History of Foreign Students in Britain

Hilary Perraton is an Historian based at Institute of Education, University of London, UK. He served for seven years on the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and, to celebrate the scholarships' fiftieth anniversary, published Learning Abroad: A History of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (2009).

• 1. Introduction: Travelling Abroad to Study PART I: NARRATIVE 2. Internationalism Reshaped 1185-1800 3. Revival and Reform 1800-1900 4. Universities for the Empire 1900-1945 5. Recovery and Expansion 1945-1979 6. Into the Market Place 1979-2010 PART II: PERSPECTIVES 7. Student Experience 8. Poor Scholars and Endowed Scholars 9. International Comparisons 10. Conclusion: Policies, Purposes and Effects

“Hilary Perraton is ideally qualified to write this survey of foreign students and their experience in Britain, after a career in education in the Commonwealth and organisations involved with student exchanges and scholarships. … it is an important scholarly achievement that will be the essential starting-point for further work on the subject.” (Robert Anderson, History of Education, January, 2017)