouraged to take the course
Purpose
Since the 1980’s, globalization and educational changes have been inextricably intertwined. Due to shrinking distances, globalization has increasingly affected politics, economic systems, and the very identities and interdependence of nation states. Moreover, globalization has come to affect the educational agendas of these states, too. Globalization influences not only teaching and learning, but also the ability of students to deal with social and cultural differences. Globalization is reshaping the core values of institutions of higher education through market
influences and symbolic concerns about cultural identity. Thus, globalization presents universities and colleges with a number of challenges and opportunities. In response, these institutions have developed and continue to develop numerous
internationalization strategies.
Concurrently, globalization also accelerated Taiwan higher education moving into a new era of quality education. Over the past decades, the repaid expansion of higher education in Taiwan had called a public concern in quality assurance, which is expected to achieve international standards.
The purpose of this course is helping students to:
1. to search for the very meaning of globalization and its implications for colleges and students.
2. to explore the connections that globalization is bringing about in higher education trends, policies and practices
THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES FOR COURSE:
1. To apply different frameworks and theories to examine the process of globalization in higher education.
2. To enable students to diagnose problems and develop constructive interventions in globalization and educational change.
3. To enhance students' capacity to work collaboratively.
4. To strengthen students' ability to make clear and effective written and oral presentations in English.
REQUIRED TEXTS AND REFERENCE
1. Breton, Gilles and Michel Lambert. (2003). Universities and Globalization.
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Paris: UNESCO.
2. Liu, N.C., and Y. Cheng (2005). Academic Ranking of World Universities- Methodologies and Problems. Higher Education in Europe (30)2, 127.
3. Altbach, P. G. (2006, winter). The dilemmas of ranking. International Higher Education, 42. Retrieved Feb. 22, 2006, from
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/newsletter/Number42/p2_Altbach.htm 4. Altbach, P. G. (2003). The costs and benefits of world class universities.
International Higher Education, 33, 5-8. Retrieved Feb. 22, 2006, from http://www.bc.edu/bc-org/avp/soe/cihe/newsletter/News33/text003.htm 5. Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2006).
Academic Rankings of World Universities, Retrieved Aug, 15, 2006 from http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/ranking.htm.
6. The Times Higher Education Supplement. (2006). World University Rankings. Retrieved Oct.6, 2006 from http://www.the.co.uk/workranking/
7. Cybermetrics Lab. (2007). The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.
Retrieved Sep. 18, 2007, from http://www.webometrics.info/top4000.asp 8. Armstrong, L. (2007). Competing in the Global higher Education Marketplace:
Outsourcing, Twinning and Franchising. In Strategic Financial Challenges fro Higher education: How to Achieve Quality, Accountability, and Innovation, 140 (winter), pp. 131-138.
9. Bok, D. (2003).The Root of Commercialization. In Universities in the Marketplace. Princeton : University Princeton University Press
ATTENDENCE
Because this course relies so heavily on classroom participation and collaboration, it is essential to attend all classes. If it is necessary to miss a class, please notify the professor as far in advance as possible. However, you are expected to attend the class every week. Up to 4-hour excused absence is acceptable because of irresistible reasons. However, each one –hour excused absence will result in a one- point reduction of your final grade. But each unexcused absence will make lose three points of your final grade. M ore than 4-hour excused and unexcused absence will result in a failure of the course.
STUDENT EVALUATION & WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS The course will be letter graded based on the following criteria:
A. Classroom participation and presentation (50%). Contributions in class should reveal a substantial familiarity with assigned readings, a capacity to analyze the issues and problems under discussion, and an ability to incorporate, synthesize, and constructively criticize the comments of classmates.
B. Written analysis of an assigned reading (20%). For any one of the assigned reading, prepare a one- page summary that: (a) outlines key points; (b) choose at least 5 expressions or sentences that are meant to you a lot. It is not necessary to copy the basic facts or context of the reading.
C. Final exam (30%).
TOPICS OF COURSE
1. Higher Education and the New Trend 2. Universities in Global ranking
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3. Globalization, Distance Learning and Quality Assurance 4. Commercialization in Higher Education
CLASS SCHEDULE
Unit one Higher Education and the New Trend
1. Philip G. Altbach. (2004). Internationalization and multinationalization in higher education: implications for north-south cooperation
2. Gilles Breton.(2003) Higher Education: From Internationalization to Globalization.
3. Han van Ginkel. (2003). What does Globalization mean for Higher Education?
4. Michael Gibbons. (2003) Globalization and the Future of higher Education. In Universities and Globalization.
*Debate: pros and cons of globalization Unit Two Universities in Global Ranking
1. Liu, N.C., and Y. Cheng (2005). Academic Ranking of World Universities- Methodologies and Problems. Higher Education in Europe (30)2, 127.
2. Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2006). Academic Rankings of World Universities, Retrieved Aug, 15, 2006 from
http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/ranking.htm.
3. The Time Higher Education Supplement. (2006). World University Rankings.
Retrieved Oct.6, 2006 from http://www.the.co.uk/workranking/
4. Cybermetrics Lab. (2007). The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.
Retrieved Sep. 18, 2007, from http://www.webometrics.info/top4000.asp 5. Higher Education Evaluation & Accreditation Council of Taiwan (2008).
Performance Ranking in Scientific Paper for World Universities.
http://ranking.heeact.edu.tw/en-us/2008/page/methodology.
5. Usher, A. (2008). Ranking 2.0-The Future of University Rankings. Evaluation in Higher education, (2)2, , pp. 51-76.
Oral Presentation: Analyzing one of Taiwan universities in academic performance in 4 global rankings
Unit Three Globalization, Quality Assurance, and Distance Learning 1. The International Race for Accreditation (2005) by Jane Knight.
2. Quality and an International Higher Education Space (2005) by Judith Eaton.
3. New Models for Higher Education: Creating an Adult-Centred Institution (Swenson)
* Case Study: Introducing a virtual university/ program on line Unit Four Commercialization in Higher Education
1. Competing in the Global higher Education Marketplace: Outsourcing, Twinning and Franchising (Armstrong)
2. Root of Commercialization (Bok)
*Talk Show: globalization VS. localization in the higher education market
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Warm –up Questions:
1. Please define “ Globalization”. How is it different from localization? (3) 2. Does Globalization mean “Internationalization”?(2)
3. How will society be influenced by globalization politically, economically and culturally? (4)
4. Will globalization improve the quality of higher education in Taiwan?(1) 5. Do global rankings or accreditation have a great impact on the development
of higher education in Taiwan?(1)
6. Do you think globalization in higher education will enhance the economic competitiveness of Taiwan industries? Why? Or Why not?(3)
7. Which University in Taiwan is greatly internationalized? Do you think Fu Jen is an internationalized university?(2)
8. Will a strong global higher educational system be established in the global trend? (4)
9. Do you believe that globalization could fulfill equal access to higher education or broaden the gap between developed and developing countries?
10. In what way should colleges and universities respond to the impact of globalization in your perspective? (1, 2,3, 4)
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