International students in American c...
Bevis, Teresa Brawner.

 

  • International students in American colleges and universities[electronic resource] /
  • 紀錄類型: 書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
    杜威分類號: 378.19829
    書名/作者: International students in American colleges and universities/ Christopher J. Lucas and Teresa B. Bevis.
    作者: Lucas, Christopher J.
    其他作者: Bevis, Teresa Brawner.
    出版者: Basingstoke : : Palgrave Macmillan,, 2008.
    面頁冊數: 1 online resource
    標題: Students, Foreign - United States.
    標題: Universities and colleges - History. - United States
    標題: Education, Higher - United States.
    ISBN: 9780230609754
    ISBN: 0230609759
    內容註: Foreign Students in Antiquity -- Early American Colleges and Education Exchange -- Changing Populations and Emerging Support: Early Twentieth Century -- The World War II Era: Impact and Aftermath -- The 1950s -- Degree of Choice: America Takes the Lead -- The Late Twentiech Century -- The Early Years of the Twenty-First Century -- Issues, Trends, andForecasts.
    摘要、提要註: Today more than half a million foreign students study in America's colleges and universities,significantly contributing to the U.S. economy. Despite its current success, international study wasinitially not an easy feat and the first students had to traverse oceans and continents at a time when transportation could be treacherous. Upon arrival theyfound few support services and were left tomaneuver a foreign education system. International Students in American Colleges and Universitiesargues that the legacy of those trailblazers and of the thousands who followed is an important pieceofAmerican higher education history. This book traces their fascinating story from its roots--highlighting theindividuals, students and policymakers who contributed to the rich history of internationalstudents in America.
    電子資源: access to fulltext (Palgrave)
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