International Students and Scholars in the United States Coming from Abroad [Paperback]

An international team of academics and experienced practitioners here bring together scholarship on academic migrants to the United States - the world's top recipient of academic talent. They examine the multidirectional migration patterns of academic migrants, adaptation challenges, and the roles played by international students and faculty.Foreword; Wei Li 1.Introduction; Helen Hazen and Heike Alberts PART I: MIGRATION PATTERNS AND EXPERIENCES 2. British Students in the United States: Motivations, Experiences, and Career Aspirations; Russell King, Allan Findlay, Jill Ahrens, and Alistair Geddes 3. The Emerging Brain Circulation between China and the US; Wan Yu 4. 'Too Many Things Pull Me Back and Forth.' Return Intentions and Transnationalism among International Students; Helen Hazen and Heike Alberts German Faculty in the United States: Return Migration Intentions, Reform, and Research Networks; Heike Alberts PART II: DIVERSITY 6. International Faculty: A Source of Diversity; Rebecca Theobald 7. International Students and Diversity: Challenges and Opportunities for Campus Internationalization; Kavita Pandit PART III: CHALLENGES AND SUPPORT 8. Succeeding Abroad: International Students in the United States; Alisa Eland and Kay Thomas 9. African Students in the US Higher Education System: A Window of Opportunities and Challenges; Jane Irungu 10. Supporting and Mentoring International Faculty: Issues and Strategies; Ken Foote 11. Teaching and Learning with Accented English; Heike Alberts, Helen Hazen, and Rebecca Theobald 12. Conclusion; Heike Alberts and Helen Hazen

Heike C. Alberts and Helen D. Hazen have gathered together an impressive group of authors who offer compelling insights into contemporary patterns of international academic migration. This book identifies many of the key opportunities afforded by internationalization for enhancing academic practice and higher learning, yet it does not shy away from also addressing the real challenges facing forel3±