Living and Studying Abroad: research and practice
Code: 1.61
Author: Byram, Michael and Anwei Feng, eds.
ISBN: 1853599107
Year: 2005
Description: Contents: 'Part 1 -- Sojourns Far; Part 2 -- Sojourns Near; Part 3 -- Short-Term Sojourns; Part 4 -- Lasting Effects on Sojourners; Part 5 - Evaluating the Impact ... The internationalisation of higher education has led to study abroad being a large scale phenomenon. Students spend short periods on study tours or a year or more taking courses in foreign universities. However, studying abroad cannot be dissociated from learning to live in a different country and culture. The need to adapt to a new education system is obvious but the inevitable difficulties of living in another culture for the purpose of study are also an important facet of the whole experience. The contributors to this volume have undertaken research into students who travel the world, from East to West and West to East, and also into the effects on those who study in countries which seem to be more like the students' own. Each chapter explains the case in question, the findings from the research and what the implications might be. The second part of each chapter is then a critical reflection on the research methods used. The book thus provides a guide to the complexity of this kind of research and how that complexity can be handled with appropriate techniques and methods.'
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Location: Brown Building
Language: English