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Item Details
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INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND POLITICAL INFLUENCE
MANUFACTURING SYMPATHY? |
| By: |
Iain H. Wilson |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£50.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1137349670 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781137349675 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
16 April, 2014 |
| Description: |
Exchange programs are often considered to create goodwill for host countries among foreign citizens - yet is this the case? Drawing on a wealth of research with participants and alumni of exchange programs, Iain Wilson shows that the pursuit of goodwill receives little return and distracts these programs from the benefits they are able to deliver. |
| Synopsis: |
Many national governments fund carefully selected foreign citizens to live, work, and study in their countries by creating exchange and mobility programmes. They often do this in the hope that mobility will improve international relations. Drawing on a wealth of research, International Education Programs and Political Influence questions whether mobility brings the kinds of benefits politicians have come to expect. It shows that the experiences of mobile scholars, the reflections of longstanding alumni and the expectations of senior administrators can differ quite significantly. The idea that hosting foreign visitors necessarily brings diplomatic influence may, in fact, be distracting us from the real benefits of educational mobility. |
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2 charts, 24 black & white tables, 11 figures |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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