Internationalizing Higher Education

Ever been an international student? In the past you spent most of your time with other international students, preferably from your own country, had limited and very formal contact with other students or members of the community, and paid more attention to the food than your studies. Now international students are on nearly every campus, and the smart schools are integrating them into programs as resources as well as savvy consumers. The contributors of these 15 papers pay close attention to what happens when people, particularly students, live in cultural diversity on a daily basis as well as talk about it in the abstract. They cover establishing values in an international higher education context, considering global ethics, teaching sustainability, assessing students, supporting learning, working as international teachers, internationalizing curriculum and employability, involving the community, appraising the literature, and handling international students from a European perspective. Includes curriculum review guidelines. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Elspeth Jones is International Dean at Leeds Metropolitan University. She has extensive experience of learning, assessment and cross-cultural issues for students and teachers from many nationalities and backgrounds.

Sally Brown is Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Assessment, Learning and Teaching) and Professor of Higher Education Diversity in Teaching and Learning at Leeds Metropolitan University. Her best known books include Assessing Learners in Higher Education (with Peter Knight), Lecturing: a practical guide (with Phil Race), Assessing Skills and Practice (with Ruth Pickford), and Towards Inclusive Learning in Higher Education (with Mike Adams).