Mark Birtles
Biographic Data
| ID | 4617287 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark Birtles |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark |
| FAMILY NAME | Birtles |
| SIGNATURE | BIRTLES M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hosei University |
| ORCID | 0009-0004-5228-2422 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
From Tsukuba to Kuala Lumpur
This literature-based discussion analyses the University of Tsukuba Malaysia venture, Japan’s inaugural international branch campus, by examining existinghh literature to identify potential challenges the institution may face. A thematic analysis explores five key factors. Financial motivations are contextualised within internationalist and globalist paradigms, highlighting tensions between the two. Subsequently, the strategy of delivering a Japa…
World-class education for the few
This study explores the production, dissemination, and reception of the discourse of educational excellence and internationalisation in Japan’s Designated National University Corporation System. The study frames the policy initiative within the longstanding goals of the Japanese government and demonstrates how the work of Michel Foucault helps uncover the policy’s inherent power dynamics and ideological conflicts. The investigation operationalise…
English-medium instruction for sale
This study both contributes to and updates the growing body of literature into the framing of English-medium instruction on institutional websites. A three-dimensional discourse analysis model is used to investigate the self-perception of three well-established liberal arts faculties in Japan. The analysis reveals distinct features in the self-perception of these universities and teases out the ingrained ideological standpoints. Firstly, the neol…
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English-medium instruction for sale
This study both contributes to and updates the growing body of literature into the framing of English-medium instruction on institutional websites. A three-dimensional discourse analysis model is used to investigate the self-perception of three well-established liberal arts faculties in Japan. The analysis reveals distinct features in the self-perception of these universities and teases out the ingrained ideological standpoints. Firstly, the neol…
World-class education for the few
This study explores the production, dissemination, and reception of the discourse of educational excellence and internationalisation in Japan’s Designated National University Corporation System. The study frames the policy initiative within the longstanding goals of the Japanese government and demonstrates how the work of Michel Foucault helps uncover the policy’s inherent power dynamics and ideological conflicts. The investigation operationalise…
From Tsukuba to Kuala Lumpur
This literature-based discussion analyses the University of Tsukuba Malaysia venture, Japan’s inaugural international branch campus, by examining existinghh literature to identify potential challenges the institution may face. A thematic analysis explores five key factors. Financial motivations are contextualised within internationalist and globalist paradigms, highlighting tensions between the two. Subsequently, the strategy of delivering a Japa…
Higher education (3 works) · Higher Education Governance and Development (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Advertising (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Corporation (1 work)