Virtual Internationalization in Higher Education / / Elisa Bruhn
Digital media and information and communication technology (ICT) are being used more and more in international contexts at universities. In her English-language dissertation, Elisa Bruhn examines how this technological potential can be used strategically to expand internationalization. The data ba...
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| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Innovative Hochschule: digital - international - transformativ
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (338 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Contents List of abbreviations Reihenvorwort Foreword Abstract 1 Introduction 1.1 Background of the study 1.2 Purpose of the study and research questions 1.3 Composition of the study 2 Theoretical foundations 2.1 Digital technology and virtuality 2.2 Higher education and digitalization 2.3 Internationalization and digitalization 2.4 Defining Virtual Internationalization (VI) 3 Literature review 3.1 The combination of digitalization and internationalization in the scholarly discussion 3.2 Virtual contributions to internationalization 3.3 Summary: the state of research on VI 4 Methodology 4.1 Assessment of potential approaches 4.2 Documents: the data base 4.3 Content analysis: the methodology 4.4 Unitizing 4.5 Sampling 4.6 Recording: coding scheme, concept- and data-driven codes 4.7 Reducing data with computer-aided text analysis (CATA) 4.8 Inferring: developing the categories and dimensions of VI 4.9 Validity and reliability 5 Results 5.1 The big picture: exploring the sample 5.2 Application of the model of CI to VI 5.3 Articulated institutional commitment 5.4 Administrative leadership, structure, and staffing 5.5 Curriculum, co-curriculum, and learning outcomes 5.6 Faculty policies and practices (academic and teaching staff) 5.7 Physical student mobility 5.8 Collaboration and partnerships 5.9 Online and distance education 6 Discussion of the results 6.1 Concepts and themes revisited (Q1) 6.2 Means and practices revisited (Q2) 6.3 Aims and functions revisited - the conceptual model of VI (Q3 to Q4) 6.4 Retrospective on the methodology 7 Conclusion 7.1 Key findings vs. literature review 7.2 Implications of the insights from the concept of VI for the broader internationalization discourse 7.3 Is VI a good thing? 7.4 Where to go from here? Recommendations for practice and future research References List of Figures List of Tables Appendix Author