International Student Security

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

AvSimon Marginson,Chris Nyland,Erlenawati Sawir,Helen Forbes-Mewett

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More than three million students globally are on the move each year, crossing borders for their tertiary education. Many travel from Asia and Africa to English speaking countries, led by the United States, including the UK, Australia and New Zealand where students pay tuition fees at commercial rates and prop up an education export sector that has become lucrative for the provider nations. But the 'no frills' commercial form of tertiary education, designed to minimise costs and maximise revenues, leaves many international students inadequately protected and less than satisfied. International Student Security draws on a close study of international students in Australia, and exposes opportunity, difficulty, danger and courage on a massive scale in the global student market. It works through many unresolved issues confronting students and their families, including personal safety, language proficiency, finances, sub-standard housing, loneliness and racism.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2010-05-10
Mått216 x 279 x 27 mm
Vikt1 220 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor530
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9780521138055

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Simon Marginson is a Professor of Higher Education at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Chris Nyland is Professor of International Business in the Department of Management at Monash University, Australia. Erlenawati Sawir is a Research Fellow at Central Queensland University, Australia. Helen Forbes-Mewett is a Research Fellow in the Faculty of Business and Economics at Monash University, Australia.

Preface; Part I. Students in the Global Market: 1. Introduction; 2. The setting: Australia; 3. The global student market; 4. Student security and regulation; Part II. Security in the Formal and Public Domain: 5. Finances; 6. Work; 7. Housing; 8. Health; 9. Safety of the person; 10. The immigration department; Part III. Security in the Informal and Private Domain: 11. The university; 12. Language; 13. Friends and family; 14. Loneliness; 15. Intercultural relations; Part IV. Empowerment and Protection: 16. Conclusion.

'International Student Security is an important contribution to the continuing debate about the future of international education in Australia. It deserves to be read by higher education policy makers, entrepreneurs, employers, academics, administrators, consultants and journalists who all benefit from the multibillion dollar global industry. The authors have helped to fill a big gap in the literature and raised critical arguments about the future regulation and direction of higher education.' Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management