Asia vs. the 'others': how to bridge the intercultural gap in cross-border higher education Online publication date: Mon, 20-Jul-2009
by Catharina Wulf, Jennifer Takhar
International Journal of Management in Education (IJMIE), Vol. 3, No. 3/4, 2009
Abstract: 'Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet', Rudyard Kipling told us in 1892. However, since the millennium, China and India have evolved from developing to emerging economies and the number of Asian students, seeking diplomas in higher education in the Western world is on the increase. Keeping the significant economic contribution of these 'migrating' students in mind, attending to the latter group's distinct needs poses a challenge in a culturally diverse classroom. While a substantial body of research on Quality Assurance (QA) in higher education, especially on external quality assurance and international accreditation institutions and guidelines are readily available, there is a critical lack of evaluating QA from an educational and particularly, intercultural perspective. In this paper, the authors propose specific strategies and recommendations to create a more inclusive environment for Indian and Chinese students in Western business schools.
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Management in Education (IJMIE):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:
Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.
If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com
Our Blog 
Follow us on Twitter 
Visit us on Facebook