International Students
Strengthening a Critical Resource
By (author) Maureen Andrade, Norman Evans Contributions by Millie Audas, Suzanne M. Barrett, Kelley Calvert, Bridget Canty, Diana B. Carlin, Cheryl Dar, Negar Davis, Darla K. Deardorff, Victoria Donoghue, Udo Fluck, Bernadette Guimberteau, Anjali Pai Hammond, Heather Housley, Ravi Kallur, Laura Kimoto, Ted McKown, Aleksandra Nesic, Lynne A. O'Connell, Michael A. Panichas, Leigh Poole, Joe D. Potts, Melissa Rigas, Enid D. Rosenstiel, Sheila K. Schulte, Tammy J. Sil, Michael B. Smithee, William A. Stock, Patricia Szasz, Stacey Lane Tice, Francine M. Wilson
Publication date:
16 September 2009Length of book:
288 pagesPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersDimensions:
238x162mm6x9"
ISBN-13: 9781607091752
International students are often taken for granted in higher education institutions in the United States. Many college and university administrators are unaware of the initiatives of other nations to attract international students and of the need to support these students. Higher education journals have not focused much attention on international students. International Students: Strengthening a Critical Resource argues that U.S. institutions of higher education must increase their awareness of international student issues. Andrade reviews related research and highlights creative solutions and programming for the successful support of international students. The book provides practical, hands-on, broadly applicable solutions to addressing international student issues. Additionally, it serves as a practical guide for identifying and adopting best practices for serving international students.
This book is a useful primer on an understudied topic – international students. The authors provide analysis and institutional portraits of a dynamic group that is going to go through significant changes over the next decade. The book is an easy read on an important topic.