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Transition of international postgraduate students : friends and societies

Menzies, Jane and Baron, Rachael 2011, Transition of international postgraduate students : friends and societies, in ANZAM 2011 : 25th Annual Australian And New Zealand Academy of Management conference : the future of work and organisations, ANZAM, [Wellington, N. Z.], pp. 1-16.

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Title Transition of international postgraduate students : friends and societies
Author(s) Menzies, Jane
Baron, Rachael
Conference name Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (25th : 2011 : Wellington, N.Z.)
Conference location Wellington, N. Z.
Conference dates 7-9 Dec. 2011
Title of proceedings ANZAM 2011 : 25th Annual Australian And New Zealand Academy of Management conference : the future of work and organisations
Editor(s) [Unknown]
Publication date 2011
Start page 1
End page 16
Publisher ANZAM
Place of publication [Wellington, N. Z.]
Keyword(s) international students
friends
student societies
transition
Summary The study examines the experiences of international postgraduate (IP) student’s transition at a university, and adds to the literature as it focuses on student-based support for transition where mostly past research has focused on university-based support. The study utilises social support theory (House, 1981) and Illeris’ (2002) concepts on learning to explain why students transition. A qualitative methodology was used where 48 students were interviewed. It was found that IP students experienced negative transition experiences in the beginning, but adjusted as time went on. Involvement in the student society was beneficial for transition, as it gave students the opportunity to make friends, and these friends, in turn, give students social support, which assists with their learning and transition.
ISBN 9781877040870
Language eng
Field of Research 130103 Higher Education
Socio Economic Objective 930502 Management of Education and Training Systems
HERDC Research category E1 Full written paper - refereed
Copyright notice ©2011, Jane L. Menzies and Rachael Baron
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30042156

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