Publication Date
2018
Journal or Book Title
Higher Education
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to critically and systematically examine current discourse within scholarship on the internationalization of higher education. Our study engages critical discourse analysis to review articles from four top-tier higher education academic journals published between 2000 and 2016. Findings across journals/articles demonstrate the absence of a clear definition of the concept of internationalization, a strong Western focus, and often inexplicit recommendations for practical application of research findings. Through critical discourse analysis, we explore the orientation of higher education research towards equity and inclusivity and challenge the perception of international higher education research and its distribution through academic journals as value-neutral. By continuing to recognize, articulate, and critique biases in research development and dissemination, higher education researchers and discourse may become more accountable and continue to develop a more critical lens for promoting globally inclusive scholarship. This study contributes to the ways in which discourse both shapes and is shaped by knowledge production in the higher education landscape, and future directions for this field.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-018-0259-9
Pages
1091-1107
Volume
76
Issue
6
License
UMass Amherst Open Access Policy
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
George Mwangi, Chrystal A.; Latafat, Sadaf; Hammond, Shane P.; Kommers, Suzan; Thoma, Hanni; Berger, Joseph B.; and Blanco-Ramirez, Gerardo, "Criticality in international higher education research: A critical discourse analysis of higher education journals" (2018). Higher Education. 27.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-018-0259-9