Between global citizenship and Qatarization: negotiating Qatar's new knowledge economy within American branch campuses

Vora, Neha

doi:10.1080/01419870.2014.934257

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“…In fact, there may be said to be a tension between the attributes of the two intuitions in partnership. Tension of this variety was also observed at international branch campuses (IBCs) in the UAE where it was observed that the values of the institution did not complement the values of the state (Vora, 2014).…”

Section: Internationalisation In Kazakhstanmentioning

confidence: 98%

Do Students Develop the Way Universities Say They Do? Staff Perceptions of Student Development Of Graduate Attributes in the Context of a Transnational Partnership in Kazakhstan

Mahon

Murphy

2019

The European Educational Researcher

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There is a crisis in higher education internationally whereby the value of a degree is being called into question. One of the contributing factors to this problem is the growth of the sector internationally. Questions have arisen concerning the quality of provision, especially in the case of courses offered in different contexts as part of transnational partnerships. This research explores the perceptions of staff involved with the delivery of a unique transnational higher education partnership between a Russell Group university in the UK and a new university in Kazakhstan. The research sought to understand whether student development was perceived to be in line with the graduate attributes of the intuitions involved. The research was qualitative, using in depth semi structured interviews with members of faculty involved with the delivery of the foundation course, including administration staff, teachers and managers. Responses from participants indicated that the development of characteristics broadly aligned to those stated in graduate attributes did occur.

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Section: Internationalisation In Kazakhstanmentioning

confidence: 98%

Do Students Develop the Way Universities Say They Do? Staff Perceptions of Student Development Of Graduate Attributes in the Context of a Transnational Partnership in Kazakhstan

Mahon

Murphy

2019

The European Educational Researcher

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“…The vision 2030 plan in Doha, and the Renaissance plan as well as the Singapore 21 plan in Singapore reflect both city-sates' ambition to use culture and education as a central part of their social and economic development. Both cities have become leaders in the landscape of Transnational Higher Education, by attracting offshore campuses of top-ranked Universities, such as Yale (Singapore), Cornell and Georgetown (Doha) (Vora 2014, Sidhu et al 2011. Both cities have also invested in the construction world-class museums, aiming to position them as regional cultural centres, like the Singapore Art Museum (1996), the National Gallery Singapore (2015), as well as Doha's Museum of Islamic Art (2008) and Mathaf (2010).…”

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Global Cities and Cultural Diversity Governance: Comparing Doha and Singapore

Molho

2019

SSRN Journal

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The rise of global cities has raised multiple questions regarding the governance of diversity. While they are often portrayed as spaces of ungovernable global flows and as catalysts of the disappearance of national identities, this paper aims to analyse these cities' actions and strategies to govern their cultural diversity and defend a renewed conception of the national. I combine an analysis of outward-looking strategies that promote their cultural diversity on the global cultural field, and of inward-looking strategies that attempt to project their plural identity in the urban space. I compare two cities, Doha and Singapore, which have emerged as major centres of the global economy and offer a perspective that differs from the large Western cities where the notion of global city was initially coined. The affirmation of Doha and Singapore as global cities does not go along with a process of weakening of the nationstate, but on the contrary takes part in a logic of nation building and nation branding. The paper analyses how local actors negotiate this dialectic between the global and the national. Firstly, I show that they have put transnational regional networks and identities at the centre of the promotion of these cities as cultural hub. Secondly, I show that the recognition of these cities' diverse heritage and its display in the urban landscape, go in parallel with an increasing spatial exclusion of recent migrants.

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“…Qatarization is a strategy to produce more educated Qataris and to develop a national workforce, so that there will not be a reliance on non-Qataris who currently fill most of the jobs and are most of the population. [12] In keeping with the Qatar National Vision 2030, Qatarization focuses on positions that are integral to the Qatari business plans in private and public sectors, while employing fifty percent or more Qatari citizens. [8] Yet, there continues to be a need for expats to work and learn with Qataris in various nursing positions, including healthcare management and leadership positions.…”

Section: Critical Skillsmentioning

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Relating Almutairi’s critical cultural competence model for healthcare providers transitioning to Qatar

MacDonald

Johnson²,

Carragher³

et al. 2018

JNEP

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Healthcare providers can be enticed to work in the Middle East due to fascinations with the culture, wealth, and opportunities for personal and professional development. Working in multicultural healthcare environments requires addressing complexities with cultural hierarchies, religion, class systems, and gender. It also requires understanding of the region’s history, as well as knowledge about cultural and social norms. The authors use qualitative accounts, from lived experiences to illuminate their transition to work in Qatar. Upon reflection of their experiences, the authors recommend using a Critical Cultural Competence model as a guide for healthcare providers undergoing transition and longer-term adaptation for promoting cultural safety for healthcare providers and their patients. Some authors of this article have previously published “Recommendations for healthcare providers preparing to work in the Middle East: A Campinha-Bacote cultural competence model approach” (Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 2017). However, after reflecting upon their experiences as nurse educators living in the Middle East, the authors concluded that Almutairi, Dahinten, and Rodney’s (2015) Critical Cultural Competence Model is more suitable for health care providers transitioning to Qatar. This model addresses necessary elements needed to transition to a new culture, but also includes personal narratives and experiences, which maybe helpful to transitioning to work in another culture. Almutairi et al.’s model (2015) reconceptualises and enriches the concept of transitioning to Middle Eastern multicultural contexts. The aim of this paper is to provide recommendations using Almutairi et al.’s Cultural Competence Model to assist healthcare providers in transitioning to work in Qatar. Another aim is to provide guidance for healthcare professional development in multicultural contexts. Discussion as to how the model may foster a more relevant approach will ensue. Experiential knowledge and narratives are threaded throughout the paper to provide a lived account of the use of this Critical Cultural Competence model by healthcare workers, who have transitioned to the Middle East.

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Between global citizenship and Qatarization: negotiating Qatar's new knowledge economy within American branch campuses

Cited by 33 publications

References 22 publications

Do Students Develop the Way Universities Say They Do? Staff Perceptions of Student Development Of Graduate Attributes in the Context of a Transnational Partnership in Kazakhstan

Do Students Develop the Way Universities Say They Do? Staff Perceptions of Student Development Of Graduate Attributes in the Context of a Transnational Partnership in Kazakhstan

Global Cities and Cultural Diversity Governance: Comparing Doha and Singapore

Relating Almutairi’s critical cultural competence model for healthcare providers transitioning to Qatar

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