Home Away from Home : International Students in Australian and South African Higher Education, Paperback by Snyder, Ilana (EDT); Nieuwenhuysen, John (EDT), ISBN 1921867221, ISBN-13 9781921867224, Brand New, Free P&P in the UK

Focusing on Australia and South Africa, and especially students at Monash University, Snyder (education, Monash U., Australia) and Nieuwenhuysen (Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements) collect 11 essays based on papers given at a conference of the same name held at the Monash U. South Africa campus in November 2010 by a group of specialists in education, community relations, social sciences, and international studies, as well as students and journalists from the two countries. The essays address the complex issues associated with international education at a time of rapid globalization, including the various conditions that have contributed to shaping the issues that confront South African and Australian higher education, such as internationalism, cross-cultural education, tolerance, and global awareness; student perspectives on failures in achievement, community involvement, and challenges faced in establishing a home away from home; social and cultural interactions, especially issues of racism and multiculturalism; and cross-cultural teaching and learning, including the role of English. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()