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Starting with Transitions

Internationalisation for a Post Graduate Physiotherapy Course

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Critical Perspectives on Internationalising the Curriculum in Disciplines

Part of the book series: Global Perspectives on Higher Education ((GPHE,volume 28))

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Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) is one of two Higher Education Institutions(HEIs) in England’s fifth largest city. Previously a Polytechnic, it became a University in 1992 and is now the third largest in the UK, with more than 4,000 staff and 37,000 students, of whom over 4,000 are international.

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  1. Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom

    Hazel Horobin

  2. Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom

    viv Thom

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  1. University of Tasmania, Australia

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  2. Murdoch University, Australia

    Craig Whitsed

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Horobin, H., Thom, v. (2015). Starting with Transitions. In: Green, W., Whitsed, C. (eds) Critical Perspectives on Internationalising the Curriculum in Disciplines. Global Perspectives on Higher Education, vol 28. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-085-7_19

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