"Brits Abroad": The Perceived Support Needs of U.K. Learners Studying in Higher Education Overseas

Autor/in	Bartram, Brendan
Titel	"Brits Abroad": The Perceived Support Needs of U.K. Learners Studying in Higher Education Overseas
Quelle	In: Journal of Studies in International Education, 17 (2013) 1, S.5-18 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153
DOI	10.1177/1028315311436085
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Foreign Countries; Study Abroad; Academic Achievement; Needs Assessment; Student Needs; Student Attitudes; Student Mobility; Student Educational Objectives; International Cooperation; International Educational Exchange; Academic Support Services; Ancillary School Services; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Schulleistung; Bedarfsermittlung; Schülerverhalten; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Internationaler Austausch; Großbritannien
Abstract	In the context of international growth in higher education exchanges and recent expansion in U.K. mobility rates after a period of some decline, this article examines the perspectives of U.K. students who have decided to spend part of their degree at universities abroad. Based on an analysis of data generated by a cross-institutional survey of "credit-mobile" U.K. students, the article explores their views, evaluations, and priorities with regard to one particular aspect of the study abroad experience-student support. The findings reveal a blend of academic, practical, and socioemotional needs, alongside a predominant reliance on self-direction and proactive social participation as strategies for addressing them. Finally, a number of recommendations for home and host institutional practice and student preparation--in the United Kingdom and other (English-speaking) countries--are considered. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10