| Increasingly, U.S. institutions of higher education are developing partnerships with China to "globalize" their programs. This study investigated faculty perceptions of Sino-U.S. educational partnerships through an ethnocentric lens. A total of 1,800 randomly selected faculty representing 20 higher education institutions were asked to complete an on-line survey. Subsequently, 464 completed surveys were obtained, for a response rate of 26 percent. Data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), t-test, and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. Follow-up post hoc Student-Newman-Keuls (SNK) tests were also computed for in-depth analysis where necessary.; Forty-five percent of respondents were female and 54.2 percent male. More than half of the respondents (63.8 percent) was from social science and humanities and arts. One hundred forty (30.3 percent) were from land-grant universities; 210 (45.5 percent) from liberal arts colleges and universities; and 112 (24.2 percent) from community colleges.; More than 93 percent of respondents are aware of today's world realities and ready to participate in exchanges with China. Faculty who are more ethnocentric tend not to agree that today's faculty should play a major role in the processes of internationalization and should participate in professional development and exchange programs with China.; The results of this study have implications for higher education policies and programs in four areas: (1) internationalizing the curriculum, (2) professional development for faculty, (3) recruitment of faculty and students from China, and (4) financial support for international engagement with China.; Four recommendations for future research are suggested: (1) More studies of faculty perceptions of Sino-U.S. educational exchanges and partnerships should be conducted and the results compared to the findings of this study. (2) Research should be initiated to further expand and improve the procedures and methodologies used in this study in the area of Sino-U.S. educational exchanges and partnerships. (3) Similar studies should be conducted to determine the perceptions of U.S. higher education administrators, staff, policymakers, and government agency personnel regarding Sino-U.S. educational exchanges and partnerships. (4) A similar study should be conducted to explore the perceptions of U.S. college and university students regarding Sino-U.S. educational exchanges and partnerships. |
