All Outputs (38)

Reflecting on the value of resources for internationalising the curriculum: exploring academic perspectives (2017)
Journal Article
McKinnon, S., Hammond, A., & Foster, M. (2017). Reflecting on the value of resources for internationalising the curriculum: exploring academic perspectives. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877x.2017.1359506

Increased interest in internationalisation of the curriculum (IoC) has led to the development of a range of resources designed to support staff in translating theory into practice. Studies on how such resources are actually used and impact on academ... Read More about Reflecting on the value of resources for internationalising the curriculum: exploring academic perspectives.

Exploring Intercultural Awareness: International Student Mobility in China and the UK through a Non-Essentialist Lens (2016)
Book Chapter
Foster, M. (2016). Exploring Intercultural Awareness: International Student Mobility in China and the UK through a Non-Essentialist Lens. In D. M. Velliaris, & D. Coleman-George (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Study Abroad Programs and Outbound Mobility;

In the research literature regarding international students' learning experiences, a frequently studied theme is the ‘Chinese culture of learning' as contrasted by the ‘Western/United Kingdom (UK) culture of learning'. This essentialist approach tend... Read More about Exploring Intercultural Awareness: International Student Mobility in China and the UK through a Non-Essentialist Lens.

Exploring intercultural awareness: international student mobility in China and the UK through a non-essentialist lens. (2016)
Book Chapter
Foster, M. (2016). Exploring intercultural awareness: international student mobility in China and the UK through a non-essentialist lens. In D. Velliaris, & D. Coleman-George (Eds.), Handbook of research on study abroad programs and outbound mobility (349

This chapter is focused on the increased internationalisation of teaching and learning in Higher Education (HE) worldwide (Knight 2006; Caruana & Spurling, 2007) and specifically the ambition to internationalise the student experience (Hyland et al.,... Read More about Exploring intercultural awareness: international student mobility in China and the UK through a non-essentialist lens..

Innovations in Learning and Teaching. (2016)
Book
Penman, C., & Foster, M. (2016). Innovations in Learning and Teaching. Edinburgh Napier University Publishing

Does mobility matter? Outcomes of an empirical study on the impact of mobility on students’ cross cultural competencies. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Foster, M. (2016, April). Does mobility matter? Outcomes of an empirical study on the impact of mobility on students’ cross cultural competencies. Paper presented at Association of Business Schools’ Learning, Teaching and Student Experience conference

Editorial: Exploring Internationalisation of the Curriculum to Enhance the Student Experience (2015)
Journal Article
Foster, M., & Anderson, L. (2015). Editorial: Exploring Internationalisation of the Curriculum to Enhance the Student Experience. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 3(3), 1-2. https://doi.org/10.14297/jpaap.v3i3.206

Exploring cultural aspects of student mobility – what do we know about students’ perceptions of their own and host culture of learning. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Foster, M. (2015, May). Exploring cultural aspects of student mobility – what do we know about students’ perceptions of their own and host culture of learning. Paper presented at SEDA Spring Teaching Learning and Assessment Conference 2015: Internatio

In an increasingly globalised education, with universities aiming to develop student mobility through exchange and study abroad programmes (Sweeney 2012), this study used the experiences of UK students in China and Chinese students in the UK to explo... Read More about Exploring cultural aspects of student mobility – what do we know about students’ perceptions of their own and host culture of learning..

Strategies, guidelines and tools – what do they mean for us? Academics’ perceptions of resources for curriculum design and development (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Foster, M., McKinnon, S., & Hammond, A. (2014). Strategies, guidelines and tools – what do they mean for us? Academics’ perceptions of resources for curriculum design and development.

Challenges and benefits of student mobility: what do we know about our students’ perceptions of own and host culture of learning. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Foster, M., Macdonald, I., & Firth, R. (2014, January). Challenges and benefits of student mobility: what do we know about our students’ perceptions of own and host culture of learning. Paper presented at Edinburgh Napier Staff Conference, Edinburgh

No abstract available.

Student destination choices in higher education: Exploring attitudes of Brazilian students to study in the United Kingdom (2014)
Journal Article
Foster, M. (2014). Student destination choices in higher education: Exploring attitudes of Brazilian students to study in the United Kingdom. Journal of Research in International Education, 13(2), 149-162. https://doi.org/10.1177/1475240914541024

Cross-border education provides evidence about international student destination choice including the push and pull model of international student choice. The research upon which this article is based, into Brazilian students’ decisions to study at u... Read More about Student destination choices in higher education: Exploring attitudes of Brazilian students to study in the United Kingdom.

Multiple perspectives in re-constructing ‘culture of learning’ – international student experience in China and the UK. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Foster, M., & Zhou, V. (2014, January). Multiple perspectives in re-constructing ‘culture of learning’ – international student experience in China and the UK

Student destination choices in international education: exploring Brazilian students’ attitudes to study abroad (2013)
Journal Article
Foster, M. (2013). Student destination choices in international education: exploring Brazilian students’ attitudes to study abroad. Practice and evidence of the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education, 8, 176-202

Increasing cross-border education and student mobility calls for a better understanding of international student destination choice and the benefits of study abroad to the students. The study reported in this paper examined Brazilian students’ attitu... Read More about Student destination choices in international education: exploring Brazilian students’ attitudes to study abroad.

Student destination choices in international education: Exploring students' attitudes to study abroad (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Exploring students' attitudes to study abroad. Paper presented at TARC International Conference on Learning and Teaching 2013: Innovation and Transformation in Learning and Teaching, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Engaging students in academic transitions: A case of two projects using student voice and technology to personalise the experience. (2012)
Book Chapter
Foster, M. (2011). projects using student voice and technology to personalise the experience. In J. Ryan (Ed.), Cross Cultural Teaching and Learning for Home and International Students, 97-109. Routledge

SEDA Workshop - Working with Cultural Diversity in Higher Education. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Foster, M. (2012, May). SEDA Workshop - Working with Cultural Diversity in Higher Education

The evolving dialogue about internationalisation in the Higher Education has moved from considering issues surrounding teaching international students to recognising students and teachers as co-creators of the learning environments and positive respo... Read More about SEDA Workshop - Working with Cultural Diversity in Higher Education..

Engaging students in enhanced academic transitions – a case of online study skills resource SPICE (Student Pre-arrival Induction for Continuing Education) (2011)
Journal Article
Foster, M. (2011). Engaging students in enhanced academic transitions – a case of online study skills resource SPICE (Student Pre-arrival Induction for Continuing Education). Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education,

In the current educational landscape, with increasingly diverse student groups on programmes, traditional induction many not always be best suited to the needs of the students and programmes of study. Research shows that an extended induction which a... Read More about Engaging students in enhanced academic transitions – a case of online study skills resource SPICE (Student Pre-arrival Induction for Continuing Education).

Engaging students in enhanced academic transitions. (2011)
Book Chapter
Foster, M. (2010). Engaging students in enhanced academic transitions. In M. Foster (Ed.), Working with Cultural Diversity in Higher EducationStaff and Educational Development Association

Working with Cultural Diversity in UK HE. (2011)
Book
(2010). M. Foster (Ed.), Working with Cultural Diversity in UK HE. SEDA

Aimed at colleagues engaged in work with international students in the UK HE context in subject studies, staff working in graduate school skills support, staff working with postgraduate students, staff working on collaborative programmes overseas and... Read More about Working with Cultural Diversity in UK HE..

The use of Critical Thinking by Chinese Students in Higher Education. (2011)
Book
Foster, M., & Yufeng, M. (2010). The use of Critical Thinking by Chinese Students in Higher Education. Edinburgh Napier University

Metacognitive Knowledge, the Stepping Stone Towards Learner Autonomy in Chinese College English Teaching. (2010)
Book
Wei, M., & Foster, M. (2010). Metacognitive Knowledge, the Stepping Stone Towards Learner Autonomy in Chinese College English Teaching. Edinburgh Napier University