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Book SynopsisInternational students move out to move up. And while, as migrants, they are defined by their relationship to the state, students interact with multiple institutions in the process of achieving personal goals. This collection examines the connection between students and these institutions.
Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Education Migration, Social Mobility, and Structuring Institutions Ann H. Kim and Min-Jung Kwak Part I: International Students in the Canadian Context 2. “International students are… golden”: Canada’s Changing Policy Contexts, Approaches, and National Peculiarities in Attracting International Students as Future Immigrants Roopa Desai Trilokekar and Amira El Masri 3. Explaining International Student Mobility to Canada: A Review Ann H. Kim and Gunjan Sondhi 4. Barriers to Knowledge on International Students and a Potential Opportunity Ann H. Kim, Reem Attieh, and Timothy Owen Part II: Integration and Adjustment in Educational Institutions 5. The International Undergraduate Experience: A Developmental Psychological Study Maxine Gallander Wintre, Stella Dentakos, Saeid Chavoshi, Abirami R. Kandasamy, and Lorna Wright 6. Legal Status and School Experiences for Families with Young Students Ann H. Kim, Min-Jung Kwak, Wansoo Park, Eunjung Lee, and Sung Hyun Yun Part III: Local Considerations: Ethnic Communities and Families 7. Adapting to China’s Students at the Gateway: Stories of Chinese Community Associations and Their New Student Members Jean Michel Montsion 8. ‘Settlers’ Meeting the ‘Settled’: International Students Encountering the South Asian ‘Diaspora’ in Ontario, Canada Gunjan Sondhi 9. Global Restructuring, Gender, and Education Migration: Chinese Immigrant Women Professionals in Canada Guida C. Man and Elena Chou 10. ‘A Typical Girogi Family Experience?’ The Transnational Migration and Heterogeneous Identity Formation of Girogi Families in Toronto, Canada Min-Jung Kwak, Wansoo Park, Eunjung Lee, Sangyoo Lee, and Jeong-Eui Lee Part IV: The Post-Student Experience 11. Student Transitions: Earnings of Former International Students in Canada’s Labour Market Yuqian Lu and Feng Hou 12. Bumpy Roads: Tracing Pathways into Practice for International Students in Nursing Margaret Walton-Roberts and Jenna Hennebry Afterword: A Multi-Level Perspective on Education Migration Min-Jung Kwak and Ann H. Kim
