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Download full textNada, Cosmin Ionut; Araújo, Helena Costa – London Review of Education, 2018
Non-English-speaking countries are attracting burgeoning numbers of foreign students, yet research regarding these students' experiences remains rather scarce. In line with global tendencies, Portuguese universities are seeing substantial growth in foreign student enrolment. This paper addresses the lived experiences of foreign students in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Migration, Foreign Students, Student Experience
Direct linkRuth, Damian – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2004
Is one's age in academia a burden or a blessing? On this, the evidence is equivocal. However, the evidence is unequivocal on the increasing importance of age in the policies and administration of higher education; the workforce is ageing and what are people to do? This article contributes to existing literature by examining the role of age and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Teaching Load, Biographies, Foreign Countries
Tierney, William G., Ed.; Colyar, Julia E., Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2006
This book documents a year in the life of five adolescents preparing for college. The text examines the different pathways that brought these students to where they are: living in poverty, attending overcrowded schools, and the pressure to be the first in their families to attend college are just a few of the challenges these students must battle…
Descriptors: High School Students, Access to Education, Student Characteristics, Higher Education
