Dossier Internationalization in Educational Contexts: technologies, personalization and accessibility
The theme of internationalization in development in recent years has brought new formats based
on education trends resulting from online and hybrid systems. Recently the theme is expanding
due to the use and improvement of digital education on a large scale, where internationalization
can be seen from the diversity of interactions and cultures, collaboration strategies between
peers, project development, interactions between countries and contexts and the convergence of
these experiences into qualitative pedagogical practices for students. The concept of
internationalization has evolved and there are different definitions, the International Association
Universites (IAU) adopts the following concept: “Internationalization of Higher Education is theintentional process of integrating an international, intercultural or global dimension into the
purpose, functions and delivery, in order to improve the quality of education and research for all
students and staff, and to make a significant contribution to society.” De Wit, et al. (2015). The
definition of pedagogical internationalization Barros(2023) can be understood from three
aspects: the institutional, which is directly related to the interests and improvements of the
institution, the qualities of its processes and evaluations to which they are directly submitted at a
higher or ministerial level of each country; the professional aspect is related to the development
of expertise in areas of scientific research, the exchange of knowledge and perceptions on topics
of interest together with university teaching practice; and, finally, the personal aspect linked to
the elements of experiential learning that involve intercultural relationships and their
surroundings. Thinking about internationalization processes beyond protocols, projects, specific
research initiatives, institutional mobility partnerships and scholarships means deepening and
transposing the effects of these processes into classroom teaching. This is the challenge we
propose. Thinking about strategies, mechanisms and pedagogical support is one of the objectives
for this thematic dossier.
Referências
de Wit, H., Hunter F., Howard L., Egron-Polak E. (Eds.) (2015) Internacionalização do Ensino
Superior, Parlamento Europeu, Bruxelas: UE.
Barros, D. M. V.(2023) Org. Estilos Pedagógicos de Internacionalização no Digital: da alfabetização
ao ensino superior. Universidade Aberta e Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra. CC BY-NC-SA
4.0.
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Call for papers: April 1th - August 30th, 2024
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Organizers: Prof. Daniela Melaré Vieira Barros - Universidade Aberta - UAb – Portugal
Prof. Silvia Carrascal - Universidad San Jorge, Zaragoza – España
Prof. Juana Maria Anguita Acero - Universidad Complutense de Madrid - UCM - España
Prof. Óscar Navarro Martínez - Universidad de Castilla - La Mancha – Ciudad Real – España