International Students in the Asia Pacific Mobility, Risks and Global Optimism /

This book documents the growing mobility of international students in the Asia Pacific. International students comprise over 2.7m students and it is estimated by the OECD that this will top 8 million in 2020. The great majority of them are students from the Asian countries who study in the Europe, N...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kell, Peter Michael (Author), Vogl, Gillian (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
Series:Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects ; 17
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction by the Series Editors; Rupert Maclean
  • Acknowledgements
  • Table of Figures
  • Table of Tables
  • 1. Trans-national Student Mobility: Introducing New Paradigms for Researching International Students
  • 2. Trans-national Education: Big Business around the Globe
  • 3. The International Student: Exploring the Invisible Subject of Global Mobility
  • 4. English and the International Student: Getting Started, Getting on and Being Understood
  • 5. Internationalisation in the Asia Pacific: Education Hubs in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia
  • 6. East Asia, China and the “Asianisation” of Mobility
  • 7. Experiencing Global Student Mobility in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia
  • 8. International Students, Anxiety and Risk in the Post September 11th Nation State
  • 9. The Experience of Australia’s International Students: High Risks and Desperately Seeking Associations
  • 10. Between the Flags!  From Local Dangers to Global Risks for International Students
  • 11. Welcoming Students to Our Town: Engaging Community Based Support
  • 12. Integration Students: Towards Global Citizenship. Toward New Perspectives on Global Student Mobility
  • References
  • Index.