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The introductory chapter highlights the lack of scholarly attention given to the contribution of academic migrants in the teaching and learning arena in higher education. It discusses the rationale behind the editors’ working definition of ‘academic migrant’; the selection of the contributors; and the adoption of the Asia-Pacific region as the context of enquiry. It raises questions about perceptions of academic migrants and the part they play in the reshaping of pedagogy in the twenty-first Century. It also provides a summary of the chapters highlighting the key themes to be explored. Further, in setting out the editors’ aspirations for the book, the introductory chapter seeks to highlight the rightful place of alternative cultures of knowledge and learning in the academy.
The very ground from which academics typically and unwittingly speak [is] – the category of “research” itself.
Arjun Appadurai (2001, p. 3)
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The proportion of academic staff who completed the survey was 69 % (2010); 62 % (2011); and 57 % (2012).
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Data on the percentage of academic staff at the University of New South Wales who were born overseas is unavailable.
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Mason, C., Rawlings-Sanaei, F. (2014). Introduction: Where is the Narrative around Academic Migration?. In: Mason, C., Rawlings-Sanaei, F. (eds) Academic Migration, Discipline Knowledge and Pedagogical Practice. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4451-88-8_1
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