Internationalizing Higher Education: Building Vital Programs on Campuses
Subtitle: New Directions for Higher Education (J-B HE Single Issue Higher Education)
Contributors: Bruce W. Speck (Editor); Beth H. Carmical (Editor)
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: May 8, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 91
ISBN-13: 9780787962906
Subjects: Higher & further education; International Higher Education; Education / Teaching; Education; General; Education / General; Higher
Description: From the publisher: Diversity is a buzz word in higher education, often characterized solely in ethnic or racial terms. Diversity, however, when properly understood, has a much wider scope; it can refer to cultural and linguistic diversity. Campuses can achieve greater diversity in the broadest sense by understanding how to internationalize higher education. This volume provides insights into how administrators, professors, and students can promote the internationalizing effort. Chapters are devoted to promoting the effort by explaining how to help students from other countries be successful in the U.S. classroom, how to provide opportunities for native students and professors to work and study overseas, how to develop exchange programs, and how to help non-native families adjust to U.s. culture. For those interested in how to internationalize higher education, this volume provides a wealth of practical advice.