Nicola Peacock
"It's so much easier to go with what's easy": "Mindfulness" and the discourse between home and international students in the United Kingdom
Peacock, Nicola; Harrison, Neil
Abstract
A recent aspect of U.K. higher education has been the internationalisation of university campuses, driven by a rapid increase in student numbers from overseas and growing pressure to prepare all students for global careers. It is often assumed by policy makers that the benefits of an internationalised university will include opportunities for enhancing cultural awareness and capability among U.K. students, with contact with other cultures helping to foster a sense of global citizenship and responsibility. This article reports initial findings from two English universities which suggests that U.K. students instinctively take a strategic approach to cross-cultural interaction based on perceptions of cultural proximity and comfort. Although U.K. students do appear to identify some of the gains predicted by policy-makers, these are often low level, incidental, and unconnected to wider learning. Furthermore, it is noteworthy that data collection and analysis has been hindered by a strong taboo around discussions of diversity. © 2009 Nuffic.
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Peacock, N., & Harrison, N. (2009). "It's so much easier to go with what's easy": "Mindfulness" and the discourse between home and international students in the United Kingdom. Journal of Studies in International Education, 13(4), 487-508. https://doi.org/10.1177/1028315308319508
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Dec 1, 2009 |
Deposit Date | Dec 20, 2011 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 9, 2016 |
Journal | Journal of Studies in International Education |
Print ISSN | 1028-3153 |
Electronic ISSN | 1552-7808 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 13 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 487-508 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/1028315308319508 |
Keywords | internationalisation, international students, intercultural education, mindfulness, cultural anxiety |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1004981 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1028315308319508 |
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