Ideas for Intercultural Education

Written by a cross-cultural pair of authors, Ideas for Intercultural Education takes a critical look at present approaches to international education, focusing on the intercultural potential that it offers but mostly fails to deliver. The underlying premise of this profound, engaging book is that international education can be a transforming intercultural experience for hosts as well as visitors. Drawing on a review of the worldwide literature, especially studies from the United States, and two large interview programs with international students, the book dissects the obstacles and points the way to solutions in the classroom and beyond.

Author: S. Marginson, E. Sawir
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 11/03/2011
Pages: 237
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780230117938

About the Author
SIMON MARGINSON Professor of Higher Education at the Centre for the Study of Higher Education in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He works on globalization and higher education, comparative and international education, knowledge economy policy, and issues of freedom and creativity, with some emphasis on the Asia-Pacific.

ERLENAWATI SAWIR Research Fellow at the International Education Research Centre of Central Queensland University in Melbourne.She worked previouslyas a Research Fellow at Monash University and the University of Melbourne.