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International Students and Scholars in the United States : Coming from Abroad / by Heike C. Alberts, Helen D. Hazen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Alberts., Author.
- Hazen, Helen D.., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education and state.
- Education.
- Education, Higher.
- Social policy.
- Emigration and immigration.
- Education Policy.
- Higher Education.
- Social Policy.
- Human Migration.
- Local Subjects:
- Education Policy.
- Education.
- Higher Education.
- Social Policy.
- Human Migration.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.. 2013.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An international team of academics and experienced practitioners here bring together scholarship on academic migrants to the United States - the world's top recipient of academic talent. They examine the multidirectional migration patterns of academic migrants, adaptation challenges, and the roles played by international students and faculty.
- Contents:
- Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables ; Foreword ; 1. Introduction ; Part 1 Migration Patterns and Experiences ; 2. British Students in the United States: Motivations, Experiences, and Career Aspirations ; 3. The Emerging Brain Circulation between China and the United States
- 4. "Too Many Things Pull Me Back and Forth" Return Intentions and Transnationalism among International Students 5. German Faculty in the United States: Return Migration Intentions, Reform, and Research Networks ; Part 2 Diversity ; 6. International Faculty: A Source of Diversity
- 7. International Students and Diversity: Challenges and Opportunities for Campus Internationalization Part 3 Challenges and Support ; 8. Succeeding Abroad: International Students in the United States
- 9. African Students in the US Higher-Education System: A Window of Opportunities and Challenges 10. Supporting and Mentoring International Faculty: Issues and Strategies ; 11. Teaching and Learning with Accented English ; 12. Conclusion ; List of Contributors ; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781349438525
- 1349438529
- 9781137024473
- 113702447X
- OCLC:
- 828099474
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