British Degrees Made in Hong Kong: An Enquiry into the Role of Space and Place in Transnational Education

Autor/inn/en	Leung, Maggi W. H.; Waters, Johanna L.
Titel	British Degrees Made in Hong Kong: An Enquiry into the Role of Space and Place in Transnational Education
Quelle	In: Asia Pacific Education Review, 14 (2013) 1, S.43-53 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1598-1037
DOI	10.1007/s12564-013-9250-4
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Foreign Countries; Social Capital; Employment Opportunities; Economic Factors; Social Mobility; Academic Degrees; International Education; Role; Social Influences; Educational Experience; Hong Kong; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Sozialkapital; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Ökonomischer Faktor; Soziale Mobilität; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Internationale Erziehung; Rollen; Sozialer Einfluss; Bildungserfahrung; Hongkong; Großbritannien
Abstract	The fundamental logic of transnational education programmes is a one-to-one transfer of institutional capital across space and an unimportance of place. This article interrogates these presumptions and argues that space and place play an important role in transnational education. Drawing on research that examines the experiences of students and graduates of British degree programmes offered in Hong Kong, we conclude that institutional capital does not always travel wholly and smoothly due to a combination of policy-related, social, cultural and economic factors. Our findings also underline the importance of place in students' experiences, which are not sufficiently recognised by the providers. This, in turn, affects the ability of students to cultivate institutional and other forms of social capital, with implications for subsequent employment opportunities and social mobility. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10