ISANA

Bobbie Matthews

Abstract:  A longitudinal study was undertaken to investigate whether CHC students’ approaches to learning were retained or modified in a Western social, cultural, and educational environment. A bilingual version (Chinese and English) of the Study Process Questionnaire (Biggs, 1987) (SPQ) was used to measure sojourner students’ approaches to learning on five occasions over two years in Australia. A two-level analysis was undertaken at the intra and inter student levels to see…

Usha Rao, Karen Demirtel

Abstract: Participants in this workshop will work in small groups, having chosen a leader to provide feedback to the whole group. Each group will be involved in the following:

• Reading a short narrative text on a real-life case study of a student or students from La Trobe University International College.
• Discussing and deciding with group members the Standards (of the National Code of Practice for Registration Authorities and Providers of…
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• Preparing International graduates for re-entry and associated post academic transition
  03:32 - 17.01.2009 Articles >> Academic

  Paul Stock, Janeen Mills, Terry McGrath

  Abstract:  An important feature for universities and other tertiary providers. The value of sponsoring pre preparation
  programmes to assist international graduates in their transition from study to work and re-entry to home or
  other new environments is of inestimable value to the education institution and to its students. The good
  will generated and the connectiveness for a long term alumni generated adds greatly to the esteem…

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• Students Under 18 Years of Age and Accommodation: exploring the non-homestay option in two countries
  00:00 - 30.11.2007 Articles >> Policy

  Sylvia Hooker and Felicity Fallon
  

  Abstract: Both Australia and New Zealand have had regulations relating to the care and accommodation of younger students for several years. This paper compares and contrasts these pieces of legislation and finds that a different emphasis has been placed on accommodation in each of these countries. Finding the best accommodation arrangements for each unde-age student is one of the most complex issues in the care and monitoring of…

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• Introduction to research or international PhD and Masters by research students
  00:00 - 30.11.2007 Articles >> Student Support

  Lynda Lawson
  
  Abstract: Designed and implemented as a joint project between International student services and the Research Students Centre and overseen by the Dean of Graduate Studies, RIS offers a series of intensive classes, presentations and workshops to new international research students at QUT. The core purpose of this program is to help international research students become familiar with the linguistic and academic expectations as well as the cultural conventions required to…

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• Food, conversations and the wireless: AFIS reaching its constituency, 2002 onwards.
  03:43 - 17.01.2009 Articles >> Student Support

  Mr Wai Ken Wong, Mr Douglas Tsoi, Ms Wesa Chau, Mr Amgad Elmahdi, Mr Darren Li

  Abstract: International students studying in Australia bring with them a diversity of cultural views, values and
  observations. Adapting to a country such as Australia poses as a challenge for international students
  due to the difference in culture and values. Not only are they faced with the issues of becoming
  accustomed to a different set of views,…

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• Study Tours – The time and cost effective model for an international experience
  00:00 - 01.12.2004 Articles >> Student Support

  Georgina Douglas and Louisa Covalea

  Abstract: There is an increasing awareness within international institutions today of the importance of an international experience for students who are about to enter our global society and economy. Student mobility programs such as traditional exchanges, work and clinical placements have long contributed to the internationalisation of teaching and learning. Now the Study Tour is an increasingly popular form of mobility chosen by both under graduate and post graduate students,…

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• The Challenges of Cross-cultural Adjustment
  05:24 - 18.01.2009 Articles >> Cross-cultural Communication

  Chong Zhou, Guiyun Chen

  Abstract:   In this study, the researcher intends to make some contributions to the research literature regarding
  the analysis of secondary students’ cross-cultural adjustment through investigating a group of
  Mainland Chinese students’ experiences in secondary schools in South Australia. The study
  explores the perceptions of Chinese students in a more naturalistic way through conversations with
  them in their own language. It focuses on the cultural challenges faced by…

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• Internationalising Schools
  03:51 - 17.01.2009 Articles >> Academic

  Felicity Fallon, Terry McGrath

  The workshop addresses the interests and needs of those working with international students at
  the secondary school level. It has three main emphases: how to enable both the international and
  the local students to gain the most from the presence of international students in the school,
  academic and classroom management issues and the support and welfare issues associated with
  the education of younger international students.

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• An Empowerment Support Programme and A Home Away From Home Community
  00:00 - 01.12.2004 Articles >> Cross-cultural Communication

  Angela Liew

  Abstract: The foremost concerns of most international Asian students were disappointments with their academic performance and their lack of fluency in English. There was a huge gap between their own expectations and reality, and was primarily caused by cultural misunderstanding and language inadequacy. However, such gap also created unnecessary performance pressures, prevented meaningful interaction and integration between international and local students, and generated feelings of rejections and isolations. Placing appropriate support mechanisms and…

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• WELCOME TO WOLLONGONG COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECT
  05:40 - 18.01.2009 Articles >> Student Support

  Peter Kell, Virginie Schmelitschek, Anne Maree Smith and Gillian Vogl

  ABSTRACT:  This paper reports on a community action project that was developed by a
  community committee to assist international students to feel more welcome in
  Wollongong. Research with international students carried out since 2005 by Peter
  Kell and Gillian Vogl found that international students who were well connected to
  their communities experienced greater well being and performed better
  academically. In…

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• The challenge of understanding the academic expectations of Gulf sponsored students
  00:00 - 01.12.2006 Articles >> Academic

  Katerina Gauntlett

  Abstract: The Gulf States have identified educational sponsorship as one of the most powerful means of building a better qualified national work force, with a view to redressing the overrepresentation of expatriates in the private sector. Over the past five to seven years, this has created an opportunity for Australian education providers to enrol Gulf Nationals who have been identified as the elite of their high school graduating cohort and sponsored to obtain…

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• The Impact of Returning Asian Students of NZ-Asia Relationships
  00:00 - 30.11.2007 Articles >> Student Support

  Terry McGrath , Dr Andrew Butcher , Paul Stock

  Abstract: Asian students need to be considered within New Zealand’s broader engagement with Asia. The New Zealand government has invested significant funding into recruiting international students; professional development for those working with international students; and research into the experiences of international students in New Zealand. Only limited research has investigated the experiences and implications of international students returning to their countries of origin and it has…

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• Exploring new media usage among Indonesian students
  00:00 - 30.11.2007 Articles >> Cross-cultural Communication

  Anne Suryani

  Abstract: Previous studies suggest that young people are the majority of internet users. Most research has focused on what people do on the internet, but has not considered how the use of internet relates to other aspects of their lives. This paper examines how the Indonesian students take up with the new media and use the internet in relation to their academic studies. A mixed method approach is applied in this study, using…

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• The role of the International Student Adviser – how we have changed
  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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• Moving Towards Independence: International Student Needs beyond the classroom
  00:00 - 30.11.2007 Articles >> Student Support

  Kathryn Richardson and Assoc. Prof. Rosalind Hurworth
  

  Abstract: Fitting into a new culture brings many preconceived expectations and uncertainties, particularly for students who are also navigating the complications of adolescence. As adolescents, international students attending secondary schools still require the help and confidence of adults who they respect and with whom they can confide safely. This paper reports some of the findings from a survey and interviews investigating the needs of…

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• The quest for quality: Introducing the Quality University Enhancement Student Transition Project
  00:00 - 01.12.2004 Articles >> Academic

  J. Kapnoullas, N Love, J Reidy

  Abstract: Many people involved in Higher Education in Australia are currently discussing the many issues related to the quality of the large and complex field known as ‘international education’. This is not surprising, given that in 2003, a total of 136, 807 international students were studying onshore in Australia with another 73, 590 students enrolled offshore (Morris, 2004). Of particular importance to the students and their families, as…

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• International Students: Would a second chance have changed their choices?
  00:00 - 30.11.2007 Articles >> Student Support

  Cathy Saenger
  

  Abstract: Being a mentor to International Students in the Faculty of Business and Computing at a polytechnic in New Zealand, the author has experienced the trials and tribulations of International Students first hand. They begin fresh faced with many expectations, but very soon find that things are not as easy as expected. Some graduates have indicated that they have found it nearly impossible to find jobs and that they are not…

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• Partnering for student success ; a case in crisis management
  00:00 - 30.11.2007 Articles >> Policy

  Mary Ann Seow, Nimi Ashok
  
  Abstract: A critical incident has been identified as any situation involving injury and hospitalisation, trauma and death. ISANA has been helpful in developing guidelines for international student advisers to support the student, their family and friends on behalf of the education provider in an efficient and compassionate manner. When critical incidents coalesce and escalate to include students from other education providers, the modus operandi for…

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• Empowering students by developing their intercultural communication
  00:00 - 01.12.2006 Articles >> Multi-ethnic Communication

  Carmela Briguglio
  
  Abstract:It is a common belief that tertiary students acquire intercultural communication competence through interacting with each other in multicultural classrooms. Much research undertaken in Australia, however, indicates that having culturally diverse classrooms will not, by itself, necessarily promote student development in this area. This is particularly true of students working in multinational/multicultural teams, where often the experience can reinforce negative stereotypes instead of promoting understanding. What is required, instead,…

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