- Author
- Montgomery, Catherine
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan, New York
- ISBN
- 9781403986191
- Table of Contents
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Series Editors' Preface
Preface
Aims and background to the book
An outline of the research supporting the book
An overview of issues raised in the book
Acknowledgements
Part I The Context
ch. 1 Culture in Higher Education
The culture of internationalization in Higher Education
The discourse of 'marketization' in Higher Education
Culture and international students
Small cultures and communities of practice: Two helpful paradigms?
ch. 2 Research on the International Student Experience: A Cultural Landscape
Research spanning the years: Social relationships and international students in America
Large-scale research on international students: Examples from the UK and New Zealand
International students and approaches to learning
Language, identity and their influence on the context of learning
Summary
Part 2 The Research
ch. 3 Student Voices, Student Lives: International Students in Context
The importance of the methodology
The context for the study: A brief demographic background
Choice of network
The student profiles
Student experience in context
Summary
ch. 4 International Student Networks: A Community of Practice?
Social networks and international students
Social networks and modern technology
Social capital and international students
International students in a community of practice
Summary
ch. 5 International Students and Home Students: Worlds Apart?
The experience of young UK students: The Shipton study
Understanding home students' perception of international students
The friendships of international students
International students' friendships with home students
Relationships with home students: Worlds apart?
ch. 6 Preparing for Life in a Global Community?
Caveat: A complex picture
Language, identity and change
Development of a global community
Citizens of the international community?
ch. 7 Concluding Comments to the Research
The themes of the research
Summary
Part 3 Discussion
ch. 8 Paths towards an International Experience for All: the Criticality of Discourse, Context and Internationalization at Home
The influence of discourse
Ways of thinking about teaching and learning practices in an international context
The importance of context
Internationalization at home
Final comments
Postscript
Appendix 1 More Details of the Research study
Appendix 2 A Reflective Account of the Researcher
References
Index
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. (From the Publisher)