Diane Barbarič, PhD

My current research focuses on outbound student mobility public policies in Canada and Europe. I am especially interested in the intersection between higher education, public policy, political philosophy, and policy rhetoric.

For over a decade, in Canada, the predominant political, policy, and advocacy discourses concerning international student mobility have focused on incoming international students: attracting, training, and retaining them. My current research seeks to redress this rhetorical imbalance. From a social constructivist perspective, my research analyses study and work abroad public policies and discourses at the governmental level in order to understand their philosophical underpinnings.

Set within the context of comparative international higher education and public policy scholarship, my research also explores how European countries frame their policies and discourse on international student mobility to include the outward movement of students.

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On a larger scale, I am also interested in questions of internationalization that affect public policy such as the hiring of foreign academics, foreign credential recognition, and the development and evolution of international education as a public policy at the jurisdictional level.

See below for my research contributions.

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