Understanding the international student experience
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Understanding the international student experience
(Universities into the 21st century / series editors Noel Entwistle and Roger King)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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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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