Résumés
Abstract
Internationalization and equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are both strategic priorities at Canadian universities. However, they are underpinned by different emphases and rationales, and their goals and associated activities may be contradictory at times. To explore how the discourses and activities associated with these two projects align or conflict, this article examines how international students are, or are not, included in EDI projects at two of Canada’s largest English-speaking universities: the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia. Our findings show that the discourses and activities associated with EDI and with international student recruitment have largely operated within organizational and discursive silos, representing a classic case of decoupling in the organizational studies literature. To move forward, we argue that definitions and initiatives related to EDI need to consider how institutions can include international students not only within their commitments to diversity, but also to equity.
Keywords:
- internationalization,
- international students,
- equity,
- diversity,
- and inclusion,
- higher education,
- decoupling
Résumé
L’internationalisation et l’équité, la diversité et l’inclusion (EDI) sont toutes les deux des enjeux prioritaires pour les universités canadiennes. Pourtant, elles reposent sur différents points d’emphase et de logique, dont les objectifs, ainsi que les activités qui s’y rattachent, peuvent parfois être contradictoires. Afin d’explorer la façon dont les discours et les activités afférentes s’alignent, ou entrent en conflit à l’intérieur de ces deux projets, cet article lève le voile sur l’inclusion (ou pas) d’étudiants internationaux dans les projets EDI dans deux universités de langue anglaise parmi les plus importantes au Canada, l’Université de Toronto et l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique. Nous avons trouvé que les discours et les activités relatives à l’EDI et au recrutement d’étudiants à l’international s’opèrent en grande partie à l’intérieur de structures organisationnelles et discursives, en somme un cas classique de découplage dans la littérature portant sur l’étude organisationnelle. Pour aller de l’avant, nous avançons l’idée que les définitions et les initiatives relatives à l’EDI doivent faire l’objet d’une réflexion sur la façon dont les établissements peuvent inclure les étudiants internationaux dans leur engagement vis-à-vis non seulement la diversité, mais aussi l’équité.
Mots-clés :
- internationalisation,
- équité,
- diversité et inclusion,
- études supérieures,
- découplage
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