| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 233 pages) |
| Contents |
Table of Contents Chapter 1 International Students in Australia -- The Historical Context -- Internationalisation of Higher Education in Australia -- Australian Universities & Strategies of Governmentality -- Postcolonial Perspectives of Internationalisation -- Understanding the Terminology -- 2. International Students in Australia -- The Student Experience -- Social and Cultural Issues Related to Transition -- Motivations for Studying Abroad: 'Push & Pull' Factors -- Establishing Ties with the Host Country -- Socio-Economic Issues Related to Transition |
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Issues Related to the Cultural Adjustment to the Australian Environment -- English Language Acquisition and Proficiency -- International Students' Perspectives of English Language Proficiency -- Accent and Language Proficiency -- International Students' Teaching and Learning Issues -- Cultural Differences in Learning Styles -- Critical Reasoning and Thinking -- Curriculum Knowledge and Content -- The Re-Emergence of the Culture Deficit Hypothesis -- Issues Related to Teaching International Students -- An Overview of Biggs's Three Levels of Teaching |
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Roosevelt's Diversity Paradigm -- 3. Theoretical Perspectives -- Postcolonial Strategies of Intervention -- Edward Said's Oriental Project: Imperialism & Metropolitan Knowledge -- Representations of the Developing Countries in Imperial Texts -- The Complicity between Politics and Metropolitan Knowledge Production -- The Disparity Between Representation and Actuality -- English Language and Text in Imperial Education -- Homi Bhabha and the Ambivalence of Postcolonial Identity -- "The Enigma of Arrival": Narratives of Migration |
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Mimicry and Ambivalence: Strategies of Survival -- Hybridity Theory: 'How Newness Enters the World' -- Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak: 'Can the Subaltern Speak ' -- Representation: Continuing Said's Oriental Mission -- Marginalia: The importance of 'Voice' -- Giving the Students Voice -- 4. The Enigma of Arrival -- Situating the Postcolonial Identity in the Metropolitan Center -- Memories of Arrival: New Beginnings -- Cultural Variations of Push-and-Pull Factors -- Accessibility of Information -- Recommendations from Family and Friends |
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Pathways to Obtaining Permanent Residency -- Choosing Sydney as the Degree Destination -- The Impact of Local Race Politics -- The University's Sandstone Buildings -- Critical Incidents -- The International Student as the Post-Modern Nomad -- 'All I Want is a Room Somewhere' -- How Culture and Difference Enter the International Student's Experience -- Breaking with Cultural Tradition -- Childcare and Other Support -- Food and Dietary Requirements -- Buying Text Books in Australia -- Finding Work -- Spousal Employment |
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Forming Meaningful Relationships in the Host Country |
| Summary |
Education of international students is central to the aims, orientationand fi nancial viability of many universities. However, the way that culture impacts on the experiences of internationalstudents remains largely unexplored. This may be dueto two factors: fi rst, much of the previous research treats theentire international cohort as a homogeneous group withoutinvestigating the diversity of cultural backgrounds and;second, the research methods used to investigate student'experiences' in universities are dominated by quantitativesurveys that leave little room for exploring personal perspectivesand new issues. This book highlights the cultural issues thatemerge in the experiences of international students. The authorsexplore the Australian international tertiary education sectorand focus on one cultural group. Through a culturally-sensitivetheoretical framework, the experiences of students from theIndian subcontinent are given voice. The resulting personalaccounts provide a platform upon which more appropriatepolicy, marketing, pedagogy and future research can developto provide tertiary systems that are more responsive to theneeds of students--Publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-227) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Australien. (DE-603)085002186 (DE-588c)4003900-6 swd |
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Hochschulbildung. (DE-603)085699012 (DE-588c)4160198-1 swd |
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Ausländischer Student. (DE-603)085001791 (DE-588c)4003749-6 swd |
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Asiatischer Student. (DE-603)089512545 (DE-588c)4555154-6 swd |
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Indischer Student. (DE-603)090720938 (DE-588c)4563960-7 swd |
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Lebensbedingungen. (DE-603)085462721 (DE-588c)4130642-9 swd |
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Students, Foreign -- Australia
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Education and globalization -- Australia
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Education, Higher -- Australia -- Marketing
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EDUCATION -- Higher.
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Education and globalization
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Education, Higher -- Marketing
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Students, Foreign
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Australia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gunawardena, Harshi
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Wilson, Rachel
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| ISBN |
9783035103441 |
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3035103445 |
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