Title International relations / edited by Malcolm Tight

Published Amsterdam ; Oxford : Elsevier JAI, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 309 pages) : illustrations Series International perspectives on higher education research, 1479-3628 ; v. 3 International perspectives on higher education research ; v. 3. Contents Cover -- International Relations -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- Explaining Domestic Responses to European Policies: The Impact of the Erasmus Programme on National Higher Education Policies -- Introduction -- The Conceptual Model -- Domestic Change -- The Extent and Mechanisms of Domestic Change -- Reframing the Impacts of European Policies -- The Factors in the Context of European Policies Regarding Higher Education -- The Nature of Objectives and Instruments of the European Policy -- Institutional Structure -- Objectives of Actors -- Capacities and Powers of Actors -- Expectations on the Impact of ERASMUS -- Methodology -- Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Student Mobility in Europe: An Academic, Cultural and Mental Journey? Some Conceptual Reflections and Empirical Findings -- Contemporary Discourses, Ideas and Assumptions on Mobility -- A Sign of Individual Appropriation of a Space of Action -- Individualisation, New Possibilities and New Myths -- A Feature of Elective Biography for Training by Default -- Student Mobility in Europe: A ''Fine-Sounding'' Political Concept but Pedagogically Forgotten -- Empirical Investigation of Erasmus Experiences through Student Reports -- Methodological Premises and Analyses -- Empirical Results -- Gains, Acquisitions and Expression of Awareness -- Academic, Linguistic and Intellectual Outcomes -- Socio-Cultural and Relational Outcomes -- Cultural Exchanges, Interpersonal Relationships -- Personal Outcomes -- Awareness: An Uncompleted Process -- Conclusion: An Initiatory Personal Experience -- Does it do Justice to an Ambitious Programme? -- References -- Researching the Benefits of Residence Abroad for Students of Modern Foreign Languages -- Introduction -- Barriers to Research -- Dealing with Anecdotal Folklore -- Practical Research Design Problems -- Previous Studies -- Studies from the Period 1970 to 1995 -- Most Recent Research -- The Birmingham Project -- Research Project Framework -- Aims of Research Project -- Limitations of the Research Project Framework -- Data Collection -- The Study Sample -- Results -- Progress on Proficiency Measures -- Predictive Factors -- Individual Differences in Proficiency Progress during Residence Abroad -- Discussion -- Progress on Proficiency Measures -- Predictive Factors -- Individual Differences in Proficiency Progress during Residence Abroad -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Living up to Expectations: A Survey of International Students' Concerns and their Perceptions of Change on a U.K. Departmental Pre-sessional Programme -- Introduction -- Background -- Research Methodology -- Data and Analysis -- Demographics -- Reasons for Study -- Expectations and Concerns -- Changes in Attitudes and Practice -- Implications and Recommendations -- References -- Politicising Student Difference: The Muslim Experience -- Introduction -- Background to Current Study -- Connection to Previous Findings -- Sampling and Methods -- Protocols Summary 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 education systems relate to each other across international borders. The book deliberately sets out to convey a diversity of ideas and approaches. Thus, it includes contributions from researchers working in Australia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom; examples of quantitative and qualitative strategies for data collection and analysis; and methodological approaches ranging from historical and policy analysis to self reflection. What is being considered under the theme of international relations has also been kept deliberately broad. Thus, the eleven chapters in the book examine the movement across borders and between systems of not only students and academics, but also policies and ideas. The book is edited by Malcolm Tight, Professor of Higher Education at Lancaster University in the United Kingdom Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject Education, Higher -- International cooperation Foreign study. Students, Foreign. International education. International relations. Education -- Administration -- General. Education, Higher -- International cooperation Foreign study International education Students, Foreign Form Electronic book Author Tight, Malcolm. ISBN 0080461506 9780080461502 9781849503686 1849503680 9780762312443 0762312440

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