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1 online resource (223 pages) |
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Routledge Advances in Sociology |
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Routledge advances in sociology.
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Part I Transnational student-migrant nexus and mobility; 1 Introduction; Organisation of the book; Part I: Transnational student-migrant nexus and mobility; Part II: Understanding the mode of consciousness of a transnational individual; Part III: 'Lived' episodes and interpretations; 2 Transnational student-migrant nexus and mobility; Understanding transnationalism and its lifeworlds; The myths and realities of Australian education-migration nexus |
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Part II Understanding the mode of consciousness of a transnational individual3 Transnational mobility as mode of consciousness of the 'West'; Consciousness of multilocalities: its connections to the 'West'; Consciousness and subjectivity: the psychic space of the individual transnational student-migrant; Understanding transnational consciousness of self: sociological and philosophical reading; 4 Understanding the lived experiences of intercultural adjustment and identity change; Research on the intercultural experience of international students |
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Intercultural academic learning experiences of international studentsIntercultural and social relationships with local students; Understanding lived experiences of mobility: hermeneutic phenomenological approach in action; 'Truth' and perception: understanding 'lived' experience; Part III Lived episodes and interpretations; 5 'Fitting in': the intercultural adjustment processes through teaching practicum experiences; Challenges of teaching in local Australian schools; Teaching specialised subjects; Relationship with mentor teachers; Reflection; 6 'Looking out': the pains and gains of mobility |
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Ideas of freedom: travel and opportunitiesIdeas of freedom: gender and cultural identities; A better life in Australia: acquiring capital; A better life in Australia: living the good life (or a good life); Haggai's story: teaching as an end in itself?; Community engagement; Effects of the nature of gains and pains on types of capital; Reflection: the effects of my 'looking out' lived experience; 7 'Being in flux': imaginations and realities; The meaning of 'being in flux'; The flux of dilemmas and expectations; The flux of multiple identities; The flux of gender identities and families |
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'Being in flux': my own transnational processReflection; Conclusion: hermeneutic reflections on the complexities of student mobility; Fluctuating consciousness in the transnational space; Hermeneutic reflections of the transnational student-migrants' experiences; Reflections: where to from here?; Appendices; Appendix 1: Timeline of interviews for participants in Phase 1; Appendix 2: Timeline of interviews for participants in Phase 2; Appendix 3: An example of data analysis for meaning; Appendix 4: Specialised subjects student-migrants were tasked to teach |
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Appendix 5: Profile of student- migrants' community engagement/part-time work activities |
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Print version record |
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Students, Foreign -- Australia
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Education, Higher -- Australia
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Education, Higher
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Students, Foreign
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Australia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315776842 |
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1315776847 |
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