Internationalising a transnational higher education programme: Pursuing sameness or disrupting educational imperialism?

Abstract

This chapter focuses on our experiences with internationalising the curriculum in a Master of Education (MEd) programme in Education Management delivered at City University Hong Kong, in the School of Continuing and Professional Education (SCOPE) by the Graduate School of Education (GSoE), University of Bristol, UK. We are experienced academic staffwho teach in this programme, and also work on other masters’ programmes offered in Bristol. In addition, Sheila is the programme co-ordinator and has overall responsibility for the Hong Kong MEd and its teaching team, and Elisabeth jointly directs all masters’ programmes in the GSoE. Our direct involvement in the teaching of the Hong Kong MEd, and our desire to ensure a high quality and context-appropriate learning experience for students has shaped our work in internationalising the programme’s curriculum.