Exploring the Internationalization of Zimbabwe’s Higher Education Institutions Through a Decolonial Lens: Postcolonial Continuities and Disruptions

Looking through the history of higher education in Zimbabwe, we argue that the concept of internationalization of higher education is not new to Zimbabwe. Understandings, manifestations, and processes of the phenomenon over time are examined to reveal the nuances of the internationalization process...

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Published in:Journal of studies in international education 2021-07, Vol.25 (3), p.228-246
Main Authors: Thondhlana, Juliet, Abdulrahman, Hadiza, Chiyevo Garwe, Evelyn, McGrath, Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administrator Attitudes
College Faculty
Curriculum Development
Educational Change
Educational Development
Educational History
Educational Quality
Foreign Countries
Foreign Policy
Higher Education
International Cooperation
International Education
Political Influences
Postcolonialism
Private Colleges
Social Influences
State Universities
Student Mobility
Teacher Attitudes
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Summary:Looking through the history of higher education in Zimbabwe, we argue that the concept of internationalization of higher education is not new to Zimbabwe. Understandings, manifestations, and processes of the phenomenon over time are examined to reveal the nuances of the internationalization process in its current mode of occurrence, in an attempt to not only understand it in its colonial and postcolonial manifestation but to situate it within a wider decolonial project. Using a decolonial lens, this article explores various processes of internationalization in Zimbabwe’s higher education institutions (HEIs), viewing them either as continuities or disruptions. In so doing, we argue that for internationalization in Zimbabwe’s HEIs to fully deliver on its promises, it needs to not only engage with the issues of colonial(ism/ity) but also to understand its particular specificity in the Zimbabwean society, and the effects that this continues to have on internationalization attempts.
ISSN:1028-3153
1552-7808
DOI:10.1177/1028315320932319