Challenging the Internationalisation of Education by Lucy Bailey - 9781032382364

Challenging the Internationalisation of EducationA Critique of the Global Gaze\nAuthor(s): Lucy Bailey\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032382364, 978-1032382364\nSynopsis\nThis book presents a searing critique of the global take on education, questioning why the idea that education should be international has come to dominate the field and positing that the discourse of internationalisation has altered the way we conceptualise education. \n\nUsing diverse examples from the Middle East, the UK and South-East Asia, the book gathers insights from international schooling, refugee education and the internationalisation of higher education to argue that the global gaze renders other ways of looking at education as invisible. It suggests that an oversaturation of international comparison amongst individuals and institutions alike creates a culture of powerlessness, exclusion and silencing. Furthermore, this volume als.