Asia Pacific University Library catalogue


Montgomery, Catherine, 1962-

Understanding the international student experience / Catherine Montgomery. - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. - xix, 158 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - Universities into the 21st century . - Universities into the 21st century. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-154) and index.

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.

"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.

9781403986191 (pbk.) 1403986193 (pbk.)

2009047543


Students, Foreign.
Students, Foreign--Social conditions.
Student adjustment.
Education, Higher--Social aspects.

LB2375 / .M66 2010

378.016 / MON 2010