ABSTRACT
The concluding chapter presents the author’s theory on international higher education in the form of a multi-sited and multi-scalar practice-scape. Theory-development is guided by two questions: 1) where/how do practices connect; and 2) what kind of change is driving the internationalisation of higher education? To answer these, internationalisation is examined first as a development happening inside institutions of higher education, which underlines the interconnection of practices related to the three domains of language, culture, and knowledge. A second part argues for teaching practices as multi-sited and multi-scalar, foregrounding how the academics performing international teaching within a particular organisational setting are influenced by and influencing internationalisation processes in other parts of the global system. Finally, the structures governing the teaching practices identified in relation to the internal and external environments are visualised in the form of a global practice-scape, which leads to a concluding reflection on the nature of change. This highlights the importance of treating university teachers as key agents in the creation of international education, which challenges the common view of internationalisation as a management operation initiated and implemented at the top level of the university organisation.
