Programmes and policies for foreign students and study abroad: the search for effective approaches in a new global setting

Wagner, Anke; Schnitzer, Klaus

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“…Schorman (2000) argues the international dimension of work and travelling for administrative staff is usually unacknowledged. Wagner and Schnitzer (1991) have pointed out the exchange networks often lead to collaborative research programmes being undertaken on a bilateral or multilateral basis. The network aims can therefore be seen to include sharing the experiences and learning gained from international work throughout the wider clinical and academic communities of the member organisations.…”

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Reflections Across Boundaries: The European Nursing Module

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This article explores the development and implementation of an internationally agreed module, the European Nursing Module. This module comprises 4 weeks of student learning and is coordinated by a network of 26 colleges in 14 European countries. It is hoped that through the module, students are helped to acquire cultural sensitivity, which leads toward the development of a culturally competent health care practitioner. The development of the module, the student experience, and the added value of the network are shared. It is argued that considerable cultural learning can occur from short international electives when students and teaching staff are well prepared and sensitised to cultural issues prior to their exchange.

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“…In the 21 st century, it is economic rationales that play the predominant role in the internationalisation of higher education (van der Wende, 2001;Yang, 2002). Cultural, academic, and political rationales remain important but now seem to be derived from or are at least closely related to economic rationales (Wagner and Schnitzer, 1991;Zha, 2003).…”

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“…International student mobility benefits source countries because it opens their education systems to new knowledge and ideas (Altbach, 1991;Wagner and Schnitzer, 1991;CEC-UKCOSA, 2000). Additionally, highly educated migrants often form social and professional bridges and other networks between their home and host countries sharing their expertise, assisting in the economic and social development of their home country, and developing relations between nations (Morgan, 2005;Lee, 2008).…”

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Where should I study?: international students’ perceptions of higher education in the UK, Ireland, and the U.S.

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2013

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In the thesis I examine international student decision-making arguing that there is a gap in knowledge about the theoretical frameworks which have been applied to understanding this issue. A comprehensive review of the literature showed that thus far the foremost theory utilised for explaining international student decision-making is the Push-Pull Theory of Migration, a theory which is primarily quantitative. This research innovatively uses a theoretical framework combining three influential capital theories based on a qualitative methodology. Using this theoretical framework, I sought a deeper, and potentially new and different understanding of why international students choose to study abroad and why they select particular host countries -the two questions traditional Push-Pull Theory seeks to answer.The three capital theories used are Human, Cultural and Social Capital. Using these to understand the decision-making of international students begins with the premise that individuals invest in international education in the hope of achieving some aim or reaping some benefit. As these theories originate from two different disciplines, I argue that such an approach provides a more multifaceted perspective for understanding students' decision-making. Each of these theories, including their strengths and weaknesses, is discussed in detail in the thesis.The context for the study is provided through an examination of the impact of globalisation and neo-liberalism on the political, economic, socio-cultural, and technological trends of recent decades. It also considers the growing internationalisation and marketisation of higher education, including a greater emphasis on and expansion of international student recruitment and mobility.The research notes that individuals are increasingly responsible for their own success in the global knowledge economy. International education is one way in which students can make themselves competitive in the labour market as well as obtain valuable sociocultural benefits. The research emphasises that higher education is becoming a privately rather than publicly-funded activity in which individual students (and often their families)

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Programmes and policies for foreign students and study abroad: the search for effective approaches in a new global setting

Cited by 13 publications

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Reflections Across Boundaries: The European Nursing Module

Reflections Across Boundaries: The European Nursing Module

Where should I study?: international students’ perceptions of higher education in the UK, Ireland, and the U.S.

Two decades of higher education

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