International management learning: comparative study of the Open University students

Ramanau, Ruslan and Tyler, Sheila (2011). International management learning: comparative study of the Open University students. In: Proceedings of the European Humanities University Conference: Social Sciences, Humanities and Higher Education in Eastern Europe after 1991, Vilnius, Lithuania, 14-16 Jun 2011, Vilnius, Lithuania.

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Abstract

Literature on ‘internationalisation’ within the higher educator sector lacks a student perspective as a result of imperatives to attract students from outside the host countries of education providers. Most courses are ‘international’ only by virtue of having an international and culturally-diverse student body rather than being designed to provide cross-cultural knowledge and inter-cultural learning experiences. Progression from a monocultural perspective has not been demonstrated in student populations, nor what is involved cognitively and emotionally. Without such information effective methods of ‘internationalising’ curricula cannot be achieved. This study is a first, small step to discovering what students’ needs and aspirations are and what drives these. Findings were counter-intuitive: among distance-learning students desiring ‘internationalised’ course content were those with least intercultural awareness and experience.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item
Copyright Holders:	European Humanities University, Vilnius, Lithuania
Keywords:	internationalisation; cross-cultural research; management learning; cultural perspectives international curriculum
Academic Unit/School:	Faculty of Business and Law (FBL) > Business > Department for People and Organisations Faculty of Business and Law (FBL) > Business Faculty of Business and Law (FBL)
Related URLs:	http://en.ehu.lt/news/notice/0019047/(Other)
Item ID:	31645
Depositing User:	Ruslan Ramanau
Date Deposited:	30 Jan 2012 11:24
Last Modified:	01 May 2019 13:14
URI:	http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/31645
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