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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.

Thinking, Doing, Publishing - Pedogical Research on the Go (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gray, A., Penman, C., & Foster, M. (2017, February). Thinking, Doing, Publishing - Pedogical Research on the Go. Paper presented at Innovations in Teaching and Supporting Learning, Edinburgh Napier University

Joint Presentation with Christine Penman and Monika Foster Available at - http://blogs.napier.ac.uk/teachingfellows/teaching-fellows-conference-2017-2/

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..

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..

Interdisciplinary methodologies in different cultures of learning: Apples and Pears? (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Macdonald, I., Firth, R., Foster, M., & Zhou, V. (2014). Interdisciplinary methodologies in different cultures of learning: Apples and Pears?.

This paper explores the reception and analysis of different methodologies in an inter-disciplinary pedagogical collaboration involving Design and Business academics and their students. The authors examined the learning experiences of students (origin... Read More about Interdisciplinary methodologies in different cultures of learning: Apples and Pears?.

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.

Re-constructing “culture of learning” – international student experiences in China and the UK. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Foster, M., Macdonald, I., Firth, R., & Zhou, V. (2014). Re-constructing “culture of learning” – international student experiences in China and the UK.

Following previous Teaching Fellows funding to undertake a joint research project between Business School and the School of Arts & Creative Industries we would like to present our findings at the HEA Annual Conference this year. Using the results fro... Read More about Re-constructing “culture of learning” – international student experiences 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.

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. (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