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Salin, Sandra, Ed.; Hall, Damien, Ed.; Hampton, Cathy, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2020
This volume draws together a selection of papers from YAC2018, the first meeting in the annual Year Abroad Conference series, which took place at Newcastle University in September 2018. The contributions collected here examine some of the opportunities, gains, and challenges the Year Abroad brings for both students and staff. They are presented…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Mental Health, Student Attitudes, Employment Potential
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Plutino, Alessia, Ed.; Polisca, Elena, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2021
The present volume investigates the relevance of language teaching and learning in the contemporary job market, highlighting how language graduates can provide a substantial contribution to the multilingual needs of the UK. It also explores how the sudden spread of COVID-19 impacted on the acceleration of the online pedagogical shift which had…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Online Courses, School Closing
Douglas Bourn, Editor – UCL Press, 2023
Young people around the world are calling ever more urgently on policymakers to address today's global challenges of sustainability, structural inequality and social justice. So it is little surprise that learning in a global society, understanding sustainable development and being active global citizens are increasingly popular themes for…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Teaching Methods, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Brooks, Rachel; Waters, Johanna – Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
This book develops a comprehensive understanding of the motivations and experiences of students who choose to study abroad for the whole or part of a degree. It includes case studies of students from East Asia, Europe and the UK, and considers the implications of their movement for contemporary higher education. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Study Abroad, Student Mobility
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Shahriar, Ambreen, Ed.; Syed, Ghazal Kazim, Ed. – IGI Global, 2017
The pursuit of higher education has become increasingly popular among students of many different backgrounds and cultures. As these students embark on higher learning, it is imperative for educators and universities to be culturally sensitive to their differing individualities. "Student Culture and Identity in Higher Education" is an…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Identification (Psychology), Cultural Awareness
Kubow, Patricia K., Ed.; Blosser, Allison H., Ed. – Symposium Books, 2016
With chapter contributions from seminal scholars in the field of comparative and international education (CIE), this book examines the ways in which comparative education is being taught, or advocated for, in teacher education within higher education institutions worldwide. A particular concern raised by the authors--in locations as diverse as…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Practices, Educational Trends, Barriers
Streitwieser, Bernhard, Ed. – Symposium Books, 2014
Continuous and rapid developments in global higher education today more than ever before present new questions, greater challenges, and vast new opportunities for institutions, policy makers, scholars and students alike. This book is a collection of studies and essays by many of the leading experts in international higher education who share their…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Higher Education, Student Mobility, Comparative Education
Burn, Barbara B.; And Others – 1990
This book reports on part of the results of an international research effort to analyze the structures and impacts of study abroad programs offered by higher education institutions in France, West Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. This volume, the first of two, presents the analysis of the structure and dynamics of study…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Credits, Developed Nations, Expenditure per Student
Tight, Malcolm, Ed. – JAI Press, 2005
This is the third volume of International Perspectives on Higher Education Research, a series which aims to feature something of the variety of research being undertaken into higher education systems and issues outside of North America. The theme of this volume is International Relations, or how students, academics, universities and higher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Policy Analysis, International Relations
Opper, Susan; And Others – 1990
This is the second volume of a report on the findings of an international research effort designed to analyze the structures and impact of study abroad programs offered by higher education institutions in France, West Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. This volume focuses primarily upon study abroad program participants,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Age, Cultural Education