Achieving Legitimacy in Cross-Border Higher Education: Institutional Influences on Chinese International Branch Campuses in South East Asia

Autor/inn/en	He, Lan; Wilkins, Stephen
Titel	Achieving Legitimacy in Cross-Border Higher Education: Institutional Influences on Chinese International Branch Campuses in South East Asia
Quelle	In: Journal of Studies in International Education, 22 (2018) 3, S.179-197 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153
DOI	10.1177/1028315317738774
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; International Cooperation; International Education; Multicampus Colleges; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Universities; Educational Strategies; Educational Finance; Interviews; Administrator Attitudes; Student Recruitment; Global Approach; Marketing; Language of Instruction; Educational Quality; China; Asia; Laos; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Internationale Erziehung; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; University; Universität; Lehrstrategie; Bildungsfonds; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Globales Denken; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Asien
Abstract	All universities must achieve legitimacy, as this is essential to attract students, staff, and resources, including funding. To achieve legitimacy in transnational higher education, universities must conform to the rules and belief systems in the host countries. Adopting a case study approach, this research aims to investigate the different institutional influences on three Chinese international branch campuses (IBCs) that operate in South East Asia. The institutional factors behind the strategies taken in establishing and operating such branch campuses are discussed, as well as the different legitimacy building strategies adopted to counteract the liability of foreignness in the host countries. It was found that legitimacy is established through three modes: legitimacy conformity, selective legitimacy conformity/nonconformity, and legitimacy creation, which are adopted according to the IBC's dependence on local resources and the strength of the institutional forces in the host country. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01