{"id":"https://openalex.org/W1765583166","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09500782.2015.1059436","title":"Where English, neoliberalism, desire and internationalization are alive and kicking: higher education in Saudi Arabia today","display_name":"Where English, neoliberalism, desire and internationalization are alive and kicking: higher education in Saudi Arabia today","publication_year":2015,"publication_date":"2015-07-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W1765583166","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09500782.2015.1059436","mag":"1765583166"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1080/09500782.2015.1059436","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09500782.2015.1059436","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09500782.2015.1059436","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S40212398","display_name":"Language and Education","issn_l":"0950-0782","issn":["0950-0782","1747-7581"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-class-a","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","erih-plus","jufo-2","norway-1","poland-100","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320547","host_organization_name":"Taylor & Francis","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320547","https://openalex.org/P4310320449"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Taylor & Francis","Informa"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Language and Education","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5088931788","display_name":"Phan L\u00ea H\u00e0","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0045-9060","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0045-9060"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I117965899","display_name":"University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa","ror":"https://ror.org/01wspgy28","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I117965899"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Phan Le Ha","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Educational Foundations, College of Education, University of Hawai'i, Manoa, USA"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Educational Foundations, College of Education, University of Hawai'i, Manoa, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I117965899"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5037897567","display_name":"Osman Z. Barnawi","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0070-3473","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0070-3473"]},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Osman Z. Barnawi","raw_affiliation_strings":["Royal Commission Colleges and Institutes, English Language Center, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Royal Commission Colleges and Institutes, English Language Center, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia","institution_ids":[]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5088931788"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I117965899"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":20.6688,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":108,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.99083793,"is_in_top_1_percent":true,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":97,"max":99},"biblio":{"volume":"29","issue":"6","first_page":"545","last_page":"565"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10546","display_name":"Higher Education Governance and Development","score":0.9955999851226807,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3304","display_name":"Education"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10546","display_name":"Higher Education Governance and Development","score":0.9955999851226807,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3304","display_name":"Education"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12542","display_name":"Second Language Learning and Teaching","score":0.001500000013038516,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3310","display_name":"Linguistics and Language"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11300","display_name":"Global Educational Policies and Reforms","score":0.00139999995008111,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3320","display_name":"Political Science and International Relations"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/internationalization-of-higher-education","display_name":"internationalization of higher education","score":0.9890000224113464},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/neoliberalism","display_name":"neoliberalism","score":0.921999990940094},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/english-only-policy","display_name":"English-only policy","score":0.8209999799728394},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/saudi-arabia","display_name":"Saudi Arabia","score":0.550000011920929},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/technical-and-vocational-education","display_name":"technical and vocational education and training","score":0.8330000042915344},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/marketization-of-higher-education","display_name":"marketization of higher education","score":0.8180000185966492},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/english-language-dominance","display_name":"English language dominance","score":0.41200000047683716},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/international-higher-education-partnerships","display_name":"international higher education partnerships","score":0.47699999809265137},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/government-language-policy","display_name":"government language policy","score":0.4729999899864197}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C97509610","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3141064","display_name":"Internationalization","level":2,"score":0.7299134731292725},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C668760","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6869278","display_name":"Vocational education","level":2,"score":0.6928820610046387},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C118589477","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1417017","display_name":"Neoliberalism (international relations)","level":2,"score":0.6902171969413757},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778137410","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2732820","display_name":"Government (linguistics)","level":2,"score":0.6322985291481018},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780625559","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5152592","display_name":"Commercialization","level":2,"score":0.6153192520141602},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120912362","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q136822","display_name":"Higher education","level":2,"score":0.6071521639823914},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C133979268","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1682108","display_name":"Vision","level":2,"score":0.6060547828674316},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.5123780965805054},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777352838","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5419420","display_name":"Excellence","level":2,"score":0.49895620346069336},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C45237549","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1376796","display_name":"Restructuring","level":2,"score":0.47169116139411926},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C50522688","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189833","display_name":"Economic growth","level":1,"score":0.4707033336162567},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C39549134","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133080","display_name":"Public relations","level":1,"score":0.4143086373806},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144024400","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21201","display_name":"Sociology","level":0,"score":0.40340113639831543},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C3116431","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31728","display_name":"Public administration","level":1,"score":0.36250007152557373},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19417346","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7922","display_name":"Pedagogy","level":1,"score":0.2922981381416321},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C36289849","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34749","display_name":"Social science","level":1,"score":0.1845630705356598},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144133560","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4830453","display_name":"Business","level":0,"score":0.17468205094337463},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162324750","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8134","display_name":"Economics","level":0,"score":0.13908076286315918},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41895202","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8162","display_name":"Linguistics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C155202549","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178803","display_name":"International trade","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19165224","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23404","display_name":"Anthropology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138885662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891","display_name":"Philosophy","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1080/09500782.2015.1059436","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09500782.2015.1059436","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09500782.2015.1059436","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S40212398","display_name":"Language and Education","issn_l":"0950-0782","issn":["0950-0782","1747-7581"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-class-a","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","erih-plus","jufo-2","norway-1","poland-100","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320547","host_organization_name":"Taylor & Francis","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320547","https://openalex.org/P4310320449"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Taylor & Francis","Informa"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Language and Education","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Quality education","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/4","score":0.75},{"display_name":"Peace, justice, and strong institutions","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/16","score":0.47620001435279846}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":68,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W55765085","https://openalex.org/W113410604","https://openalex.org/W141097395","https://openalex.org/W191417299","https://openalex.org/W320581935","https://openalex.org/W380575115","https://openalex.org/W408753101","https://openalex.org/W565221863","https://openalex.org/W600203239","https://openalex.org/W617445966","https://openalex.org/W1244642305","https://openalex.org/W1528074835","https://openalex.org/W1540834533","https://openalex.org/W1573437371","https://openalex.org/W1573903967","https://openalex.org/W1603879728","https://openalex.org/W1964946120","https://openalex.org/W1965595485","https://openalex.org/W1967674965","https://openalex.org/W1979290264","https://openalex.org/W1979290354","https://openalex.org/W1982382005","https://openalex.org/W1993138396","https://openalex.org/W2001038578","https://openalex.org/W2003259654","https://openalex.org/W2004060323","https://openalex.org/W2005228012","https://openalex.org/W2018050008","https://openalex.org/W2032899120","https://openalex.org/W2039398920","https://openalex.org/W2043405106","https://openalex.org/W2087774731","https://openalex.org/W2090497362","https://openalex.org/W2094097435","https://openalex.org/W2098209056","https://openalex.org/W2105035613","https://openalex.org/W2106829690","https://openalex.org/W2113692282","https://openalex.org/W2138228303","https://openalex.org/W2142055834","https://openalex.org/W2144579835","https://openalex.org/W2148738284","https://openalex.org/W2157488017","https://openalex.org/W2159389020","https://openalex.org/W2166873218","https://openalex.org/W2167897265","https://openalex.org/W2168077851","https://openalex.org/W2171575765","https://openalex.org/W2183876953","https://openalex.org/W2210107034","https://openalex.org/W2482619114","https://openalex.org/W2488033335","https://openalex.org/W2496209330","https://openalex.org/W2504549142","https://openalex.org/W2762658106","https://openalex.org/W2803694973","https://openalex.org/W2896560305","https://openalex.org/W3021148850","https://openalex.org/W3169307792","https://openalex.org/W4231275683","https://openalex.org/W4239054839","https://openalex.org/W4240628215","https://openalex.org/W4245017950","https://openalex.org/W4253675272","https://openalex.org/W4254371717","https://openalex.org/W4285719527","https://openalex.org/W4300828079","https://openalex.org/W4403257881"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4232745323","https://openalex.org/W4401249812","https://openalex.org/W2905431954","https://openalex.org/W4403200192","https://openalex.org/W2801556484","https://openalex.org/W7139106265","https://openalex.org/W2561793757","https://openalex.org/W6968328847","https://openalex.org/W7135002764","https://openalex.org/W3025870086"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"The":[0,75],"internationalization":[1,83,107],"of":[2,70,108,125,188,196],"higher":[3,53,110],"education":[4,54,142],"globally":[5],"continues":[6],"to":[7,50,102,136,170],"grow":[8],"more":[9,11],"and":[10,14,29,42,66,72,86,93,140,153,158,178],"towards":[12],"commercialization":[13],"neoliberalism":[15],"paths,":[16],"despite":[17],"growing":[18],"concerns":[19],"about":[20],"the":[21,46,58,67,79,90,123,138,159,165,197],"underlying":[22],"consequences.":[23],"Building":[24],"further":[25],"on":[26,114],"our":[27],"work":[28],"using":[30],"Saudi":[31,47,91,103,133,174,191],"Arabia":[32],"as":[33,161,163],"a":[34,131,186],"national":[35],"case,":[36],"this":[37,119],"article":[38,76],"critically":[39],"investigates":[40],"how":[41],"in":[43,100,118,168,173,185],"what":[44],"ways":[45],"government's":[48,134],"desire":[49],"internationalize":[51],"its":[52,63,109],"system":[55],"has":[56],"overlooked":[57],"many":[59],"problems":[60],"associated":[61],"with":[62],"English-only":[64],"policy,":[65],"neoliberal":[68],"shaping":[69],"social":[71],"economic":[73],"pressures.":[74],"also":[77],"demonstrates":[78],"paradoxical":[80],"messages":[81],"concerning":[82],"success,":[84],"strategies,":[85],"visions":[87],"conveyed":[88],"by":[89,94,151,164],"government":[92,167],"several":[95,115],"institutions":[96],"from":[97,156],"English-speaking":[98],"countries":[99],"response":[101],"Arabia's":[104,175],"aspiration":[105],"for":[106],"education.":[111],"We":[112],"draw":[113],"data":[116],"sources":[117],"article,":[120],"specifically:":[121],"(1)":[122],"Colleges":[124],"Excellence":[126],"(CoE)":[127],"project":[128],"documents":[129],"\u2013":[130],"major":[132],"initiative":[135],"restructure":[137],"technical":[139,152],"vocational":[141,154],"system;":[143],"(2)":[144],"Several":[145],"publicly":[146,180],"available":[147,181],"news":[148,182],"items":[149,183],"released":[150],"colleges":[155],"Canada":[157],"UK":[160,166],"well":[162],"relation":[169],"their":[171],"participation":[172],"CoE":[176,198],"project;":[177],"(3)":[179],"published":[184],"number":[187],"key":[189],"local":[190],"newspapers":[192],"regarding":[193],"various":[194],"aspects":[195],"project.":[199]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":12},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":15},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":16},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":8},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":10},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":12},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":7},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":13},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":5}],"updated_date":"2026-11-07T11:25:07.637180","created_date":"2016-06-24T00:00:00"}