International Teaching and Learning at Universities: Achieving Equilibrium with Local Culture and Pedagogy
Gordon E. Slethaug
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Hardcover. International Teaching and Learning at Universities investigates both the positive and the more problematic aspects of the internationalization of education. Editor(s): Slethaug, Gordon E.; Vinther, Jane. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNFR; JNK; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 395.
International Teaching and Learning at Universities investigates both the positive and the more problematic aspects of the internationalization of education. The flow of students to universities is no longer unidirectional from East to West but truly global with a diminishing difference between the two major educational centers. Slethaug and Vinther explain how liberal education, the movement of students across the globe, autonomy for students and teachers, and internationalization of education influence each other in constructing a new educational reality. These elements are vital to the continued development of learning, economic growth, and the democratic process of our societies in the ... Read more
International Teaching and Learning at Universities investigates both the positive and the more problematic aspects of the internationalization of education. The flow of students to universities is no longer unidirectional from East to West but truly global with a diminishing difference between the two major educational centers. Slethaug and Vinther explain how liberal education, the movement of students across the globe, autonomy for students and teachers, and internationalization of education influence each other in constructing a new educational reality. These elements are vital to the continued development of learning, economic growth, and the democratic process of our societies in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
199
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137475138
SKU
V9781137475138
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Ref
99-15
About Gordon E. Slethaug
Chenguang Chang, Sun Yat-sen University, China Tricia Coverdale-Jones, University of Portsmouth, UK Meng Fan, Newcastle University, UK Hans J. Ladegaard, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong David Leat, Newcastle University, UK Sue Robson, Newcastle University, UK Janette Ryan, University of Birmingham, UK
Reviews for International Teaching and Learning at Universities: Achieving Equilibrium with Local Culture and Pedagogy
"This edited collection provides a balanced and authoritative account of teaching and learning in internationalized higher education contexts. It offers a critical analysis and a truly international and cross-cultural set of perspectives on current practice and on some of the stereotypes in operation. The agenda it sets out for the internationalization of pedagogy at universities will be of great value ... Read more