BUILDING GLOBAL EDUCATION WITH A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE This page intentionally left blank BUILDING GLOBAL EDUCATION WITH A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE AN INTRODUCTION TO GLOCAL HIGHER EDUCATION Emmanuel Jean Francois BUILDING GLOBAL EDUCATION WITH A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE Copyright © Emmanuel Jean Francois, 2015. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-39174-2 All rights reserved. First published in 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States— a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-48307-5 ISBN 978-1-137-38677-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137386779 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Jean-François, Emmanuel, 1971– Building global education with a local perspective : an introduction to glocal higher education / Emmanuel Jean Francois. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Education, Higher. 2. Education and globalization. 3. Education, Higher—Administration. 4. Educational leadership. 5. Education, Higher—Social aspects. 6. Glocalization. I. Title. LB2322.2.J43 2015 378—dc23 2014038912 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Knowledge Works (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: April 2015 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is dedicated to my adorable wife Pierrette, my incredible daughters Emmarald and Maellie, and my handsome son Pierremael This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS List of Figures and Boxes ix Preface xi 1 Education and Society 1 2 International Education 17 3 Globalization and Higher Education 35 4 Global Higher Education and Local Context 47 5 Glocalization 61 6 Glocal Symbiosis 73 7 Glocal Higher Education 85 8 Glocal Validation 101 9 Glocal Partnership 111 10 Glocally Informed Pedagogy 127 11 Glocal Competence in Context 141 12 Glocal Inquiry 155 13 Glocal Higher Education and Strategic Planning 169 14 Managing Glocal Higher Education Programs 183 15 Glocal Leadership 197 References 209 Index 231 This page intentionally left blank FIGURES AND BOXES Figures 1.1 Purposes of Education in a Society 7 1.2 Intergenerational Income Elasticities for Nine Developed Countries 12 2.1 D istribution of Foreign Students in Tertiary Education, in Percentage, by Region of Origin (2010) 26 2.2 Fast College Degree in 10 Days 29 4.1 Global Education Ambitions 52 5.1 Facets of Glocalization 64 6.1 Glocal Symbiosis 75 6.2 Principles of Glocal Symbiosis 76 7.1 Glocal Higher Education 88 7.2 The Four Cs of Effective Glocal Higher Education 96 8.1 Types of Assets 109 9.1 Global Partnership Networks 112 10.1 Glocally Informed Pedagogy (GIP) 131 11.1 Competence 148 11.2 Social Construction of Glocal Identity 150 12.1 The Research Process 158 12.2 Glocal Inquiry 161 13.1 Strategic Planning Process 172 14.1 Steps in Paracontextual Problem Solving 190 Boxes 2.1 S ample Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Two Universities 23 6.1 Adjusted Global Symbiosis Ratio 83 8.1 Key Elements of a Cross-Societal Readiness Assessment 106