Research snapshot: Organisational change dynamics
Curriculum Internationalisation: A Dynamic Organisational Change Process
Published date: 01/02/2024
This PhD research is inspired by the drivers and blockers experienced by the author – both in terms of people and organisations – when she was working with diverse stakeholders in an international classroom project. The literature often suggests that academics are the main blockers when internationalising study programs. However, not much is yet known about the impact of the organisational context. In four articles, this study applies different perspectives of organisational change to examine the role of academic staff, institutional strategies, resource management and (inter)disciplinary contexts in internationalising study programmes. The main objective was to explain these processes with change theory, develop a structured approach to support academics and other stakeholders and make the processes more effective. This PhD study includes a comprehensive framework, implications for policy development and guidelines. This research would be of interest to researchers, policy makers and other practitioners working with internationalisation and diversity in teaching and learning in higher education. Practical insights can also be found in the several blogs written by the author for the EAIE.
This is one of the first empirical studies on internationalisation of higher education employing change theory and provides a structured approach and guidelines that can be applied in specific HE contexts worldwide.
About the author
Key findings from the research:
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Explanations about the impact of (inter)disciplinary contexts and practical guidelines to work with disciplinary specifics, commonalities and dynamics.
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New insights into academic staff engagement with curriculum internationalisation and a structured approach to improve the management of financial and human resources.
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New insights into why institutional strategies for curriculum internationalisation are largely inadequate for academic staff and their specific disciplinary contexts, with actionable steps to improve strategy development and implementation.
