International Student Education in Tertiary Settings: Interrogating Programs and Processes in Diverse Contexts

ISBN-13: 9780367675899 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 232 str.

Zuocheng Zhang

Opis

This book examines international student education, taking into consideration students' own languages, cultures, identities and voices. It presents a comprehensive review of theory and practice, as well as an assessment of more than ten tertiary international student education programs.

Recenzje

"International Student Education in Tertiary Settings offers rich descriptions and sophisticated analyses of a variety of international study abroad programs at universities in Australia, Japan, UK, USA and China. It also offers a robust conceptual framework for researching international study abroad programs and experiences on the basis of a comprehensive review of cognate literature. The book should be a wonderful resource for educators involved in developing and managing study abroad programs at the tertiary level and researchers interested in globalization of higher education curriculum." -- Keita Takayama, Professor, Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University, Japan

 

"This edited collection of studies on international students in tertiary settings around the world is introduced by a first chapter providing a useful overview of the evolving goals of international education and a critique of representations of international students in the literature. The ten empirical studies in the collection provide valuable insights into student motivations and lived experiences as they navigate the challenges and complexities of international higher education. The studies draw on a range of theoretical frameworks and methodologies that are both interesting in themselves and provide models to other researchers and teachers seeking to investigate the student experience, or to review their own perceptions, pedagogies and practices.

In this most challenging of times for higher education, the book reminds us of the importance of balancing neoliberal drivers for international education and student recruitment with an enhanced awareness of the reciprocal benefits at personal, institutional, local and national levels of the diversity within our campuses. As we grapple with the shift towards more blended learning with increased online delivery of programmes, the book provides a timely reminder that this enforced review of the learning environment also presents opportunities. Learning experiences that offer access to real world projects, culturally responsive pedagogies, and opportunities to engage in inter-disciplinary and intercultural learning can bring benefits to all - home and international - students and staff."  -- Sue Robson, Emerita Professor of Education, School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences, Newcastle University, UK

Spis treści

1. Mapping the Terrain of International Student Education in Tertiary Settings; Part 1: Built-In Opportunities in Educational Programmes for Engaging International Students 2. Transforming International Students to Agentive Participants: Chinese Student Engagement in a Community Project Course in Australia 3. A New Model of Teacher Education for Small Island States: The Nauru Teacher Education Project 4. Changing Worldviews: A Comparative Study of Australian And Japanese Preservice Teachers of Early Childhood Education on Study Abroad Programme 5. Positive Interaction in Intercultural Group Work: Resources to Foster Success; Part 2. International Students’ Strategies for Coping with Challenges of Engagement 6. Conceptualising the Complexity of International Student Engagement: Antecedents, Actions and Accomplishments 7. Language and Intercultural Learning for Future Work: International Students from Asia on a Japanese-Medium Instructed Undergraduate Degree Programme 8. American MBA Programme for Chinese Students: The Interplay Between Programme Offering and Student Sociocultural Learning; Part 3. Factors Confounding International Student Engagement 9. Engaging with International Students on a Business English Programme at a Chinese University: A Sociolinguistic Perspective 10. International Nursing Students’ Professional Expertise and Classroom Interaction 11. Learning Through, With and Against Contradictions: An Exploration of Chinese Students’ Experiences in Transnational Higher Education Programmes