From Soft Power to Economic Diplomacy? A Comparison of the Changing Rationales and Roles of the U. S. and Canadian Federal Governments in International Education. Research & Occasional Paper Series: CSHE.2.15

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Foreign Countries; International Education; Comparative Analysis; Comparative Education; Government Role; Federal Regulation; Educational Policy; Policy Formation; Educational Change; Context Effect; Higher Education; Educational Development; Educational Objectives; Politics of Education; Economic Factors; Immigration; Foreign Policy; Foreign Students; Talent Identification; Global Approach

Canada; United States

Through a historical and comparative analysis of international education policy development in Canada and the U.S., this paper will map the similarities and differences in the two countries. It will highlight the contributions and challenges of the government's involvement in international education (IE) in the two federal states and in particular, explore the implications of the changing contexts, rationales and approaches for international education to the federal role in higher education. It will conclude with observations on the differential impact of the federal government's role in international/higher education on the higher education systems of the two countries and thus contribute to our understanding of how national specificities and characteristics outweigh the commonly stated policy rationales, approaches and outcomes for international education. [A bibliography is included.]

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2015

ED559382