Transnational Higher Education in the Asian Context

Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors PART I: INTRODUCTION The Widening Context of Transnational Higher Education (TNHE); T.Coverdale-Jones PART II: INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES AND NATIONAL CONTEXTS Japanese University Leaders' Perceptions of Internationalization: The Role of Government in Review and Support; A.Yonezawa , D.Hirouchi & H.Akiba Insight into UK-China Partnerships and Collaborations in Higher Education: What Has Changed in the Last Five Years?; L.Zheng Internationalisation of Higher Education in Japan and the UK - Similarities and Contrasts; T.Coverdale-Jones Internationalization of Higher Education Institutions in China: Two Universities: Two Approaches; R.Clothey Challenges and Measures Related to the Integration of Chinese Students in Germany: the Activities of a German Foundation; M.Lux PART III: THE CULTURE OF ASIAN LEARNERS Creativity and the Chinese Learner: Developing Dialogues of Learning and Thinking through Synergy with China; M.Cortazzi & L.Jin Chinese Graduate Students' Adjustment to Learning in American Institutions; J.C.Weidman & T.Tan The Social Crux: Motivational Transformations of EFL Students in Japan; J.Falout Influences of Chinese Cultural Patterns of Thinking on Discourse Organisation in English Dissertation Writing; Z.Ren & R.Hitchcock What is it Like to Study for an Undergraduate Degree in India? Some Potential Implications for the Transition into Taught Postgraduate Programmes Abroad; A.Timm PART IV: PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE Considering Cross-cultural Student Exchange form a Social Psychological Perspective; J.Takai Interpreting Malaysian Results in International Education Assessments; G.Slethaug & J.Manjula Chinese Student Progress from Presessional to Degree Study at a Canadian University; G.N.Dyck School Visits by Malaysian Students during Pre-service Teacher Education in the UK; N.Indiran , M.Wyatt , J.Naysmith & S.Gibbs PART V: CONCLUSION Conclusion; T.Coverdale-Jones Index