Open AccessThe international student’s guide to UK education: Unlocking university life and culture
Author(s) -
Paul Sudnik
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of international students
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.47
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2166-3750
pISSN - 2162-3104
DOI - 10.32674/jis.v3i1.523
Subject(s) - experiential learning , higher education , pedagogy , sociology , psychology , mathematics education , media studies , political science , law
With the latest statistics issued by the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA, 2012) indicating that the number of students participating in Higher Education courses in the country may be as high as 428,225, and rising, Hyde’s contribution seems particularly well timed. Whilst the book has few academic pretentions, in his introductory chapter the author does explain to the reader that it is written with the intention of “Developing your understanding of how you understand yourself and understand your reactions to these various layers of experience” (p. 2). Thus Hyde succeeds in positioning the text firmly within a Kolbian (Kolb, 1984) ambit of experiential learning rather than as a simple self-help book.