Faculty Directory
Rebecca Schendel
Managing Director of the Center for International Higher Education
Associate Professor of the Practice
Rebecca Schendel
Ph.D.
Contact
Campion 207
Telephone: 617-552-1269
Email: rebecca.schendel@bc.edu
ORCID 0000-0002-2437-4643
Education
- Ph.D., Institute of Education (University of London)
- M.Ed., Harvard University
- B.A., Brown University
Courses
Global and Comparative Systems of Higher Education
Global Perspectives on Academic Affairs in Higher Education
Conducting Research in International Higher Education
Research Interests
Higher education in the Global South; cultural dimensions of teaching and learning within universities; comparative analysis of faculty and student experiences within higher education
Expertise
- Comparative & International Education
- Higher Education
- Educational Leadership & Policy
Department
GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT
- Advisor to Transforming Employability for Social Change in East Africa project
- Advised UK Department for International Development on higher education strategy
- Served as Lecturer in Education and International Development at the UCL Institute of Education (UK)
- Served as Program Director of a university scholarship program in Rwanda
Select Publications
- Schendel, R., DeLaquil, T., Rensimer, L. and McCowan, T. (2024) ‘Aid’ to higher education in a multiplex world: Exploring the diversity of donor discourses and rationales. International Journal of Educational Development, 111. 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2024.103162
- McCowan, T., Omingo, M., Schendel, R., Adu-Yeboah, C. and Tabulawa, R. (2022). Enablers of pedagogical change within universities: Evidence from Kenya, Ghana and Botswana. International Journal of Educational Development, 90. 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2022.102558
- Schendel, R., McCowan, T., Rolleston, C., Adu-Yeboah, C., Omingo, M. & Tabulawa. R. (2020) Pedagogies for critical thinking at universities in Kenya, Ghana and Botswana: the importance of a collective ‘teaching culture', Teaching in Higher Education, DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2020.1852204
- Rolleston, C., Schendel, R. and Grijalva Espinosa, A.M. (2019) ‘Assessing “approaches to learning” in Botswana, Ghana and Kenya.’ Research in Comparative and International Education, 14 (1): 118–140.
- Schendel, R. (2018) ‘Understanding the relationship between institutional cultures and pedagogical change.’ In Ashwin, P. and Case, J. (eds), Higher Education Pathways: South African Undergraduate Education and the Public Good. Cape Town: African Minds.
- Schendel, R. and Tolmie, A. (2017) ‘Beyond Translation: Adapting a performance-task-based assessment of critical thinking ability for use in Rwanda.’ Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 42 (5): 673-689.
- Schendel, R. and Gantner, G. (2017) ‘Placing the curriculum at the heart of the process: Fostering student-centered pedagogy in Rwanda.’ In Smith, C. and Hudson, K.E. (eds), Faculty Development in Developing Countries: Improving Teaching Quality in Higher Education. New York: Routledge.
- Schendel, R. (2016) ‘Constructing departmental culture to support pedagogical change: Evidence from a case study in Rwanda.’ Higher Education, 72 (4): 487-504.
- Schendel, R. (2016) ‘Adapting, not adopting: Barriers affecting teaching for critical thinking at two Rwandan universities.’ Comparative Education Review, 60 (3): 549-570.
- McCowan, T. and Schendel, R. (2016) ‘The impact of higher education on development.’ In Gu, Q. and McGrath, S. (eds.), The Routledge Handbook on International Education and Development. London: Routledge.
- Schendel, R. (2015) ‘Critical thinking at Rwanda’s public universities: Emerging evidence of a crucial development priority.’ International Journal of Educational Development 42: 96-105.
- Schendel, R. and McCowan, T. (2015) ‘Higher Education and Development: Critical Issues and Debates.’ In McCowan, T. and Unterhalter, E. (eds.), Education and International Development: An Introduction. London: Bloomsbury Press.