Joughin, G

Moss, S

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BOOK REVIEWS 45Enhancing the Experience of ChineseStudents in UK Higher Education – Lessonsfrom a Collaborative ProjectSEDA Special 23, edited by Monika FosterSEDA, 2008, 45 pagesISBN 9781902435428Leeds Met has more than 4,000 internationalstudents from over 100 countries. Many of thesestudents are Chinese, from mainland China,Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong or elsewhere. If youare teaching at Leeds Met, the chances are you areteaching Chinese students, in which case Enhancingthe Experience of Chinese Students in UK HigherEducation is sure to be of use. This recentlypublished SEDA Special from the Staff andEducational Development Association reports onlessons learnt from a collaborative project betweenNapier University in Scotland and two Chineseuniversities — Shandong University of Finance andZhengzhou University of Light Industry.Each of the 14 short (1–1½ page) contributions isquick to read and provides practical advice as wellas useful insights for working with students fromdifferent cultures. Several contributors highlight thecontrasts in learning cultures between China andthe UK, including differences in communication,teacher-student roles and interactions, the place ofmemory in learning, and motivations for learning.Each chapter provides concrete suggestions fordealing with the challenges that arise from thesedifferences or raises questions that can guide us indeveloping new ways of interacting with andsupporting our Chinese students as they come togrips with a new culture, new ways of learning, andnew academic expectations, all in a language that isat least their second.Gordon JoughinUniversity of WollongongEvents Managementby Razaq Raj, Paul Walters and Tahir RashidSAGE Publications, 2009, 256 pagesISBN (hardcover) 9781412923347, £80.00ISBN (paperback) 9781412923354, £28.99Events Management as an academic discipline is aphenomenon of the late 20th and early 21st century,after recognition was given to the projectmanagement fundamentals that underpin theplanning and management of any successful event.Events can be grandiose, on the scale of theOlympics, or micro such as a planned andscheduled meeting between colleagues, but onething that is certain is that the events industry isfast-paced, and all too often leaves the academictexts behind.Razaq Raj, Paul Walters and Tahir Rashid haveproduced an up-to-date textbook that begins byintroducing the concept and a typology of events,before investigating the practical aspects of:planning; law; human resource management;marketing, promotion and public relations; costingand finance; fundraising and sponsorship; logistics;production; and technical information. As such thebook is a practical handbook, which is not only ofgreat use to the would-be events professional,particularly those studying for an EventsManagement qualification or any other type ofaward that involves an element of event planning oreven event tourism. It is also a useful guide forthose working in industry, who may be lackingacademic training in this discipline.Stuart MossSenior Lecturer and Teacher FellowCourse Leader, BA (Hons) EntertainmentManagementBook reviewsThe Office of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor:Assessment, Learning and Teaching has a fewloan copies of this publication for interestedcolleagues: please contactpublications@leedsmet.ac.uk.36485_ALT Journal6:Layout 1  3/8/09  12:54  Page 47

Book Reviews: "Enhancing the Experience of Chinese Students in UK Higher Education – Lessons from a Collaborative Project" SEDA Special 23, edited by Monika Foster AND "Events Management" by Razaq Raj, Paul Walters and Tahir Rashid

Book Reviews: "Enhancing the Experience of Chinese Students in UK Higher Education – Lessons from a Collaborative Project" SEDA Special 23, edited by Monika Foster AND "Events Management" by Razaq Raj, Paul Walters and Tahir Rashid

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