Researching the transnational higher education policy landscape: Exploring network power and dissensus in a globalizing system

This article reviews research on transnational higher education (TNHE) published in academic journals between 2006 and 2014 through the lenses of network power and dissensus. Conclusions suggest the need for more research on the 'entrapping' aspects of global social relations to provide a...

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Main Author: Viv Caruana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UCL Press 2016-03-01
Series:London Review of Education
Online Access:https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=97da6e3a-fdeb-423d-ab47-c2017701d21d
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spelling doaj-93f1a9bcdedd417a9351a04dcfa1667a2020-12-16T09:44:26ZengUCL PressLondon Review of Education1474-84792016-03-0110.18546/LRE.14.1.07Researching the transnational higher education policy landscape: Exploring network power and dissensus in a globalizing systemViv CaruanaThis article reviews research on transnational higher education (TNHE) published in academic journals between 2006 and 2014 through the lenses of network power and dissensus. Conclusions suggest the need for more research on the 'entrapping' aspects of global social relations to provide a counterweight to the influence of dominant paradigms. It is argued that research at local-institutional level, harnessing the dissensus of the academic community with the needs and aspirations of students, provides the means to develop global imaginaries and initiate new policy directions that break free of entrapment and address the perverse outcomes of globalized knowledge-based economy models in higher education (HE).https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=97da6e3a-fdeb-423d-ab47-c2017701d21d
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title Researching the transnational higher education policy landscape: Exploring network power and dissensus in a globalizing system
title_short Researching the transnational higher education policy landscape: Exploring network power and dissensus in a globalizing system
title_full Researching the transnational higher education policy landscape: Exploring network power and dissensus in a globalizing system
title_fullStr Researching the transnational higher education policy landscape: Exploring network power and dissensus in a globalizing system
title_full_unstemmed Researching the transnational higher education policy landscape: Exploring network power and dissensus in a globalizing system
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description This article reviews research on transnational higher education (TNHE) published in academic journals between 2006 and 2014 through the lenses of network power and dissensus. Conclusions suggest the need for more research on the 'entrapping' aspects of global social relations to provide a counterweight to the influence of dominant paradigms. It is argued that research at local-institutional level, harnessing the dissensus of the academic community with the needs and aspirations of students, provides the means to develop global imaginaries and initiate new policy directions that break free of entrapment and address the perverse outcomes of globalized knowledge-based economy models in higher education (HE).
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