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Understanding the International Student Experience
Universities into the 21st Century
ISBN/EAN: 9781403986191
Umbreit-Nr.: 2054662
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 184 S., 2 s/w Illustr.
Format in cm:
Einband:
kartoniertes Buch
Erschienen am 15.01.2010
Auflage: 1/2010
- Zusatztext
- Presents a contemporary approach to the experience of international students in Higher Education. Using empirical and qualitative data, the book explores their social and cultural context and its impact on their learning experience.
- Kurztext
- Gives a studentled view of the experience of international students and gives internationalization a 'human face' Presents a positive picture of the involvement of international students in HE Is based on recent empirical data that provides an insight into the informal learning experience of international students Discusses approaches to teaching, learning and assessment that might respond to social and cultural diversity
- Autorenportrait
- CATHERINE MONTGOMERY is Associate Director for Research in the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Northumbria University. She has taught in Higher Education for 20 years, most recently in the field of Sociolinguistics, and her research interests centre on the social and cultural context of student learning.