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Kadiwal, Laila; Rind, Irfan A. – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2013
As the offshore mobility of higher education has increased in recent times, the question of how it interacts with the recipient cultures has become ever more significant. Using ethnographic methods, this empirical study examined the adaptation of the UK teacher education model--the Postgraduate Certificate in Education--to the context of Dubai.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, International Education, Student Mobility
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Spiro, Jane; Henderson, Juliet; Clifford, Valerie – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2012
This paper contrasts the notion of "independent learning" as perceived by two informant groups at a UK institution of higher education: (1) teachers, educators and providers of education and (2) their students or "consumers" of education. Both informant groups are staff and students studying in a culture different to that of…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Foreign Students, Foreign Workers, College Students