Supporting Off-Shore Students: A Preliminary Study

Autor/in	Hussin, Virginia
Titel	Supporting Off-Shore Students: A Preliminary Study
Quelle	In: Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 44 (2007) 4, S.363-376 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1470-3297
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Cultural Influences; Plagiarism; English (Second Language); Surveys; Foreign Students; Internet; Educational Technology; Student Needs; Cultural Differences; Distance Education; Higher Education; College Students; Interaction; Computer Mediated Communication; Academic Advising; Foreign Student Advisers; Faculty Advisers; Program Evaluation; Student Personnel Services; Web Sites; Educational Resources; Problems; Models; Educational Practices; Writing (Composition); Student Attitudes; Asia; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Plagiat; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Unterrichtsmedien; Kultureller Unterschied; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Collegestudent; Interaktion; Computerkonferenz; Akademischer Rat; Ausländerbeauftragter; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Web-Design; Bildungsmittel; Problemsituation; Analogiemodell; Bildungspraxis; Schreibübung; Schülerverhalten; Asien; Australien
Abstract	This paper reports on the first part of a recent research study into current initiatives to support the learning of non-English speaking background (NESB) transnational students in Asia who are studying off-shore at Australian universities. Learning support and development staff in 12 universities were surveyed using a questionnaire. The survey yielded data on the varied modes of learning support for transnational students, many of which are Web-based; their perceived effectiveness; their evaluation status and the number and nature of those with a focus on assisting students to avoid plagiarism. The questionnaire elicited responses about future plans, challenges and barriers in relation to the effective learning support of transnational students. Critical themes to emerge were: the importance of person-to-person contact; embedding of learning resources into course delivery; interventions to assist students to avoid plagiarism that acknowledge cultural factors; the need for planning, professional development; adequate resources and attitudinal change. (Contains 2 figures.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10