- Higher Education Governance and Development
- International Student and Expatriate Challenges
- Global Education and Multiculturalism
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Educational Innovations and Challenges
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
University of Arizona
2018-2022
Globalizing forces have both transformed the higher education sector and made it increasingly homogenous. Growing similarities among universities been attributed to isomorphic pressures ensure and/or enhance legitimacy by imitating institutions that are perceived as successful internationally, particularly highly ranked globally (Cantwell & Kauppinen, 2014; DiMaggio Powell, 1983). In this study, we compared strategic plans of 78 high-ranked, low-ranked, unranked in 33 countries 9 regions...
This study examined how hierarchical positions within the global field of higher education influence selection strategic priorities by universities in different parts world. The particularly focused on universities' commitment to third missions as reflected their plans and compared rankings. findings demonstrate that top globally ranked institutions are generally less explicit about mission relating geographic setting mid/low unranked institutions. Meanwhile, most consistently exhibit...
As collaborative transnational education models are increasing in number globally, this study provides a snapshot of motivations for newly enrolled students at microcampuses China, Cambodia, Jordan, and Indonesia. This research centers on the influence country choice students. We apply Nye’s (1990, 2004) concept soft power student conduct quantitative analysis to trace enrollment influences. Mainly, case we find that U.S. potentially influences abroad enroll dual-degree programs. Other...
As the world grapples with ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, role universities play in advancing COVID knowledge and long term management of this global crisis is largely unknown. In study, we document from a comparative perspective ways which members US, New Zealand, Italy, South Korea China engage activities to respond pandemic. We apply sense-making model (Choo, 1998) boundary spanning theory (Tushman, & Scanlan, 1981; Birkinshaw, Ambos Bouquet, 2017) identify strategies that university...