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Caribbean Journal of Education

Internationalization of Tertiary Education in the Caribbean

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259-284
Publication Date: 
September 2010
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“Internationalization of Tertiary Education in the Caribbean'' refers, at least in part, to the extent to which the Anglophone Caribbean provides access to higher education at international standards of quality, scope, cost, and relevance. Anglophone Caribbean nations have responded to this internationalization challenge and significantly increased enrolment ratios, often driven by public investment, in an effort to align more closely their ratios with international rates of tertiary education coverage. While most of these countries have recognized the UNESCO-inspired view of tertiary education as a critical public good, the precarious nature of the public finances in many countries and the clear evidence of private benefits associated with tertiary education do suggest that the Caribbean also needs to follow international models with respect to the encouragement of private involvement in tertiary education. Caribbean tertiary education in its “born global” character must avoid a situation in which it focuses too much on replicating the systems of other countries, and instead must continue to develop a relevant, and appropriately variegated, system that is appropriate to the region’s developmental needs.

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