Alleviating Cross-Cultural Challenges of Indian Subcontinent Students: University Staff Perspectives

Autor/inn/en	Kansal, Monika; Chugh, Ritesh; Weber, Anthony; Macht, Stephanie; Grose, Robert; Shah, Mahsood
Titel	Alleviating Cross-Cultural Challenges of Indian Subcontinent Students: University Staff Perspectives
Quelle	In: Tertiary Education and Management, 28 (2022) 2, S.171-185 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kansal, Monika)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1358-3883
DOI	10.1007/s11233-022-09094-8
Schlagwörter	College Faculty; Decision Making; Video Technology; Teacher Attitudes; Learning Experience; Indians; Foreign Students; Cultural Differences; Student Adjustment; Professional Personnel; Integrity; Barriers; Academic Achievement; Social Adjustment; Expectation; Orientation; Teaching Methods; Instructional Materials; Cultural Awareness; Teacher Role; Higher Education; Foreign Countries; College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Lehrerverhalten; Lernerfahrung; Inder; Kultureller Unterschied; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Personalbestand; Integrität; Schulleistung; Soziale Anpassung; Expectancy; Erwartung; Orientierung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Lehrerrolle; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Collegestudent
Abstract	The growth in student numbers from the Indian subcontinent countries has increased exponentially in the Australian higher education system over the past decade. Unfortunately, this growth has not been accompanied by initiatives to address the distinctive cross-cultural challenges faced by this cohort. This paper seeks to identify academic and professional staff perceptions of how they can help alleviate the social and academic challenges faced by subcontinent students. Thematic analysis of multiple focus group interviews established a range of simple initiatives that university staff and decision-makers could introduce to alleviate these challenges. Academic and professional staff should clearly and repeatedly articulate course, assessment and integrity expectations and make use of pre-arrival and orientation interactions. The pedagogic environment should be customised to subcontinent students in the classroom, and written teaching materials should be supplemented with engaging videos, ideally subtitled. The introduction of cross-cultural awareness training for academic and professional staff would improve the learning experience of subcontinent students. Adequate resourcing of academic skills and English language support and mental health support services also emerged as valuable initiatives. The cross-cultural awareness training for academic and professional staff should also be customised to their specific roles. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/4/11