Full Description
This is a guide for anyone considering a move into international higher education. It explores the journeys and experiences of those within international higher education and offers perspectives, advice and guidance on how to navigate issues such as partnership development, cultural interaction, international working environments and distance.
This is both an insightful and practical book that provides a unique perspective by drawing upon international case studies and highlighting key factors and issues for navigating international higher education. The book examines the realities and lived experiences of transnational education activity through the lens of a journey. It is constructed around three key stages of travel: preparation, getting there, getting home again. The book draws on case studies and first-hand perspectives to provide the reader with guidance on how to navigate the different aspects of international higher education travel and work. A diverse group of stakeholders including students, academics, administrators and leaders discuss their experiences and provide reflections and lessons learned.
This engaging book will be of interest to anyone considering embarking on a transnational education journey, as a practitioner, a policy maker, as well as university leaders and prospective international students.
Contents
Chapters
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Case Studies
Introduction
1: The Accidental TNE Practitioner: routes into international higher education
2: Starting Out: A few practicalities
3: Broadening horizons and making us kinder: the impact of early opportunities for student mobility
4. I'm a stranger here myself: the joys of international education travel
5. Developing TNE Partnerships - The Beginning: deciding where to go and who to partner with
6. The Role of Language and Cultural Responsiveness in Promoting Diversity, Equity and Accessibility in Transnational Education
- Stephanie Martin
7. Conversation not Confrontation: Women in leadership in TNE
8. Lost in translation: culture, community and communication on our international travels
9: Managing Transnational Education Partnership: an evolving journey
- Nigel Healey and Rob Hickey
10: Developing TNE Partnerships - The End: planning for an amicable separation
11: Responding to the Student Voice - reflections on journeys in international education: Into the mist and heading for the first tree
Conclusion
