General Assembly Term 2 DLBanegas

Inclusive practices in internationalising research: Processes and outcomes

Dario Luis BanegasDario.Banegas@.ed.ac.uk

Summary

• What does it mean to internationalise research in the field of (language) education?
• What does it mean to do so from an inclusion lens?
• What processes are necessary?
• What outcomes are to be designed?

'the process of integrating an international, intercultural, or global dimension into the purpose, functions, or delivery of post-secondary education’.(Knight, 2003, p. 2)

InternATIONALISATION

1. International students (PhD students > research valency)2. International staff (ILE: 15 intl - 9 UK)3. English-medium education (EME)

inclusion <> social justice

'A just social system should promote equality, equity, diversity and inclusion and thus guarantee individuals’ right to participate effectively in all areas of human experience'(Banegas & Sanchez, 2023, p. 1)

Redistribution - Recognition - Participation(Fraser, 2012)

How?

developing a research programme

TOPIC

MEMBERS

Conceptual frameworks & authors

EPISTEME

Local (UK) + international (EU, Asia, Latam, US)...with credentials & different areas of expertise

International appeal e.g. Intersectionality in language teaching

RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS

Local

Other research groups, universities, professional associations (big and small)

Intl

Ditto above...do your own "research" about who are the best to approach. What can THEY gain from you? What can YOU gain from them? What can WE gain from this partnership?

RESEARCH PROJECTS & GRANTS

Study

Plan

Pilot

Internal/External grant

RKEI

Show "history"

Think big

research outputs

SOCIETAL IMPACT

ACADEMIC IMPACT

ECONOMIC IMPACT

PERSONAL IMPACT

List / Process

basic toolkit

• Institutional support
• Guest edit a special issue & edit a volume
• Identify key players
• Identify seasoned as well as emerging scholars
• Identify social players (NGOs, reporters, influencers)
• Be clear & honest

'...limited or silenced voices from the Global South' (Mittelmeier & Yang, 2022, p. 87)

Conclusions

Making genuine & sustainable connections is pivotal

Thanks!

Banegas, D. L., & Sanchez, H. S. (2023) Editorial: Social justice and language teacher education from Latin America. Teachers and Teaching, DOI: 10.1080/13540602.2023.2169669 Fraser, N. (2012). On justice. New Left Review, 74(March–April), 41–51. Knight, J. (2003). Updated internationalization definition. International Higher Education, 33, 2–3. Mittelmeier, J., & Yang, Y. (2022). The role of internationalisation in 40 years of higher education research: Major themes from Higher Education Research & Development (1982–2020). Higher Education Research & Development, 41(1), 75-91. DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2021.2002272

References

Journals: Open access & reputable, REGIONAL - INTERNATIONALInternational co-authors & international referencesInternational readership and citations (who cites you?)

Be multimodal & multilingualPodcasts, webinars, open days, infographics, mentoring programmes

How are the findings going to contribute to new programmes, etc?

How do you want to be known by? What kind of leader would you like to be?