Academic mobility promotes the development of joint research
activities, broadens the horizons of researchers, lecturers and
professors, and promotes knowledge flows between institutions. This
book offers a contemporary perspective on the mobility of academics
across the globe with contributions by authors based in Australia,
Germany, Ireland, Israel, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, the United Arab
Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States. With a focus on
the context for and experience of academic mobility in Africa,
Australia, Europe, the Gulf and the United States, issues such as
historical perspectives and contemporary reflections, the impact of
English as the 'lingua franca' of academe in South Africa, the
motivations and experiences of international academics working in the
United Arab Emirates, the integration of foreign-born faculty within
Israeli academia, academic mobility within the US, and, the legal
status of academic mobility, this volume is both comprehensive and
relevant.
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ISBN
9781783508549
Publisert
2017
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Vendor
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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