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This 3 page paper provides an overview of an educational handout on the issue of international higher education. This paper considers issues like educational design and collaborative efforts. Bibliography lists 3 sources
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of higher education. * Globalization in higher requires an understanding of different managerial and thematic facets. * These facets include: 1. the flow of
students across international borders, cross-cultural issues in programming, and the use of distance learning systems. * Altbachs study is descriptive, and therefore does not outline specific independent or dependent
variables. Altbach considered the essential nature of globalization and relates the themes of this article to the emerging role of colleges and universities. * Altabachs study is based on
a qualitative design, in which the author relates the trends and provides a comparative view of the current literature on this topic. Study #2, Sumner and Trongsgards (1999)
article Designing and Administering a Collaborative International Course Using Distance Technology * Sumners and Trongsgard (1999) present a relational study in on the topic of the international development of course
work in two different universities and compare the use of distance learning programming through technology. * Specifically, these researchers compare the learning outcomes and course projections for a collaborative
international course between two universities through the use of distance-learning technology. * The problem statement, then, specifically reflects the benefits vs. perceived limitations of this kind of educational programming option.
* The dependent variable used in this study is participation vs. non-participation in technology-based international educational experiences. The independent variables include variations in instruction models, the presence of
specific learning events, and the familiarity with and use of technology-based systems. * The relationship for a comparative view of the outcomes of the two organizations relates to the
need for more consistent data regarding the nature of participation in adult learning programs on an international basis. * The data in this study is presented in a qualitative
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