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1 – 2 of 2Examines the current situation facing Australian higher education institutions engaged in the export of their services. Considers current trends in the world market for…
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Examines the current situation facing Australian higher education institutions engaged in the export of their services. Considers current trends in the world market for international education services, as well as current and future developments in the Australian higher education system. Recent research evidence suggests that the international market for education is reaching maturity. Contends that Australia’s international education sector, especially in the area of higher education, requires greater differentiation and more careful marketing in order to deal with this trend. Outlines some suggestions as to appropriate future strategies for the Australian international education sector.
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Brian D. Denman and Satoshi Higuchi
Historical studies of comparative education have been available and utilised in Europe and North America to justify and legitimise comparative and international education research…
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Purpose
Historical studies of comparative education have been available and utilised in Europe and North America to justify and legitimise comparative and international education research in present day contexts (Cowen; Masemann et al.; Psacharopoulos; Schriewer). However, a review of the literature of comparative education research in Asia and the Pacific discloses that very little is known about its own history, purpose, or direction. The aim of this paper is to explore the idea that part of this circumstance stems from the fact that these fields of study are often perceived as undefined.
Design/methodology/approach
This analysis suggests that in the Asia and Pacific region, research in comparative and international education is generally perceived as narrowly defined.
Findings
This article points out that the “fields” differ in terms of paradigmatic representation but are both change‐dependent, and that while comparative education research does not necessarily require an international dimension to it, international education must contain comparative elements for critical analysis and reflection.
Originality/value
The first study of its kind to review the history of comparative education research in the region.
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