Professional Learning in the Work Place for International Students: Exploring Theory and Practice

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Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Importance of Positive Intercultural Exchanges for International Students on Work Placements in Higher Education....Pages 3-12 Work Placement for International Student Programmes (WISP): A Model of Effective Practice....Pages 13-34 Creating a Climate for Global WIL: Barriers to Participation and Strategies for Enhancing International Students’ Involvement in WIL in Canada and Australia....Pages 35-55 International Students, Inclusion and Professional Field Placements....Pages 57-73 Who Fails Whom? A Case Study Exploration of Factors Leading to Unsuccessful International Pre-service Teachers’ Work Placements....Pages 75-91 Reflection and Reflective Practice for International Students and Their Supervisors in Context....Pages 93-110 Personal Epistemologies and Disciplinarity in the Workplace: Implications for International Students in Higher Education....Pages 111-126 Front Matter....Pages 127-127 Practicum for International Students in Teacher Education Programmes: An Investigation of Three University Sites Through Multisocialisation, Interculturalisation and Reflection....Pages 129-146 International Healthcare Students in Clinical Learning Environments....Pages 147-163 Revisiting Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Speech Pathology Programs in Australia: Listening to the Voices of Staff and International Students....Pages 165-182 Enhancing Workplace Learning for International Students in Psychology: Learning from Students’ and Supervisors’ Perspectives....Pages 183-202 Functional and Cognitive Aspects of Employability: Implications for International Students....Pages 203-222 Front Matter....Pages 223-223 The Study Abroad Programme: Experience and Benefits....Pages 225-237 “Let’s Focus on Exploration”: Developing Professional Identity of International Students as Global Teachers in a Question-Driven Practicum....Pages 239-257 “Practical Experience Is Really Important”: Perceptions of Chinese International Students About the Benefits of Work Integrated Learning in Their Australian Tourism and Hospitality Degrees....Pages 259-275 University Strategic Directions, International Education and WIL: From Policy to Practice....Pages 277-297 Transforming Challenges into Opportunities: A Work Placement Model to Help International Students Become Employable....Pages 299-312 What Does Internationalisation or Interculturalisation Look Like in the Future in the Higher Education Sector?....Pages 313-324