ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book highlights the contextual influences on international student learning such as academic expectations, leadership development, study abroad motivation, and so forth. It allows the well-known scholars, international education practitioners, and emerging scholars an opportunity to expand and reflect on existing practices related to international student experiences in colleges and universities around the world. The book provides the resource material to benefit educators, policymakers, and staff who work closely with the international students in higher education. It presents a set of critical views about international student experiences globally and programs and policies setting the context for emerging voices. The book is used as an academic text or additional resource for college courses such as comparative education, academic affairs topics, and/or higher education administration programs.
