Learner Profiles at a UK University: An Exploratory Study

Antje Cockrill, Neil Harris

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Abstract

In the last fifteen years, higher education in the UK has fundamentally and radically changed. Reductions in government funding have led to students taking the role of consumers who pay large amounts of money for the promise of a degree. At the same time, globalisation of higher education has led to an international study environment, which both students and academic staff often find challenging. The literature and academic practice often suggests a dichotomy between ‘the British’ and ‘the international’ student, with a focus on identifying the differences, rather than communalities between British and international students.
This paper aims to explore if this focus on differences between students from diverse cultural backgrounds is justified, or if other factors are more prominent in determining learning approach and choice of learning strategies.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 2015
EventAcademy of Marketing Annual Conference & Doctorial Colloquium 2015 : The magic in Marketing - University of Limerick
Duration: 1 Jun 20151 Jun 2016

Conference

ConferenceAcademy of Marketing Annual Conference & Doctorial Colloquium 2015
Period1/06/151/06/16

Keywords

  • International Students
  • Learning strategies
  • Culture and learning

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