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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.

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

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.

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.

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).

Through the eyes of the students: An empirical study of Chinese students' approaches to learning prior to and during study abroad. (2007)
Journal Article
Foster, M. (2007). Through the eyes of the students: An empirical study of Chinese students' approaches to learning prior to and during study abroad. 880-01 Shan Dong Wai Yu Jiao Xue,

Personal and Professional Development Planning HEA Case Study in HEA Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism. (2005)
Journal Article
Graham, J., Westwood, J., & Foster, M. (2004). Personal and Professional Development Planning HEA Case Study in HEA Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism. HEA: Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Network,

Activity - Providing students with structured opportunities to self-assess a range of their current skills and attributes and to identify ones that they need to further develop. These will form the basis of their development planning. In other wor... Read More about Personal and Professional Development Planning HEA Case Study in HEA Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism..