Views on multilingualism and internationalisation in higher education: administrative staff in the spotlight

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dc.contributor.authorLlurda, Enric
dc.contributor.authorCots Caimons, Josep Maria
dc.contributor.authorArmengol, Lurdes
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-22T11:50:13Z
dc.date.embargoEndDate2025-01-01
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThe key role of administrative staff in the implementation of specific institutional policies at university has often been ignored when analysing policies or attitudes related to higher education. Consequently, little is known about the administrative staff's attitudes and involvement relating to the processes of internationalisation and multilingualism in higher education. In order to confront this problem, this paper is intended to shed some light on the following questions: (1) What features do administrative staff associate with the concepts of ‘international university’ and ‘multilingual university’? (2) What degree of interconnection do they establish between internationalisation and multilingualism at university? and (3) How do their views compare with those of academic staff and students? The study combines quantitative data, obtained through a Likert-scale based questionnaire, and qualitative data, derived from open questions included in the same questionnaire as well as two focus group sessions with members of the administrative staff. The analysis of the data shows that for administrative staff an international university is characterised by incoming mobility, the presence of English as a third academic language and academic excellence. A multilingual university has more advantages than disadvantages for them, and most of these are connected with the internationalisation of the institution.ca_ES
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation [project FFI2008-00585/FILO] and by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [project FFI2012-35834]ca_ES
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2013.874435
dc.identifier.idgrec020660
dc.identifier.issn0143-4632
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/56617
dc.language.isoengca_ES
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisca_ES
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN//FFI2008-00585/ES/INTERNACIONALIZACION Y MULTILINGUISMO EN UNIVERSIDADES EN CONTEXTOS BILINGUES: CATALUÑA, PAIS VASCO Y GALES/ca_ES
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO//FFI2012-35834/ES/INTERCULTURALIDAD, CIUDADANIA EUROPEA E INGLES COMO LINGUA FRANCA: ENTRE LAS POLITICAS Y LAS PRACTICAS EN LOS PROGRAMAS DE MOVILIDAD INTERNACIONAL UNIVERSITARIA/ca_ES
dc.relation.isformatofReproducció del document publicat a https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2013.874435ca_ES
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, vol. 35, núm. 4, p. 376-391ca_ES
dc.rights(c) Taylor & Francis, 2014ca_ES
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccessca_ES
dc.subjectMultilingualismca_ES
dc.subjectInternationalisationca_ES
dc.subjectHigher educationca_ES
dc.subjectAdministrative staffca_ES
dc.subject.otherUniversitats -- Personal
dc.subject.otherMultilingüismeca_ES
dc.subject.otherEducació superiorca_ES
dc.subject.otherPersonal administratiuca_ES
dc.titleViews on multilingualism and internationalisation in higher education: administrative staff in the spotlightca_ES
dc.typearticleca_ES
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionca_ES
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