Table of Contents
Series Editors' Preface x
Preface xi
Aims and background to the book xi
An outline of the research supporting the book xiii
An overview of issues raised in the book xv
Acknowledgements xix
Part I The Context
1 Culture in Higher Education 3
The culture of internationalization in Higher Education 3
The discourse of 'marketization' in Higher Education 5
Culture and international students 7
Small cultures and communities of practice: Two helpful paradigms? 16
2 Research on the International Student Experience: A Cultural Landscape 19
Research spanning the years: Social relationships and international students in America 20
Large-scale research on international students: Examples from the UK and New Zealand 24
International students and approaches to learning 31
Language, identity and their influence on the context of learning 36
Summary 40
Part 2 The Research
3 Student Voices, Student Lives: International Students in Context 43
The importance of the methodology 44
The context for the study: A brief demographic background 47
Choice of network 48
The student profiles 49
Student experience in context 60
Summary 65
4 International Student Networks: A Community of Practice? 67
Social networks and international students 67
Social networks and modern technology 68
Social capital and international students 69
International students in a community of practice 71
Summary 76
5 International Students and Home Students: Worlds Apart? 79
The experience of young UK students: The Shipton study 80
Understanding home students' perception of international students 84
The friendships of international students 85
International students' friendships with home students 89
Relationships with home students: Worlds apart? 94
6 Preparing for Life in a Global Community? 97
Caveat: A complex picture 97
Language, identity and change 98
Development of a global community 104
Citizens of the international community? 109
7 Concluding Comments to the Research 111
The themes of the research 111
Summary 116
Part 3 Discussion
8 Paths towards an International Experience for All: the Criticality of Discourse, Context and Internationalization at Home 121
The influence of discourse 121
Ways of thinking about teaching and learning practices in an international context 123
The importance of context 126
Internationalization at home 128
Final comments 131
Postscript 133
Appendix 1 More Details of the Research study 138
Appendix 2 A Reflective Account of the Researcher 142
References 145
Index 155
