Dr Felicity Fallon, President, ISANA International Education Association, Australia and New Zealand.
Presented at the 2008 APAIE Conference in Japan
Abstract: This paper explores the issues relating to plagiarism and students from Asian countries, particularly those with a Confucian-heritage background, studying in Australia and New Zealand. It looks at the issues of cultural values and ownership of knowledge as they are related to this issue from the perspective of Hofstede’s Cultural Values Dimensions and by a review of the recent research that has been conducted in this area. A survey of the policies of universities in Australia and New Zealand relating to plagiarism and how these policies are explained to international students is used to examine how well these cultural issues are taken into account.
Keywords: plagiarism, Confucian-heritage background, cultural values, ownership of knowledge, Hofstede's Cultural Values Dimensions, policies
Abstract: This program developed and trialled structured sustainable program to enhance NESB student experiences in their first year at QUT. The project focused on improving access and participation in learning activities in order to increase the success rate for NESB students on a unit requiring teamwork. That is, by addressing communication carriers, providing practical strategies and raising awareness of the broader social ssues, this program aimed to increase the awareness of all students of the benefits of a multi-cultural university experience. This presentation will provide background nformation about the project and the key factors in its success.
Keywords: International students, learning, NESB, multi-cultural student experiences
Abstract: This study sets out to capture the essence of the socio-cultural and academic lived experiences of international students in a private higher education institution as the phenomenon of adjustment has neither been studied extensively nor qualitatively in the South East Asian setting. The narrations of 12 international students from four countries; Nigeria, Korea, India and Indonesia were gathered through prolonged conversational interviews. The interviews were then transcribed verbatim and meaning units identified using the selective and highlighting approach. The formulated meaning units were then arranged into clusters which resulted in five themes. The paper concludes with the discussion of specific implications and recommendations to improve the campus climate for diversity.
Key words: international education, socio-cultural adjustments, academic adjustments, phenomenology, essence.
Abstract: This workshop reviews the challenges of engaging with revised legislative environment and looks at these encounters from three angles – practical application, recognition of content and function and, issues discussions. The aim is to engage industry professionals, both physically and mentally, in consolidating their awareness and examining the National Code 2007 in relation to their work requirements and encourage them to consider informed options. Through teamwork, problem solving, and strategy discussions, participants will appreciate the dissemination of important information as an active learning experience. This experience will incorporate both EST and ISANA expertise.
Keyword: international students, National Code 2007, learning experience.
Abstract: Whilst attention as seen paid over the past decade to internationalisation at the organisational level, and, lately, to the international student experience, this presentation focuses on internationalisation at the level of the individual lecturer, that is, the internationalisation of the ‘academic self ’. delegates will be introduced to the main characteristics of the Profile of the Ideal Lecturer for the international classroom, an educational model that originates from Western Europe and outlines the sorts of knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are put forward as being beneficial for lecturers working in higher education environments characterised by increasing cultural, language, and educational diversity.
Key words: International students, lecturer, internationalisation, academic education
