Exploring the Internationalization of Zimbabwe’s Higher Education Institutions Through a Decolonial Lens: Postcolonial Continuities and Disruptions

Thondhlana, Juliet; Kere Abdulrahman, Hadiza; Chiyevo Garwe, Evelyn; McGrath, Simon

Abstract

Looking through the history of higher education in Zimbabwe, we argue that the concept of internationalisation of higher education is not new to Zimbabwe. Understandings, manifestations and processes of the phenomenon over time are examined to reveal the nuances of the internationalisation process in its current mode of occurrence, in an attempt to not only understand it in its colonial and postcolonial manifestation, but to situate it within a wider decolonial project. Using a decolonial lens, this paper explores various processes of internationalisation in Zimbabwe’s HEIs, viewing them either as continuities or disruptions. In so doing, we argue that for internationalisation in Zimbabwe’s HEIs to fully deliver on its promises, it needs to not only engage with the issues of colonial(ism/ity), but also to understand its particular specificity in the Zimbabwean society, and the effects that this continues to have on internationalisation attempts.

Citation

Thondhlana, J., Kere Abdulrahman, H., Chiyevo Garwe, E., & McGrath, S. (2021). Exploring the Internationalization of Zimbabwe’s Higher Education Institutions Through a Decolonial Lens: Postcolonial Continuities and Disruptions. Journal of Studies in International Education, 25(3), 228-246. https://doi.org/10.1177/1028315320932319

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 26, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Jun 19, 2020
• Publication Date: Jul 1, 2021
• Deposit Date: Apr 26, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 19, 2020
• Journal: Journal of Studies in International Education
• Print ISSN: 1028-3153
• Electronic ISSN: 1552-7808
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 228-246
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1028315320932319
• Keywords: Internationalisation, Zimbabwe, Higher Education Institutions, Decolonial, Coloniality, Africa
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4345576
• Publisher URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1028315320932319