Bridges to Knowledge: Foreign Students in Comparative Perspective.

Autor/in	und weitere
Sonst. Personen	Barber, Elinor G. (Hrsg.)
Titel	Bridges to Knowledge: Foreign Students in Comparative Perspective.
Quelle	(1984), (258 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-226-03709-6
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Bibliografie; College Students; Comparative Education; Developing Nations; Economic Factors; Educational Development; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Foreign Students; Higher Education; International Educational Exchange; Political Influences; Professional Development; Public Policy; Student Needs; Study Abroad; Africa; Asia; Australia; China; Europe; Peru; United Kingdom (Great Britain); United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Ökonomischer Faktor; Bildungsentwicklung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Internationaler Austausch; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Öffentliche Ordnung; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Afrika; Asien; Australien; Europa; USA
Abstract	Foreign study is examined from different perspectives, especially comparative ones, in 15 articles. Attention is directed to: the significance of foreign study for developing countries, national and regional policies and trends, development strategies, political and institutional dilemmas, a bibliography and a literature review. Titles and authors are as follows: "Introduction: Comparative Perspectives" (Elinor G. Barber, Philip G. Altbach, Robert G. Myers); "The Institutionalization of Overseas Education" (Norman Goodman); "Educational Exchanges and the Transformation of Higher Education in the People's Republic of China" (John N. Hawkins); "Professional Training and Institution Building in the Third World: Two Rockefeller Foundation Experiences" (James S. Coleman); "The Economic and Political Impact of Study Abroad" (Gerald W. Fry); "Britain's Full-Cost Policy for Overseas Students" (Peter Williams); "Overseas Students in Australia: Governmental Policies and Institutional Programs" (Stewart E. Fraser); "Foreign Study in Western Europe: Policy Trends and Issues" (Alan Smith); "Going Overseas for Higher Education: The Asian Experience" (William K. Cummings); "Foreign Training and Development Strategies" (R. Myers); "Overseas Training and National Development Objectives in Sub-Saharan Africa" (Joyce Lewinger Moock); "The Political Dilemmas of Foreign Study" (Hans N. Weiler); "Institutional Culture and Third World Student Needs at American Universities" (David Lansdale); "International Students and Study-Abroad Programs: A Select Bibliography" (Y. G.-M. Lulat); and "English as a Second Language: An Overview of the Literature" (Robert B. Kaplan). (SW)
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