Higher Education in Small Islands
Challenging the Geographies of Centrality and Remoteness
Edited by Rosie Alexander and Holly Henderson
Published
Apr 25, 2024Page count
212 pagesBrowse the series
Bristol Studies in Comparative and International EducationISBN
978-1529226508Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Apr 25, 2024Page count
212 pagesBrowse the series
Bristol Studies in Comparative and International EducationISBN
978-1529226515Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Apr 25, 2024Page count
212 pagesBrowse the series
Bristol Studies in Comparative and International EducationISBN
978-1529226515Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University Press
Higher Education in Small Islands
This collection pinpoints the intersecting concerns of higher education studies and island studies. It argues for the value of the small island for exploring research and practice in
higher education. Presenting analysis of higher education provision in a range of island contexts from across the globe, the book explores the challenges and opportunities of small island higher education and sheds light on the practices and experiences of those involved. It also demonstrates how the small island offers a valuable context from which to explore the scalar dynamics of higher education provision more widely and how these contexts can disrupt normative discourses, understandings and practices in education policy, curricula and experiences.
"A refreshingly new and specific point of view on higher education, foregrounding small island contexts that seldom feature in our imaginations and discussions." Mikateko Mathebula, University of the Free State
Rosie Alexander is Lecturer in Career Guidance and Development at the University of the West of Scotland.
Holly Henderson teaches Social Science at Fircroft College of Adult Education, Birmingham.
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
