Australian higher education scholarships as tools for international development and diplomacy in Africa.
International scholarships for higher education are a large component of foreign aid in many high-income countries, including Australia. The aims for Australian scholarships awarded to African students are to achieve development in Africa and advance the influence of Australia. However, well-articul...
| Published in: | Australian Journal of International Affairs Vol. 70; no. 2; pp. 105 - 121 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=113745339&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 113745339 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 10357718 UAF jtl: Australian Journal of International Affairs issn: 10357718 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Apr2016 vid: 70 iid: 2 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd artinfo: ui: 113745339 10.1080/10357718.2015.1119230 ppf: 105 ppct: 16 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 1MB tig: atl: Australian higher education scholarships as tools for international development and diplomacy in Africa. aug: au: Abimbola, Seye Amazan, Rose Vizintin, Pavle Howie, Leanne Cumming, Robert Negin, Joel affil: School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia School of Education, University of New England, Armidale, Australia Graduate School of Government, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia su: Scholarships Higher education Higher education & economics Graduate education Education & economics Australia Africa sug: subj: Australia Africa Scholarships Higher education Higher education & economics Graduate education Education & economics keyword: diplomacy higher education international development international scholarships international trade theory of change ab: International scholarships for higher education are a large component of foreign aid in many high-income countries, including Australia. The aims for Australian scholarships awarded to African students are to achieve development in Africa and advance the influence of Australia. However, well-articulated theories of change that define how scholarships are linked to these and other outcomes are not available in the literature. In order to address this gap, the authors explore the perspectives of Australian-funded Master's-level alumni from Kenya, Uganda and Mozambique on the implementation process before, during and after their scholarship award, and the outcomes of the scholarships. The authors found that Australian scholarships to Africans have the potential to spread Australian influence, and that returnee scholars, by virtue of their study in Australia, gain the capacity to become agents for development in their country. The process of choosing scholarship awardees, the local circumstances in each country on return, and support and mentoring networks after return can influence the achievement of these outcomes. Investments in international scholarships should be directed to develop additional skills and facilitate networks in order to further prepare the returnee scholars to influence development in their country and perpetuate Australian influence. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Australian Journal of International Affairs is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Australian Journal of International Affairs holder: Taylor & Francis Ltd dt: @attributes: year: 2016 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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