The global student experience : an international and comparative analysis / edited by Camille B. Kandiko and Mark Weyers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kandiko Howson, Camille.

Weyers, Mark

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

International studies in higher education

International studies in higher education.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher.

College students.

Education and globalization.

Physical Description:

xxii, 282 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Contents:

1 Introduction: The Global Student Experience / Camille B. Kandiko Kandiko, Camille B. 1

Part 1 Emerging Issues of the Global Student Experience 11

2 Students in a Global Market / Camille B. Kandiko Kandiko, Camille B. 13

3 Beyond 'Enculturation': Culture, Learning and International Contexts of Higher Education / Thushari Welikala Welikala, Thushari 27

4 The Virtual Student: A Distant, Global, Connected Learner / Gráinne Conole Conole, Gráinne, Gabriel B. Reedy Reedy, Gabriel B. 46

5 Academic Literacy and Language Development / Arlys Van Wyk Wyk, Arlys Van, Nan Yeld Yeld, Nan 62

6 Employability, Key Skills and Graduate Attributes / Heike Behle Behle, Heike, Gaby Atfield Atfield, Gaby 78

7 Assessment and the Student Experience / Rosalind Duhs Duhs, Rosalind 98

8 Globalised Undergraduate Curriculum / Camille B. Kandiko Kandiko, Camille B. 117

Part 2 Exploring the Student Experience: International Perspectives 133

9 EU and Bologna: A New Educational Agenda for the Knowledge Society and its Global Students / Lena Adamson Adamson, Lena, Anders Flodström Flodström, Anders 135

10 The Student Experience in the UK / Mark Weyers Weyers, Mark 153

11 The Student Experience in India / Priti Chopra Chopra, Priti, Savita Datta Datta, Savita, Veena Mishra Mishra, Veena 172

12 The Student Experience in China / Shuiyun Liu Liu, Shuiyun 192

13 Broadening Students' Experience: A Singapore Perspective / Daniel S. H. Chan Chan, Daniel S. H., Chng Huang Hoon Hoon, Chng Huang 212

14 The Student Experience in South Africa / Judy Backhouse Backhouse, Judy, Fatima Adam Adam, Fatima 228

15 Growing Pains: The Student Experience in Chile / María José Lemaitre Lemaitre, María José, Raúl Atria Benaprés Benaprés, Raúl Atria 247

16 Conclusion: The Changing Landscape and Marketisation of Higher Education / Mark Weyers Weyers, Mark 268.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Contains:

Kandiko Howson, Camille. Students in a global market.

ISBN:

0415809266

9780415809269

9780415809283

0415809282

9780203590164

0203590163

OCLC:

746838266

Publisher Number:

99954052819