Understanding the international student experience
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Bibliographic Information
Understanding the international student experience
(Universities into the 21st century / series editors Noel Entwistle and Roger King)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
- : pbk
Available at 12 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Presents a contemporary approach to the experience of international students in Higher Education. Using empirical and qualitative data, the book explores their social and cultural context and its impact on their learning experience.
Table of Contents
- Preface.- PART I: THE CONTEXT: Culture in Higher Education
- Research on the International Student Experience: A Cultural Landscape.- PART II: THE RESEARCH: Student Voices, Student Lives: International Students in Context
- International Student Networks: A Community of Practice?
- International Students and Home Students: Worlds Apart?
- Preparing for Life in a Global Community?
- Concluding Comments to the Research.- PART III: DISCUSSION: Paths Towards an International Experience for All: The Criticality of Discourse, Context and Internationalization at Home.- Postscript.- Appendix i.- Appendix ii.- List of References.- Index.
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