Internationalization in Higher Education Ser.: Student Recruitment Agents in ...

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Student Recruitment Agents in International Higher EducationA Multi-Stakeholder Perspective on Challenges and Best Practices\nAuthor(s): Pii-Tuulia Nikula, Vincenzo Raimo, Eddie West\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032136059, 978-1032136059\nSynopsis\nWith a focus on the growing number of institutions employing commercial agents to support international student recruitment, Student Recruitment Agents in International Higher Education provides an evidence-based exploration of this phenomenon, and will increase the readers understanding of the multiple dimensions of agent engagement, its contradictions and complexities.\n\nThis book explores who and what these education agents are, what students and higher education institutions can expect from a good agent, how bad agents can be identified and avoided, and what we learn from the reasons for the development of these agents in the first place. Offering theoretical.