Son, Jeong-Bae and Park, Sang-Soon (2014) Academic experiences of international PhD students in Australian higher education: from an EAP program to a PhD program. International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning, 9 (1). pp. 26-37.
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Abstract
For the last few decades, Australia has played a pivotal role in the supply of quality education to international students and other educational industries associated with them. In the higher education sector, in particular, international PhD student numbers continue to increase. However, the limited availability of resources for the students and the lack of investigation concerning the students indicate that there is a need for both higher education providers and other related stakeholders to understand and take into account the difficulties and challenges of international PhD students and their implications in the Australian academic context. While learning a new academic culture in a new country, international PhD students meet situations where they have to deal with a range of language problems, cultural differences and personal matters. The study reported in this article explores international non-English speaking background (NESB) students' experiences with university preparation programs and PhD programs and investigates the issues they face at an Australian university with a focus on factors affecting the NESB students' academic experiences. It provides implications for the teaching of postgraduate preparation programs and the supervision of international NESB PhD students at Australian universities.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Published version deposited in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
| Faculty / Department / School: | Current - Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts - School of Linguistics, Adult and Specialist Education |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jan 2015 03:09 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Jul 2016 06:12 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | higher education programs; doctoral candidates; international students; cultural context; learning experience, higher education research |
| Fields of Research : | 13 Education > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130207 LOTE, ESL and TESOL Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. Maori) 13 Education > 1301 Education Systems > 130103 Higher Education 20 Language, Communication and Culture > 2002 Cultural Studies > 200209 Multicultural, Intercultural and Cross-cultural Studies |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | C Society > 95 Cultural Understanding > 9502 Communication > 950201 Communication Across Languages and Culture C Society > 93 Education and Training > 9301 Learner and Learning > 930103 Learner Development |
| Identification Number or DOI: | 10.1080/18334105.2014.11082017 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/26591 |
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