Understanding the international student experience /

"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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Montgomery, Catherine, 1962-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Series:Universities into the 21st century.
Subjects:
Table of 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.