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Internationalising Nursing Education from the Ground Up

The Case of Northern Arizona University

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Critical Perspectives on Internationalising the Curriculum in Disciplines

Part of the book series: Global Perspectives on Higher Education ((GPHE,volume 28))

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Globalisation continues to shape and define the human experience and human institutions in multiple ways and on many levels. Higher education has not been immune to this ubiquitous and revolutionary force.

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Charles, H., Plager, K.A. (2015). Internationalising Nursing Education from the Ground Up. In: Green, W., Whitsed, C. (eds) Critical Perspectives on Internationalising the Curriculum in Disciplines. Global Perspectives on Higher Education, vol 28. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-085-7_15

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