书目名称 | International Students in the Asia Pacific |
副标题 | Mobility, Risks and |
编辑 | Peter Michael Kell,Gillian Vogl |
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概述 | Establishes a theoretical framework to analyse student mobility based on Ulrike Beck’s risk society and concept of “individualization”.Explores the social and cultural interaction between internationa |
丛书名称 | Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects |
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描述 | .This book documents the growing mobility of international students in the Asia Pacific. International students comprise over 2.7m students and it is estimated by the OECD that this will top 8 million in 2020. The great majority of them are students from the Asian countries who study in the Europe, North America and Asia. In addition countries such as Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong are becoming “education hubs” and are proposing to attract international students. Over 42% of international students come from Asia and this is predicted to continue with the strong presence of students from China, India, Korea and Japan continuing. A younger population, a growing middle class and shortages of quality education providers in the Asia Pacific region means that this mobility will be a feature of the future. .This book explores questions around the mobility of international students in the context of the global economy and an increasingly competitive trans-national education market. It also explores questions about the experience of international students principally from the Asia Pacific region at a time of increased global insecurity and growing hostile reactions to foreigners in the p |
出版日期 | Book 2012 |
关键词 | Asia Pacific Education; Foreign Students; International Education; International Students; International |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2897-4 |
isbn_softcover | 978-94-007-9364-4 |
isbn_ebook | 978-94-007-2897-4Series ISSN 1573-5397 Series E-ISSN 2214-9791 |
issn_series | 1573-5397 |
copyright | Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012 |