A History of Foreign Students in Britain [electronic resource] /
Perraton, H.author.
Foreign students have travelled to Britain for centuries and, from the beginning, attracted controversy. This book explores changing British policy and practice, and changing student experience, set within the context of British social and political history.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Travelling Abroad to Study; Part I Narrative; 2 Internationalism Reshaped, 1185-1800; 3 Revival and Reform, 1800-1900; 4 Universities for the Empire, 1900-45; 5 Recovery and Expansion, 1945-79; 6 Into the Market Place, 1979-2010; Part II Perspectives; 7 Student Experience; 8 Poor Scholars and Endowed Scholars; 9 International Comparisons; 10 Conclusion: Policies, Purposes and Effects; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreign students have travelled to Britain for centuries and, from the beginning, attracted controversy. This book explores changing British policy and practice, and changing student experience, set within the context of British social and political history.
Great Britain—History.
Social history.
Education and state.
Civilization—History.
Education.
Higher education.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Social History.
Education Policy.
Cultural History.
Education, general.
Higher Education.