Understanding the international student experience
By: Catherine Montgomery
Series: Universities into the 21st century; Universities into the 21st century
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9780230242272; 9781403986191
Description: "Presenting the human face of internationalization, this discursive text examines the social learning experience of international students against the background of current cultures in Higher Education"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-154) and index.
Table of contents: title: Culture in higher education; title: Research on the international student experience : a cultural landscape; title: Student voices, student lives : international students in context; title: International student networks : a community of practice?; title: International students and home students : worlds apart?; title: Preparing for life in a global community?; title: Concluding comments to the research; title: Paths towards an international experience for all : the criticality of discourse, context and internationalization at home.