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This report summarizes the findings of a pre-workshop online survey conducted with 21 participants active in internationalization-related positions in education. The survey explores the respondents' experiences, roles, perceptions of internationalization and curriculum, and the challenges they face in their work. Key themes include understandings of global perspectives, student mobility, and the impact of departmental resistance and lack of resources on curriculum internationalization efforts. These insights aim to inform discussions and strategies for enhancing internationalization practices in educational institutions.
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How long have you been working in internationalization-related positions in education? • Option 1: Less than 1 yr • Option 2: 1-2 yrs • Option 3: 3-5 yrs • Option 4: 6-9 yrs • Option 5: 10 yrs or more
Are you working part- or full-time? • Option 1: Part-time worker • Option 2: Full-time worker
Which of the following categories describes your role at your institution? • Option 1: Staff (study abroad) • Option 2: Staff (departmental) • Option 3: Faculty (departmental) • Option 4: Faculty (study abroad) • Option 5: Professional/Administrative • (departmental) • Option 6: Professional/Administrative • (study abroad) • Option 7: Other
What do you understand by the term ‘internationaliz-ation’ in the context of education? • ▪ Global perspectives (12 references) • ▪ Mutual or cultural understandings (8 • references) • ▪ International perspectives (6 references) • ▪ Student mobility (5 references) • ▪ Strategic approaches (3 references) • ▪ Comparative studies (2 references) • ▪ Interdisciplinary (2 references) • ▪ Jane Knight's work (2 references) • ▪ Joint courses or programs (2 references) • ▪ Staff mobility (2 references) • ▪ Whole-of-university approach (2 references) • ▪ Cultural diversity (1 reference) • ▪ Support for international students (1 reference) • ▪ Language courses (1 reference) • ▪ Policy & procedures (1 reference)
What do you understand by the term ‘curriculum’? • ▪ Content (5 references) • ▪ Course delivery (5 references) • ▪ Program (degree) (4 references) • ▪ Academic goals (1 reference) • ▪ Classroom learning (1 reference) • ▪ Co-curricular learning (1 reference) • ▪ Course materials (1 reference) • ▪ Course requirements (1 reference) • ▪ Review of T&L (1 reference) • ▪ Different modes of learning (e.g. F2F, online etc) (1 reference) • ▪ Documentation (1 reference) • ▪ Explicit curriculum (1 reference) • ▪ Extra-curricular learning (1 reference) • ▪ Specific learning outcomes (1 reference) • ▪ Implicit curriculum (1 reference) Teaching (1 reference) • ▪ Instruction (1 reference) • ▪ Learning experiences (1 reference) • ▪ Process, content and context (1 reference)
List up to three main challenges you face in your work to internationalize the curriculum • ▪Overworked faculty (5 references) • ▪ Resistant faculty (3 references) • ▪ Lack of funding (3 references) • ▪ Lack of common understandings (2 references) • ▪ Lack of influence (2 references) • ▪ Language barriers (2 references) • ▪ Students' lack of cultural awareness (2 references) • ▪ Mixing local & inat students (2 references) • ▪ Uni staff resist interacting with inat students (1 reference) • ▪ Administrative resistance (1 reference) • ▪ Attracting inatstudents (1 reference) • ▪ Disinterested faculty (1 reference) • ▪ Homogenous (local) student population (1 reference) • ▪ Lack of exemplars (1 reference) • ▪ No unit 'owns or drives this‘ (1 reference) ▪ Few inat students (1 reference) • ▪ Slow uptake from faculty (1 reference) ▪ Sorry! Syllabus already full (1 reference)