The Issue of Mutuality in Canada-China Educational Collaboration/La question de mutualité dans la collaboration éducative Canada-Chine

This paper examines the power relationships in two major Canada-China university linkage programs which ran between 1989 and 2001: the Canada-China University Linkage Program [CCULP] (1989-1995) and the Special University Linkage Consolidation Program [SULCP] (1996-2001). The study adopts the cosmop...

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Published in:Canadian and international education 2013-07, Vol.42 (2), p.1
Main Authors: Leng, Phirom, Pan, Julia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administrator Education
Agricultural Skills
Collaboration
Colleges & universities
Constructivism (Learning)
Cultural values
Educational Attainment
Higher education
Human Resources
International relations
Management Development
Minority Groups
Participation
Success
Sustainable development
Teaching Methods
Universities
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Summary:This paper examines the power relationships in two major Canada-China university linkage programs which ran between 1989 and 2001: the Canada-China University Linkage Program [CCULP] (1989-1995) and the Special University Linkage Consolidation Program [SULCP] (1996-2001). The study adopts the cosmopolitan concept of mutuality as a theoretical lens and employs the analytical method of constant comparison of qualitative data to explore the context surrounding the mutuality evidenced in CCULP/SULCP. The findings show that both programs manifested the four characteristics of mutuality identified by Johan Galtung: equity, autonomy, solidarity and participation. Human values or cultural agency were identified as the key factor making mutuality possible, as well as nurturing and sustaining the relationships between Canadian and Chinese participants. This study suggests that cosmopolitanism be given more attention in this increasingly interconnected world. Its primary emphasis is on human relationships, and this dimension needs to be given more space in international academic relations.
ISSN:2369-2634
1927-694X