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  • 00:00 - 01.12.2004 Articles >> Cross-cultural Communication

    Dianne Jonasson

    Abstract:  When International students from non-English speaking backgrounds (INESB students) choose to study in an Australian university, they come, like any student, with hopes, expectations, and understandings. Their teachers also have hopes, expectations, and understandings regarding these students. In fact, it appears that students and teachers are generally hoping for the same things, namely, that students will pass their subjects, understand the concepts, and improve their English. However, while both parties appear to…

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  • 00:00 - 01.12.2005 Articles >> Student Support

    Helen Forbes-Mewett

    Abstract: Though the social and economic security of international students is an important factor influencing student and parent decisions regarding where to access international education, researchers have paid little attention to defining the notion of "security". Drawring on literature from a range of fields, the current paper is used to advance the concept of cultural difference and relocation. These issues are contexualised within the rising international educational market and how pastoral care is…

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  • 00:00 - 01.12.2004 Articles >> Academic

    Jo Byng and Anna Rees

    Abstract:  In response to the Educational Services Overseas Student (ESOS) Act 2000, Macquarie International undertook the task of implementing an academic performance monitoring project to assist those students who were not progressing satisfactorily and to help students at risk resolve problems which could impede successful completion of their study. International students studying on a student visa must achieve an academic result that is certified by the education provider to be…

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  • 03:55 - 17.01.2009 Articles >> Policy

    Professor Colleen Ward

    Abstract:   International education is a thriving industry, but relatively little is known about its
    consequences for the social integration of international scholars in educational institutions or
    the wider community. This paper reviews research on attitudes toward international students
    as a key component of intercultural relations and a significant marker of social cohesion. An
    organizational framework for the investigation of these attitudes is proposed with threat
    mediating the…

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  • 00:00 - 01.12.2006 Articles >> Student Support

    Mary Ann Seow

    Abstract: The role of the international student adviser was once largely confined to orientation activities, the odd critical incident and welfare and counselling during the student’s stay in Australia. Progressively over the years, the role has changed. Federal government legislation, increasing competition amongst universities for the international student market and increasing numbers which have in some part being influenced by the incentives in the Migration Act have…

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  • 00:00 - 01.12.2006 Articles >> Academic

    Shengjie Su

    Abstract: This presentation bases on a PHD research project, which is a detailed case study with the focus on exploring the academic adaptation experiences of a group of Chinese coursework postgraduate students studying in a faculty which is a popular choice of international students at one Australian university.

    In twenty years, international education has become Australia’s fourth-highest export earner and the second largest service export industry (Australian Trade Commission, 2006). International students not…

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  • 00:00 - 01.12.2006 Articles >> Academic

    Fiona Henderson, Alan McWilliams

    Abstract: Student academic literacy and learning support at Victoria University is an integral part of the educational experience offered to students by Student Learning Unit (SLU) lecturers. Good practice in student language and learning support includes a shift from prevailing ‘remedial’ approaches that imply service provision from outside the curriculum towards systemic approaches involving embedding support material in curriculum through collaboration with mainstream staff (Skillen et al., 1998).
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  • 04:55 - 18.01.2009 Articles >> Study Abroad

    Michael A. Tarrant and Laura Sessions

    Abstract:  Most institutions of higher education in the U.S. acknowledge that the future workforce of America depends on a
    citizenry that is sensitive to, and aware of, global issues. The broad assumption in academia is that studying
    abroad promotes such a worldview, yet there is a lack of theoretical applications supporting this assertion. We
    propose a conceptual framework (based on the value-belief-norm models of behavior) for…

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  • 05:16 - 18.01.2009 Articles >> Student Support

    Vivienne Anderson

    Abstract: International education research has long been preoccupied with the question of how to foster interaction between
    international and local students. ‘Integration’ is imagined as a desirable endpoint of interaction, where international students become part of the broader social network and local students are accepting of and open to international students. However international-ness and local-ness are problematic categories. Numerous commonalities and differences are subsumed within them, and by considering ‘interaction’ and ‘integration’…

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  • 00:00 - 01.12.2004 Articles >> Study Abroad

    Davina Potts

    Abstract:  There is a long standing perception in university circles that study abroad students have tended to achieve relatively weaker results than other groups of students. This has been attributed to many factors, such as cultural differences and different learning styles, as well as belief in the common expression ‘They’re here for a good time, not a long time! As part of long term study, Macquarie Abroad has been collecting and processing data…

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  • 00:00 - 01.12.2006 Articles >> Academic

    David Craven

    Abstract: The traditional view of the learning style of the Asian student learner as being suited to rote learning, concrete thinking and teacher dependence can restrict the innovative learning experiences that are provided to the Asian learner. For subjects such as business where there is no one right way but rather a variety of approaches that are often contextually determined, the traditional learning style can be ineffective in fostering knowledge. This…

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  • 00:00 - 01.12.2006 Articles >> Student Support

    Shereen Ghobrial

    Abstract: Each year, the University of Queensland opens its doors to thousands of new international students.
    Although Student Support Services at the University of Queensland introduce international students to some essential safety issues relating to their new environment within the first few days after arrival, it has become apparent that given the number of avoidable critical accidents over the past few years, more specific information was needed to ensure students are made…

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  • 00:00 - 30.11.2007 Articles >> Cross-cultural Communication

    Amanda Daly and Justine Brown

    Abstract: The New Zealand international education sector has seen significant growth over the last decade. Associated with this change, New Zealand tertiary educators need to be increasingly aware of language and learning needs of students from non-English speaking backgrounds (NESB). Certainly, language is seen as an underlying factor influencing student socio-cultural and educational adjustment. The aim of this exploratory study was to examine the ways in which lecturers…

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  • 00:00 - 01.12.2004 Articles >> Study Abroad

    Chika Anyanwu

    Abstract:  The Federal Government funding cuts since the 1990s have forced many (if not all) Australian universities to find alternative means to subsidise such shortfalls, one of these being increased international enrolment. One of the consequences of this new economic direction is the influx of international students with new kinds of expectations and overwhlmed academic and administrative staff who have not fully appreciated or undertood the full import of such dramatic academic cultural…

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  • 00:00 - 30.11.2007 Articles >> Student Support

    Chris Nyland, Helen Forbes-Mewett, Simon Marginson, Gaby Ramia, Erlenawati Sawir, Sharon Smith

    Abstract: The growth of the international education market has generated a community of student-workers that is vulnerable, growing and under-researched. Drawing on interviews with 200 international students, we show that a very high proportion of these students are employed and that this workforce is segmented and that while all student workforces are segmented, many international students must accept forms of work and levels…

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  • 05:19 - 18.01.2009 Articles >> Academic

    Pang, David

    Abstract:
    Many universities in western countries attest with eloquence that international students are now an important
    learning community in their campuses. In the case of New Zealand, international education is synonymous with
    educating Asian students because of the numerical domination of fee-paying students from Asia. Often referred
    to as non-traditional, these students bring with them different academic learning styles. Addressing their
    learning needs has often been a challenge…

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  • 00:00 - 01.12.2006 Articles >> Student Support

    Kylie Smith

    Abstract: The presentation takes participants through the content of our newly launched website “Keep it Safe: A Guide for International Women Students” . The website content is simple and accessible and provides comprehensive, relevant information that's easy to understand and navigate, with a positive spin on safety for women. Developed from conversations with International women students over a period of 12 months, the 9 sections together take a…

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  • 00:00 - 30.11.2007 Articles >> Student Support

    Kate Borrett and Ania Zysk

    Abstract: Talking about sexuality, relationships and friendships may be perceived as a ‘taboo’ topic of conversation in many cultures. This poses a challenge for engaging international students and in providing education on sexual health and the negotiation of healthy relationships. As part of their orientation activities, commencing international students at UniSA were invited to attend a forum…

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  • 00:00 - 01.12.2004 Articles >> Student Support

    Julie Hockey and Dr Carolyn McSwiney

    Abstract: Concern for newly arrived international students must extend beyond the more obvious group of first year students to include a growing cohort of articulant students arriving in Australia having completed part of their degree in their home countries. This paper describes a dual ‘pre-departure’ and ‘on-arrival’ academic library program developed to meet the differential needs of this cohort in the University of South Australia. It is designed to…

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  • 00:00 - 30.11.2007 Articles >> Academic

    Dr Gavin B. Sanderson

    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…

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