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Ana Deumert, Simon Marginson, Chris Nyland, Gaby Ramia, Erlenawati Sawir

Abstract: Between 1995 and 2001, the number of international students studying in OECD nations rose from 1.3 to 1.6 million (OECD 2003), and the cross-border delivery of education, via foreign branch campuses and in distance education modes, also increased significantly. Global demand for international education is fed by the growth in globally mobile work especially in business studies, and information…

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…

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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• International students journey of transition from high school to University.
  00:00 - 30.11.2007 Articles >> Student Support

  Hedley Reberger

  Abstract: This paper examines the academic performance in a longitudinal study or group of 25 students who were admitted to an Australian University in 2004. The cohort all studied secondary education and made application to the University through Tertiary Admission Centre. Quantitative data examining the performance for this group has been collected at the conclusion of each semester or total of 7 semesters, living a data et panning for the proposed three years…

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• What they Don’t tell you: Third Party Focus Groups
  05:55 - 18.01.2009 Articles >> Academic

  Saunders, Andrew

  Abstract: The difficulty of an institutional survey of a student population is that previously observed
  negativity concerning the relationship of establishment and subject – power differential, mistrust,
  guilt –taint the results of surveys that are undertaken by an identified university official or an
  individual that is known to be in the employ of the university, such as residential assistants, tutors
  and students under departmental employ.
  Since 2005 OSHC…

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• Academic Progress Monitoring – Optimising Outcomes for International Students
  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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• Building Bridges and building understanding for Muslim students in social and learning environments
  00:00 - 30.11.2007 Articles >> Multi-ethnic Communication

  Gresham, Ruth and Walsh, Jeannette

  Abstract: This paper explores the development of resources for the increasing population of Muslim students within the Newcastle area, where the cultural and linguistic diversity of the population is quite narrow compared to the national population. Collaboration between the Newcastle Muslim Association, TAFE, Department of Education & Training, the Northern Settlement Services (formerly the Migrant Resource Centre) and the University has resulted in the development of a resource to give…

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• Local-International Student Engagement: Challenging some Myths and Assumptions
  04:05 - 17.01.2009 Articles >> Cross-cultural Communication

  Dr Shanton Chang and Dr Sophie Arkoudis

  Abstract: This paper focuses on unpacking the myths and assumptions around engagement between international and local students. By exploring current literature on socialisation and practices within the higher education sector, the discussion will concentrate on possible research agendas in the area of socialisation and localinternational student engagement. The paper will highlight some of the strengths of current literature and practice as well as some of the gaps that…

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• Connecting, Networking, Integrating: Enriching the relationship between international Muslim student
  03:26 - 17.01.2009 Articles >> Multi-ethnic Communication

  Ruth Gresham and Jeannette Walsh

  Abstract: The University of Newcastle has taken a proactive approach in promoting interactions between international
  Muslim students, staff of the University and members of the broader community. The development of networks
  has been integral to a number of projects and has been vital in connecting students to the community.
  Through these networks, three resources were collaboratively developed. Their focus was on assisting
  international Muslim students…

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• Re-imagining ‘interaction’ and ‘integration’: Reflections on a university social group for i
  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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• Enriching international education with socio-cultural development
  00:00 - 01.12.2004 Articles >> Student Support

  Wesa Chau and Paul Fan

  Abstract: Literally, ‘International Education’ merely represents the pursuit of studies in a foreign educational institution. While this may be an accurate summary of the primary purpose of many overseas students, the description clearly does not accord full effect to the word ‘International’. Australia prides itself as being a multicultural society; and the meaning of ‘International Education’ is accordingly expansive and encompasses such diverse experiences as community events hosted by the…

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• A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Approach to Socio-cultural & Academic Adjustment Experiences
  00:00 - 30.11.2007 Articles >> Study Abroad

  Parvinder Kaur Hukam Singh, Thavamalar Thuraisingam

  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…

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• More than just a degree
  00:00 - 30.11.2007 Articles >> Student Support

  Kathy Racunica

  Abstract: In the competitive employment market employers are looking for talent well beyond the direct skill and knowledge a graduate can bring to the role. At Monash University developing a broad and positive student experience is a commitment shared across its community and activity is reported through a committee structure directly to the vice chancellor. Case studies will be shared within this paper demonstrating the collaborative work to broaden students’ experience, and the…

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• Negotiating trust and respect
  04:10 - 17.01.2009 Articles >> Multi-ethnic Communication

  Negotiating trust and respect: relationships between staff members at La Trobe
  University International College and Middle Eastern Students

  Usha Rao

  Abstract:  This presentation is based on a very small action research project undertaken by the author at
  La Trobe University International College (LTUIC) early this year when there were over 200
  students from the Middle Eastern countries in ELICOS at LTUIC. The findings were first
  presented in May, 2008 at the…

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• Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries: New Challenges to Higher Education
  00:00 - 01.12.2004 Articles >> Academic

  Anne Ellerup Nielsen, Peter Kastberg, Ph.d.

  Abstract:  Recent years have seen a gradual burring of boundaries between core academic disciplines such as linguistics, economics, politics, sociology, etc. There are many factors which have contributed to this change, for example our global economy where networking, transparency, learning, and knowledge management seem to be the key to capital, consumers, the press, etc. Such developments point towards increasingly interdisciplinary knowledge. Some universities have reacted to this demand for…

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• How can Learning about the Structure of Research Articles Help International Students?
  03:45 - 17.01.2009 Articles >> Academic

  Pho, Phuong Dzung

  Abstract:  The number of international students coming to Australia or New Zealand to obtain higher degrees is
  on the increase. Few of them, however, had their research published in scholarly journals during their
  study. Evidence from research into professional academic writing has indicated that many non-native
  speaking researchers have difficulty getting their work published in English. One of the problematic
  areas, as pointed out by Flowerdew (2001), is…

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• Promoting Global Citizenship: Educational Travel and Study Abroad Programs in the South Pacific
  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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• Preparation for success: key themes in the Prime Ministers Initiative for International Education
  00:00 - 30.11.2007 Articles >> Policy

  Beatrice Merrick
  

  Abstract: In 2006, Tony Blair launched the second phase of his Prime Minister’s Initiative for International Education, aiming to increase and diversify inward mobility to the UK, to build partnerships at institutional and national level with key target countries and to improve the quality of the international student experience. This paper will look at how a range of UK partners are working to deliver…

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• Language and the study of music: Implications for international students
  00:00 - 30.11.2007 Articles >> Academic

  Jocelyn Wolfe
  

  Abstract : Writing about music is fundamental to the study of music in a university. This may not be surprising to most people familiar with study in tertiary institutions in Australia. However, many aspiring young musicians coming from overseas to study music in Australia are not prepared for this aspect of their music education. Their lack of preparedness is, first, in understanding what the academic requirements are…

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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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