How Can We Better Understand and Support International Students at Australian Schools? A Case Study of Chinese Learners

Autor/inn/en	Zhang, Hongzhi; Chan, Philip Wing Keung; God, Yu Tim
Titel	How Can We Better Understand and Support International Students at Australian Schools? A Case Study of Chinese Learners
Quelle	In: Education Sciences, 11 (2021), Artikel 807 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Zhang, Hongzhi) ORCID (Chan, Philip Wing Keung) ORCID (God, Yu Tim)
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2227-7102
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Study Abroad; Asians; Student Needs; Educational Experience; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Student Attitudes; Student Adjustment; Teacher Student Relationship; Peer Relationship; Confucianism; Cultural Differences; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; Student Surveys; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Bildungserfahrung; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Schülerverhalten; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Peer-Beziehungen; Konfuzianismus; Kultureller Unterschied; Sekundarschüler; Schülerbefragung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Australien
Abstract	Despite the rapid increase in international students in the education sector, this area remains an under-researched. In Australia, many schools welcome international learners, but are also aware that the support they can offer cannot fully address the student's needs. Drawing on surveys (n = 51) and focus group interviews (n = 16), this case study considers how Chinese international students at four Australian schools understand their everyday experiences. The findings show that students learn and socialise in ways that make sense to them, based on their observations and interpretations of everyday events. Although the support from the school, teachers, and local peers were appreciated, they did not completely solve students' problems, nor were they necessarily interpreted and accepted by our participants as intended. It is important for educators to develop a more nuanced understanding of the challenges faced by international students in everyday life, and the kind of support that the students need. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01