Understanding the international student experience / Catherine Montgomery.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Montgomery, Catherine, 1962-

Series:

Universities into the 21st century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Students, Foreign.

Students, Foreign--Social conditions.

Student adjustment.

Education, Higher--Social aspects.

Education, Higher.

Physical Description:

xix, 158 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

Culture in higher education

Research on the international student experience : a cultural landscape

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

Paths towards an international experience for all : the criticality of discourse, context and internationalization at home.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230242272

0230242278

9781403986191

1403986193

OCLC:

226357000