Kraska, Monika Katarzyna; (2022) Internationalisation and global citizenship in higher education - reflections from four case studies in Brazil, Poland, UK and USA. Doctoral thesis (Ph.D), UCL (University College London).

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Internationalisation and global citizenship (GC) have been under exploration by researchers, practitioners and policy makers over the last two decades because of their profound impact on globalising contemporary higher education (HE). As a result, there are many conceptualisations of and empirical studies into internationalisation and GC in HE, and this area is rapidly expanding, uncovering the need for further research. In this thesis, by investigating strategies and staff opinions at four selected universities in Brazil, Poland, UK and USA, which are attempting to internationalise and foster GC. I engage with and build on existing theories and concepts about globalising HE, internationalisation and global citizenship in HE. I build a model to conceptualise the relationships between internationalisation practices and graduate GC attributes, which uses an analytical tool of three conceptual lenses: neoliberal, liberal and critical. I conclude by explaining how the relationships between internationalisation and GC at each institution depend on the context, institutional particularities, people and a creative use of the third space to conceptualise and practice. This thesis contributes to the discussions about modern HE with a study of four universities that practice internationalisation and fostering GC in four different contexts and it further unravels the nuances and complexities influencing the practical and conceptual relationships between internationalisation and GC.

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