Pii-Tuulia Nikula
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Pii-Tuulia Nikula is an Associate Professor at the Eastern Institute of Technology in New Zealand. Her research primarily focuses on the internationalisation of higher education, climate change, and the role of education agents in international student recruitment. Recent publications explore cognitive dissonance in climate change, voluntary climate mitigation by firms, and strategies for supporting international students' academic acculturation.
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Internationalisation of Higher Education and Climate Change: A Cognitive Dissonance Perspective
This article applies cognitive dissonance theory to the internationalisation of higher education sector to comment on tensions experienced by practitioners associated with their work's climate impact. The existing literature and relevant climate action drivers and challenges within the sector are reviewed. A case study of a global grassroot initiative, the Climate Action Network for International Educators, is considered to discuss possible solutions for how stakeholders can increase or decrease tensions at work in the relationship between international higher education and climate change. This article posits that cognitive dissonance theory can contribute to a better understanding of how dilemmas emerge at the intersection between international higher education and climate change to promote climate action within the sector. Avenues for future research are recommended.
Year:
2022
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Adinda van Gaalen
Ghent University
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