
Understanding the International Student Experience
Catherine Montgomery(Author)
Red Globe Press
Published on 15. January 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
184 pages
978-1-4039-8619-1 (ISBN)
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.
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Series
Edition
2010
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
2 s/w Abbildungen
4 bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
235 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-8619-1 (9781403986191)
DOI
10.1007/978-0-230-36500-1
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CATHERINE MONTGOMERY is Associate Director for Research in the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Northumbria University. She has taught in Higher Education for 20 years, most recently in the field of Sociolinguistics, and her research interests centre on the social and cultural context of student learning.
Content
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.