Higher Education in Small Islands: Challenging the Geographies of Centrality and Remoteness

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Rosie Alexander (University of West of Scotland) Holly Henderson (University of Nottingham)

Higher Education in Small Islands

Challenging the Geographies of Centrality and Remoteness

Rosie Alexander (University of West of Scotland), Holly Henderson (University of Nottingham)

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English

Bristol University Press
01 April 2024

Regional studies; Social groups; Higher & further education, tertiary education; Physical geography & topography

Series: Bristol Studies in Comparative and International Education

Pinpointing the intersecting concerns of higher education studies and island studies, this book interrogates the role of higher education development in addressing common small island concerns.

It demonstrates how small island contexts disrupt normative discourses, understandings and practices in education policy, curricula and experiences.

Edited by: Rosie Alexander (University of West of Scotland), Holly Henderson (University of Nottingham)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Abridged edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529226508
ISBN 10: 1529226503
Series: Bristol Studies in Comparative and International Education
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 01 April 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword: Some Random Reflections on Higher Education Institutions in Small Islands by Godfrey Baldacchino 1. Introduction - Holly Henderson and Rosie Alexander Part 1: Scale, Smallness and Higher Education Development 2. Small but Complex: The Governance and Management of Public Higher Education Institutions – the Case of Malta - Colin Borg and Carmel Borg 3. Underdeveloped, Frontier and Outermost: Small Island Universities in Indonesia - Agustian Sutrisno and Hitendra Pillay 4. The Perceived Quality of Higher Education in Oceania: Autoethnographic Insights from the Regional University of the South Pacific - Sargam Goundar and Kim Andreas Kessler 5. Island Higher Education and Youth Migration: Retention, Attraction or Rotation? - Rosie Alexander Part 2: Global Contexts for Island Higher Education 6. What Does Internationalization in Isolation Mean for Higher Education in Small Island States? - Daniela Craciun and Ariane de Gayardon 7. Insularity and Internationalization: The Case of Mauritius - Shaheen Motala-Timol 8. Glocalizing Higher Education and Decolonial Work in Oceania - David Taufui Mikato Fa‘avae and Jean M. Uasike Allen 9. Conclusions - Rosie Alexander and Holly Henderson

Rosie Alexander is Lecturer in the School of Education and Social Sciences at the University of West of Scotland, UK. Holly Henderson is Assistant Professor of Education at the Centre for International Educational Research at the University of Nottingham, UK.