Understanding the International Student Experience

CATHERINE MONTGOMERY is Associate Director for Research in the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Northumbria University. She has taught in Higher Education for 20 years, most recently in the field of Sociolinguistics, and her research interests centre on the social and cultural context of student learning.

• PrefacePART I: THE CONTEXT: Culture in Higher EducationResearch on the International Student Experience: A Cultural LandscapePART II: THE RESEARCH: Student Voices, Student Lives: International Students in ContextInternational Student Networks: A Community of Practice?International Students and Home Students: Worlds Apart?Preparing for Life in a Global Community?Concluding Comments to the ResearchPART III: DISCUSSION: Paths Towards an International Experience for All: The Criticality of Discourse, Context and Internationalization at HomePostscriptAppendix iAppendix iiList of ReferencesIndex.