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Despite the overstated, pessimistic claims that the social relationships as well as their quality are weakening and that individuals have become lonely, isolated, selfinterested, uncaring and lacking in trust as a result of the 'individualisation' of contemporary 'Western' life, relationships today are far more subtle, complex and multifaceted. Friends play a crucial role in the lives of international students and provide vital support to those studying abroad. However, the concept and meaning of friendship have been altered considerably and are challenged by our increasingly mobile and interc

Annually, hundreds of students fromall over the world come to study atUtrecht University. To commemoratethe university's 375th anniversary, currentand past international students wereinvited to refl ect on Dutch culture. Whatdo they consider particularly noteworthy,surprising, incomprehensible or charmingin their Dutch academic life? From a personalperspective and in their own words,the students share their experiences andcomment on remarkable, frustrating andfascinating features of Dutch culture.Curtainless windows, delicious stroop wafels,a scent of freedom in the streets, canalsrefl ecting

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Acronyms -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Literature review -- 3. Theory -- 4. Methodology -- 5. Analysis: Hysteresis -- 6. Discussion: The challenge and acceptance of doxa -- 7. Discussion: Performed identities -- 8. How are they doing now? -- 9. Conclusions -- Index.

This book examines the results of the special portion of the 2003 PISA survey of student achievement that relates to problem-solving skills. Covering 40 countries (Australia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; Czech Republic; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Iceland; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Republic of (South) Korea; Luxembourg; Mexico; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Slovak Republic; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; United Kingdom; United States; Brazil, Hong Kong-China, Indonesia, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Macao-China, Russian Federation, Serbia, Thailand, Tunisia, Uruguay), it provides, for the first time, a direct assessment of life competencies that apply across different areas of the school curriculum. The assessment looked at students abilities to identify problems in various settings, to choose relevant information or constraints, to represent possible alternatives or solution paths, to develop solution strategies, to solve the problem, and to communicate the solution. This report examines how countries can raise their performance in this competency area and what countries with lower performance levels can learn from those whose students do well. It also provides insights into some of the factors that are associated with the development of problem-solving skills and into how these factors interact and what the implications are for policy development. Finally, the report sheds light on countries that succeed in achieving high performance levels while at the same time providing an equitable distribution of learning opportunities.--Publisher description

"Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges of International Students opens with a focus on Taiwanese international students by defining the Taiwanese within historical and political context, providing an overview of the trends in studying abroad, as well as a literature review on Taiwanese international students' adjustment process. Following this, the authors present an argument for integrating psychological, social and academic perspectives, highlighting the interrelation between these domains in empirical data collected using a new, integrated measure of students' academic, social and psychological adjustment. Using a multi-university sample, the subsequent chapter presents a study of how types of emotional support play a role in how young Chinese international students' experience academic stresses. In the penultimate study, in order to investigate students' expectations and experiences when studying abroad, a group of outbound exchange students at Umeå University, Sweden, were surveyed before and after the experience of studying in a foreign country. In the concluding paper, the authors examine the challenges faced by international students in integrating into computer science programs at various institutions, identifying differences in student and faculty perceptions"--

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1: Introduction: A Case of Ambivalence, Uncertainty and Contradiction -- The Research Study -- Outline of the Argument -- A Note on the Presentation of the Research Data -- References -- 2: Educational Equality, Higher Education and the Nation State -- Educational Equality and the Nation State -- Educational Equality in Higher Education -- Equality in the Educational Internationalization Literature -- Educational Internationalization and the Global Justice Literature -- References -- 3: International Students in the UK: Caught Between Market Forces and Immigration Targets -- International Students as a Major UK Export Industry -- Immigration Crackdown: International Students as Suspects -- Fighting Back: Protecting International Students or the International Student Industry? -- The Case of Students from the European Union -- References -- 4: The Fragmentation of Equality in the Internationalized University -- Institutional Fragmentation -- Spatial Fragmentation -- Temporal Fragmentation -- Erasure of the Public Aspect of Educational Equality -- The Abandonment of Foundational Equality Principles -- References -- 5: Equality Remains: Stubborn Attachments to Ideals of Educational Justice -- (Educational) Equality in the Global Sphere -- Competition Between Nations, Competing National Agendas and Nation State Universalism -- Competition Among UK Universities and Higher Education Sector Differentiation -- Stubborn Equality Commitments of University Staff and Students -- (1) The Engineering Tutor -- (2) The Business School Program Leader -- (3) The English Language Center Director -- (4) The Freire-Inspired Teacher Trainer -- Educational Equality and the Dual Regime of UK Higher Education -- References -- 6: The Question of International Tuition Fees: Cash Cows and Silent Elephants.

1. Acknowledgements.-2. About the Author -- 3. The Dawn of an Era?: Globally mobile African students and China -- 4. International student mobility in a changing world -- 5. Pre-mobility life-worlds: who is on the move? -- 6. Strategising and spontaneity in mobility decision-making -- 7. Experiences in China: getting on, getting out? -- 8. Post-graduation plans: Navigating global regimes of mobility -- 9. Concluding thoughts: the future of Africa-China student mobility. .