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A Home Away from Home? - International Students in Australian and South African Higher Education (Paperback, New)
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A Home Away from Home? - International Students in Australian and South African Higher Education (Paperback, New)
Series: Education
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Due to enhanced mobility, students more than ever before have the
option to study abroad. Higher proportions of students are drawn
from countries outside the home bases of universities; and tertiary
institutions have become increasingly dependent for their financial
viability on the revenues derived from these students. As a result,
an activity that has historically been evaluated in terms of its
contribution to the public good is now more likely to be assessed
through the application of business and marketing principles. The
character of the higher education experiences in many countries,
including South Africa and Australia, have also been dramatically
changed by the increasing diversity and cosmopolitanism associated
with the flow of students from a range of countries. In this book,
a timely and distinctive collection of papers enhances
understanding of the complex issues associated with international
education in globalizing times. The book's contributions come from
a conference at Monash University's Johannesburg campus in November
2010. The focus of the conference was international students in
South Africa and Australia. A distinctive feature of the conference
was the theme of racism in its many forms that has attracted much
media attention, particularly in Australia. Drawing on a range of
social theories, the book analyzes key issues that have demanded
attention in this area, thereby helping to move the field forward.
It provides detailed accounts of international education,
questioning the adequacy of many current higher education policies,
including the Australian government's related current immigration
policy. It also challenges the current emphasis on international
education as a commodity rather than as a public good and proposes
alternate ways of framing the debates and formulating policies.
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