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  • 00:00 - 01.12.2004 Articles >> Study Abroad

    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…

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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 >> Policy

    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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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 >> 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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CISWA - 15TH Annual Symposium Print E-mail
Friday, 23 May 2008

This year CISWA (Council for International Students of Western Australia) will be holding its FIFTEENTH Annual Symposium on Thursday 5th June 2008!

Registrations: $125.00 Working Party Members, $140.00 non-members, $50.00 students - refreshments on arrival, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea. Door prizes will be presented.

Registrations by Tuesday 3rd June are requested for catering requirements.

Please send in your registration as soon as possible to:

Council for International Students of Western Australia (CISWA)
Suite 18, Level 1, Goodearth Hotel,
195 Adelaide Terrace, Perth WA 6004
Tel: (08) 9325 4156
Fax: (08) 9325 4693

www.users.bigpond.com/ciswa

Please extend this invitation to others at your institution who would possibly be interested in attending.

Last Updated ( Monday, 26 May 2008 )
 
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