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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
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.
Product details
Published | 15 Jan 2010 |
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Format | Ebook (PDF) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 184 |
ISBN | 9780230365001 |
Imprint | Red Globe Press |
Illustrations | 4 bw illus |
Series | Universities into the 21st Century |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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