Overview

Focusing on the work of Josef A. Mestenhauser (1925–2015) and the depth and breadth of his contribution to the area of internationalization of higher education, this book addresses the theoretical foundations of the field of international education and the implications for practice and strategy. It considers key concepts and poses questions for discussion that make Mestenhauser’s work accessible to new readers. Through a series of provocative essays, contributors to this volume examine Mestenhauser’s influence on their understanding and practice of international education, the relevance of his work today, the transferability of his ideas across contexts, and current interpretations of the field. They consider areas of agreement and disagreement that illuminate pathways for inquiry and future practice, affirming the importance of his work in a new global landscape. Mestenhauser and the Possibilities of International Education is suitable reading for all those interested in the internationalization of higher education, including higher education faculty, students, researchers, and international education and higher education policy makers.

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Author:   Anne M. D'Angelo ,  Mary Katherine O'Brien ,  Gayla Marty
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.512kg
ISBN:  

9780367708566

ISBN 10:   0367708566
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   26 July 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword to the series Elspeth Jones INTRODUCTION 1. Josef Mestenhauser, an international life and mind Gayla Marty, Anne M. D’Angelo, and Mary Katherine O’Brien PART ONE Mestenhauser as scholar–practitioner: Reflections from the University of Minnesota 2. Students at the center, culture at the core Elizabeth Schwartz and Paidamoyo Chikate 3. Professionalizing the workforce: Becoming international educators Kay A. Thomas 4. Walking with a giant: The influence of Mestenhauser on everyday practice Inge E. Steglitz and Barbara Kappler Mikk 5. Reimagining the field of international education through the vision of a Renaissance internationalist: the Minnesota case Deborah J. Pembleton and Gerald W. Fry 6. Where roads diverge but the destination is clear: Mestenhauser and leadership Meredith McQuaid PART TWO Mestenhauser’s final work 7. Framing international education Josef A. Mestenhauser PART THREE Mestenhauser’s continuing global influence on international higher education 8. Reflections on intercultural learning in Europe and the United States Hanneke Teekens 9. Toward systemic internationalisation: Conversations with Mestenhauser on educational reform in South Africa Nico Jooste 10. The challenge of culture: The Czech path to international education Eva Janebova 11. Mainstreaming international education: Mestenhauser’s influence in Japan Miki Horie 12. Negotiating intercultural competence across disciplines: From multicultural to intercultural education Michael Goh 13. Digital campuses of universities: Places for intercultural learning or cultural segmentation? Shanton Chang and Catherine Gomes 14. Mestenhauser on intercultural competence: Implications for practice and research Darla K. Deardorff 15. Rethinking internationalisation of the curriculum Betty Leask 16. Internationalizing teaching and learning: Who will teach the teachers? Gayle A. Woodruff 17. Conversations on culture, brain, and cognitive shifts Yuliya Kartoshkina 18. Mestenhauser’s influence on future international education policy Hans de Wit CONCLUSION 19. Where we go from here: a call to action in international higher education Anne M. D’Angelo and Mary Katherine O’Brien Appendix: Selected works of Josef A. Mestenhauser Index

Reviews

Josef Mestenhauser's scholarship and generous sharing of his research, travels, and strategies to address the issues of justice throughout the world are lessons he taught his students and colleagues. With this book, that model can survive this troubled period of history. Dr. Josie R. Johnson, regent emeritus and former associate vice president, University of Minnesota, USA This book is the must-read for those willing to venture into the reformation of international education as the core of university curriculum, pedagogy, and administration. Dr. Yuichi Kondo, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan [T]his book ... spreads Joe's message, a message that, in a world with its anarchy of globalizing and de-globalizing tendencies of today, is needed more than ever. Dr. Tomas P. Klvana, New York University Prague, Czech Republic Josef Mestenhauser's scholarship and generous sharing of his research, travels, and strategies to address the issues of justice throughout the world are lessons he taught his students and colleagues. With this book, that model can survive this troubled period of history. -Josie R. Johnson, regent emeritus and former associate vice president, University of Minnesota Background on Dr. Johnson https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/hope-in-the-struggle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josie_R._Johnson Josef Mestenhauser came to Japan on a Fulbright award, was invited back many times, and with a handful of Japanese pioneers in the field, became one of the founders of international education in Japan. His main message to international educators was to keep university education relevant to the needs of stakeholders of a university and society. With diversity and inclusion, economic and political polarization, and uncontrollable globalization, all educators will need to reframe and reinvent the higher education system. Dr. Mestenhauser saw that international education was the indispensable component for the necessary transformation. He never isolated international education from the mainstream but insisted that all university education must be international. Relapsing to narrow discipline-oriented education, ethnocentric class content, deemphasis of intercultural dialogue, and any efforts to bind us to a closed value system is a disservice to the democratic and fast-changing society. This book is the must-read for those willing to venture into the reformation of international education as the core of university curriculum, pedagogy, and administration. Mestenhauser's words remind us why we are serving in education and encourage us to move forward. -Dr. Yuichi Kondo, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan Background on Dr. Kondo https://global.umn.edu/awards/dlai/07_kondo.html https://www.timeshighered-events.com/teaching-excellence-summit-2021/agenda/speakers/1308948 As a refugee from dictatorship, Josef Mestenhauser understood clearly that open minds and liberal education were not only antitheses to tyranny, but also powerful agents of change. He devoted his professional life to international education, helping students from all over the world to fulfill their highest educational and professional potential. His personal example and mentorship inspired dozens of advisees over decades, including me. Unlike some political refugees, Joe never succumbed to bitterness and cabinet-style politicking so evident in exile organizations. He was generous, open and pragmatic in the best sense of that adjective. In addition to his humanity and kindness, we were drawn to Joe's educational perspective: always cross-cultural, always illuminating. His theoretical work closely connected to practice. His insights were derived from diligent observation of political and cultural realities on the ground in many countries, from Asia to Central Europe to the United States. Joe managed to fuse an outlook on international education to a cross-cultural perspective on leadership that became at once insightful and motivational. I am both excited and thankful for this book that spreads Joe's message, a message that, in a world with its anarchy of globalizing and de-globalizing tendencies of today, is needed more than ever. -Dr. Tomas P. Klvana, New York University Prague Background on Dr. Klvana https://www.amo.cz/en/autor/tomas-klvana https://global.umn.edu/awards/dlai/12_klvana.html

Josef Mestenhauser's scholarship and generous sharing of his research, travels, and strategies to address the issues of justice throughout the world are lessons he taught his students and colleagues. With this book, that model can survive this troubled period of history. Dr. Josie R. Johnson, regent emeritus and former associate vice president, University of Minnesota, USA This book is the must-read for those willing to venture into the reformation of international education as the core of university curriculum, pedagogy, and administration. Dr. Yuichi Kondo, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan [T]his book ... spreads Joe's message, a message that, in a world with its anarchy of globalizing and de-globalizing tendencies of today, is needed more than ever. Dr. Tomas P. Klvana, New York University Prague, Czech Republic

"""Josef Mestenhauser’s scholarship and generous sharing of his research, travels, and strategies to address the issues of justice throughout the world are lessons he taught his students and colleagues. With this book, that model can survive this troubled period of history."" Dr. Josie R. Johnson, regent emeritus and former associate vice president, University of Minnesota, USA ""This book is the must-read for those willing to venture into the reformation of international education as the core of university curriculum, pedagogy, and administration."" Dr. Yuichi Kondo, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan ""[T]his book … spreads Joe’s message, a message that, in a world with its anarchy of globalizing and de-globalizing tendencies of today, is needed more than ever."" Dr. Tomáš P. Klvaňa, New York University Prague, Czech Republic ""Josef Mestenhauser’s scholarship and generous sharing of his research, travels, and strategies to address the issues of justice throughout the world are lessons he taught his students and colleagues. With this book, that model can survive this troubled period of history."" —Josie R. Johnson, regent emeritus and former associate vice president, University of Minnesota Background on Dr. Johnson https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/hope-in-the-struggle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josie_R._Johnson ""Josef Mestenhauser came to Japan on a Fulbright award, was invited back many times, and with a handful of Japanese pioneers in the field, became one of the founders of international education in Japan. His main message to international educators was to keep university education relevant to the needs of stakeholders of a university and society. With diversity and inclusion, economic and political polarization, and uncontrollable globalization, all educators will need to reframe and reinvent the higher education system. Dr. Mestenhauser saw that international education was the indispensable component for the necessary transformation. He never isolated international education from the ""mainstream"" but insisted that all university education must be international. Relapsing to narrow discipline-oriented education, ethnocentric class content, deemphasis of intercultural dialogue, and any efforts to bind us to a closed value system is a disservice to the democratic and fast-changing society. This book is the must-read for those willing to venture into the reformation of international education as the core of university curriculum, pedagogy, and administration. Mestenhauser’s words remind us why we are serving in education and encourage us to move forward."" —Dr. Yuichi Kondo, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan Background on Dr. Kondo https://global.umn.edu/awards/dlai/07_kondo.html https://www.timeshighered-events.com/teaching-excellence-summit-2021/agenda/speakers/1308948 ""As a refugee from dictatorship, Josef Mestenhauser understood clearly that open minds and liberal education were not only antitheses to tyranny, but also powerful agents of change. He devoted his professional life to international education, helping students from all over the world to fulfill their highest educational and professional potential. His personal example and mentorship inspired dozens of advisees over decades, including me. Unlike some political refugees, Joe never succumbed to bitterness and cabinet-style politicking so evident in exile organizations. He was generous, open and pragmatic in the best sense of that adjective. In addition to his humanity and kindness, we were drawn to Joe’s educational perspective: always cross-cultural, always illuminating. His theoretical work closely connected to practice. His insights were derived from diligent observation of political and cultural realities on the ground in many countries, from Asia to Central Europe to the United States. Joe managed to fuse an outlook on international education to a cross-cultural perspective on leadership that became at once insightful and motivational. I am both excited and thankful for this book that spreads Joe’s message, a message that, in a world with its anarchy of globalizing and de-globalizing tendencies of today, is needed more than ever."" —Dr. Tomas P. Klvana, New York University Prague Background on Dr. Klvana https://www.amo.cz/en/autor/tomas-klvana https://global.umn.edu/awards/dlai/12_klvana.html"

Author Information

Anne M. D’Angelo is the assistant dean of global initiatives for the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, USA. Mary Katherine O’Brien is a researcher for education and outreach at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota, USA. Gayla Marty is a writer and editor whose interest in culture developed during a decade working closely with Mestenhauser.

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