Understanding the Global Experience

Understanding the Global Experience
Author: Thomas Arcaro
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 485
Release: 2016-03-22
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1315523116

First Published in 2016. In this anthology of essays for Global Studies students, the editors hope to encourage readers to live intelligent and thoughtful lives, not only as citizens of their native countries, but also as citizens of the world.

Understanding the International Student Experience

Understanding the International Student Experience
Author: Catherine Montgomery
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2010-01-15
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 1350306312

Presents a contemporary approach to the experience of international students in Higher Education. Using empirical and qualitative data, the book explores their social and cultural context and its impact on their learning experience.

Understanding Consumer Behavior and Consumption Experience

Understanding Consumer Behavior and Consumption Experience
Author: Rajagopal
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2015-01-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1466675195

Abstract: "This book discusses the indispensable value of understanding consumer activities and the crucial role they play in developing successful marketing strategies by focusing on concepts such as consumer perceptions, consumption culture, and the influence of information technology"--Provided by publisher

Global Perspectives on International Student Experiences in Higher Education

Global Perspectives on International Student Experiences in Higher Education
Author: Krishna Bista
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2018-10-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 135162508X

Global Perspectives on International Student Experiences in Higher Education examines a wide range of international student experiences empirically from multiple perspectives that includes socio-cultural identities, contextual influences on their learning experiences, their wellbeing experiences, and their post-study experiences. This collection sheds light on the over five million students who cross geographical, cultural, and educational borders for higher education outside of their home countries. This book consists of nineteen chapters spread across four sections. Throughout the book, contributors question the existing assumptions and values of international student programs and services, reexamine and explore new perspectives to present the emerging challenges and critical evaluations of student experiences and their identities. Offering a rich understanding of these students and their global college experiences in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and Americas, this book offers research-based strategies to effectively recruit, engage, support, and retain international students as they participate in higher educational settings around the world. This book provides resource material to benefit educators, policymakers, and staff who work closely with international students in higher education.

Understanding the Global Spa Industry

Understanding the Global Spa Industry
Author: Gerard Bodeker
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 493
Release: 2010-08-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1136351256

• Spa services and the development of the spa business from its historical beginnings to the size of the market today. • Business development and planning, spa operations and business models. • Spa products and technologies, retailing and the application of branding and marketing strategies. • Infrastructure, design and environmental issues including sustainability and social and environmental benchmarking. • Human resources issues from education and training to professional and regulatory issues and professional and corporate ethics and values.

Understanding Esports

Understanding Esports
Author: Ryan Rogers
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2019-09-18
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1498589812

Understanding Esports: An Introduction to the Global Phenomenon places professional Esports, a rapidly growing industry, in both the cultural and athletic landscape. This book explores how the rise of professional gaming has shaped—and been shaped by—media trends, interpersonal communication, and what it means to be classified as an athlete. Ryan Rogers has assembled contributors from a variety of backgrounds and experiences in order to provide a broad view of the history, experience, and impact of professional gaming. Scholars of media studies, communication, sports, and cultural studies will find this book especially useful.

Understanding Global Cultures

Understanding Global Cultures
Author: Martin J. Gannon
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Total Pages: 396
Release: 1994-01-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

With a unique perspective on global multiculturalism and diversity, this book introduces a new method, the cultural metaphor, for understanding easily and quickly the cultural mindset of a nation and comparing it to other nations. Martin J Gannon identifies a key aspect of a nation′s culture that most exemplifies the essence of that country. The characteristics of that metaphor become the basis for describing and understanding the cultural mindset of a society, the manner in which its members think, feel and behave, simply because they are members of that culture. 17 nations are examined in this manner. Understanding Global Cultures is challenging, provocative, and essential reading for scholars, students and international business and policy professionals who must come to grips with today′s global environment.

Understanding Global Skills for 21st Century Professions

Understanding Global Skills for 21st Century Professions
Author: Douglas Bourn
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2018-10-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3319976559

This book highlights the increasing need for people who will be working in professions such as teaching, health, engineering and business management to have the skills for living and working in a global society. Globalisation and the challenges resulting from recent political events in Europe and North America have given rise to a need for training and further and higher education programmes to address the skills young people all need to effectively engage in the current global society. Reviewing the range of theories and debates surrounding skills for the twenty-first century, the author suggests there is a need to directly address the real-world issues of today and move beyond abstract concepts such as team work, critical thinking and problem solving, as important as these concepts are. The author proposes a new framework for global skills using examples from international and national policy-makers and evidence from further and higher educational programmes and training courses. This pioneering yet practical book will be of value to students and scholars of global education as well as practitioners and policy makers.