| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 228 pages) |
| Contents |
The experience of being an overseas student / Adrian Furnham -- Overseas students in the United Kingdom university system : a perspective from social work / Robert Harris -- Teaching and learning for overseas students : the Hong Kong connection / David Chan, Glenn Drover -- Studying in Europe / John Brennan -- Communication for learning across cultures / Martin Cortazzi, Lixian Jin -- Gender matters : access, welfare, teaching and learning / Caroline Wright -- The purpose of study, attitudes to study and staff-student relationships / John Barker -- The induction of international students to academic life in the United Kingdom / Murray Macrae -- Through a glass darkly : problems of studying at advanced level through the medium of English / Nadine K. Cammish -- Counselling for excellence : adjustment development of South-East Asian students / Othman Mohamed -- Supervising overseas students : problem or opportunity? / Elizabeth S. Todd -- Evaluating UK courses : the perspective of the overseas student / Jim Ackers |
| Summary |
Higher education institutions are increasingly concerned with the quality of their teaching and learning experiences they provide for students, including the increasing number from overseas. In this text, some of the leading authorities in the field bring together current research and sound practical advice on the provision of quality teaching and learning for overseas students. The text represents a wide range of overseas students' experiences from the Pacific Rim, China and the European Community |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-221) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Students, Foreign -- Education (Higher) -- Great Britain
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Education.
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Foreign study.
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Education, Higher.
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higher education.
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EDUCATION -- Higher.
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Education
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Students, Foreign
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Étudiants étrangers -- Grande-Bretagne.
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
McNamara, David
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Harris, Robert J
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| ISBN |
0415132002 |
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9780415132008 |
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0415131995 |
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9780415131995 |
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0203040066 |
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9780203040065 |
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9781134788248 |
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113478824X |
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9781134788194 |
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1134788193 |
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9781134788231 |
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1134788231 |
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