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AUTHOR
Fred Dervin
Johdanto uuteen kulttuurienväliseen viestintään ja kasvatukseen
The notion of the ‘intercultural’ has a long history in different fields of research and practice around the world. It is also very much used by decision-makers and businessmen alike. Today an increasing number of researchers and practitioners agree that the intercultural has become so polysemic and confusing that it needs to be examined from critical perspectives. Using concrete examples from different contexts where the intercultural is to be found this book proposes to clarify the many words that are used in research and practice to talk about encounters between people from different countries. The authors also ask the following questions: Are these concepts and notions different or simi…
‘Integration is not a one-way process’ : students negotiating meanings of integration and internationalization at home (IaH) in Finnish higher education
Internationalization at home (IaH) policies in higher education institutions (HEIs) are rarely negotiated with and by students. Therefore, students’ takes on such policies could be missed opportunities for HEIs. This qualitative study investigates international and local students’ negotiations and meaning-making of integration and IaH as stated by institutional policies. The data consist of online forum entries and reports from small group discussions between 40 students in English medium master’s programs in Finland (Europe). The key concepts of ideology and imaginary serve as entries into data analysis, which consists of enunciative discourse analysis. The findings indicate a perceived hi…