Kell , Peter and Vogl, Gillian
(2008)
Transnational Education: The Politics Of
Mobility, Migration And The Well-being Of
International Students.
International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS), 4 (1).
pp. 1-11.
ISSN ISSN: 1823-6243
Abstract
This paper explores some of the background issues regarding international
students and seeks to identify the ways in which the experience of transnational
education by international students in higher education is positioned within
academic debates, policy debates, literature and theory. This paper argues about
the need for new ways of exploring the phenomena of international education and
that many of the theoretical frameworks used are inadequate to account for the
complexities that characterise transnational higher education and what
international students experienced. In the context of globalisation and anxiety
about immigration, the paper argues that the theoretical positions have identified
international students as a "risk" but it is more often the student that experiences
risk. It is argued that the approaches to researching international students tend to
be instrumental and focused on market analysis rather than the experience of
students in terms of educational, social and cultural interactions. International
students are often constructed as "a problem" and this paper argues for a different
approach that sees students as important as "designer migrants' in developed
countries, important for capacity building and establishing international networks
for their countries of origin. The paper asserts that international students and
transnational education should not be seen exclusively in market terms but as an
opportunity to develop notions of the "global citizen".
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