Perspectives from the periphery? Colombo Plan scholars in New Zealand Universities, 1951‐1975

Author:

Collins Jenny

Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of the arrival of Colombo Plan Scholars in New Zealand and consider ways in which their experience helped to bridge distances between “east and west”, as well as to create connections that traversed geographical and cultural boundaries.Design/methodology/approachIt draws on contemporary newspaper articles to ascertain how public talk about the Colombo Plan programme shaped initial engagements between New Zealand and the scholarship holders. The paper then analyses archival files from the Department of External Affairs to present an overview of the university courses undertaken by Colombo plan scholars. The final section of the paper draws on oral and archival sources to examine individual encounters between former Colombo Plan scholars and New Zealanders.FindingsThe paper argues that while the public aims of the Colombo Plan focused on the containment of communism and the development of post‐colonial connections in the South East Asian region, individual encounters between Colombo Plan scholars and New Zealanders played a role in changing social attitudes in what had been a deeply mono‐cultural society.Originality/valueThe paper draws on previously unpublished archival and documentary evidence and oral sources to examine a unique aspect of the history of international education.

Publisher

Emerald

Subject

History,Education

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