International Students in Higher Education

Internationalization and the Need for Cultural Change in UK Universities
1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-0-415-83251-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education

This book addresses the gulf between the idealized vision of internationalization in higher education and the realities experienced by international students studying in western countries. At the heart of the book is a case of study of the experience of 18 international students, from Middle and Far Eastern countries, studying at a middle- to high-ranking British university. The lives and experiences of these students are explored as they attempt to negotiate a path through their university studies in what they see as a sometimes threatening and often bewildering experience.

An important feature of this study is that is takes place against the background post-9/11 Islamaphobia. This context is seen to have a profound impact on the lives of the students, who are seen battling with racism as well as an alien pedagogy in an institution which appears to take little heed of their cultural and personal needs. The book concludes with an examination of the implications of the experiences of these and other international students for the future development of more culturally sensitive and responsive universities, in the complex and challenging post 9/11 world.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Newsome, Linda

Cooper, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungswesen: Organisation und Verwaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction and Overview Part I. Background Issues 2. The Evolution of the Internationalization of Higher Education 3. Internationalization and Geopolitics: the Post-9/11 world 4. Studies of International Student Experience Part II. The International Student Experience: A Case Study 5. Introducing Midland University 6. Introducing 18 International Students 7. Initial Encounters outside the Classroom 8. Initial Encounters inside the Classroom 9. Ongoing Encounters outside the Classroom 10. Ongoing Encounters inside the Classroom 11. Accommodation and Resolution 12. Reflections on International Students’ Experience Part III. Implications 13. Improving Conditions for International Students; Moving Beyond Integration 14. Improving the Social and Emotional Experience of International Students 15. Improving the Academic Experience of International Students 16. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Linda Katherine Newsome is an Academic Consultant and Cross-Cultural Expert with LKN Academic Consultants, UK and USA. Graduating in 2011 with a Doctorate of Education (EdD) in Educational Leadership and Management, and Learning and Teaching from the University of Leicester, she had previously held the positions of Lecturer in Education at both Notre Dame University and American University of Technology in Lebanon.

Paul William Cooper is the Chair Professor of Special Education in the Department of Special Education and Counselling at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. He was a Professor at the School of Education at the University of Leicester and had previously held different research and teaching positions in the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford and the University of Birmingham.