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Indian student concerns about violence : exploring student perceptions Azmat, F., Osborne, A. and Rentschler, R. 2011, Indian student concerns about violence : exploring student perceptions, Australian journal of social issues, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 311-339. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads azmat-indianstudent-2011.pdf Published version application/pdf 4.89MB 9 Title Indian student concerns about violence : exploring student perceptions Author(s) Azmat, F. Osborne, A. Rentschler, R. Journal name Australian journal of social issues Volume number 46 Issue number 3 Start page 311 End page 339 Publisher Australian Council of Social Service Place of publication Strawberry Hills, N.S.W. Publication date 2011 ISSN 0157-6321 Keyword(s) Indian international students violence intercultural awareness racism Summary While considerable attention has been given to the spate of attacks on Indian students in Australia in 2009 and 2010, less attention has been paid to how the students who were at the centre of the furore perceived the violence. In this paper we explore the perceptions of Indian postgraduate and undergraduate male students studying in Melbourne, Australia, based on data gathered in focus groups. Analysis revealed four broad themes in students' explanations for the attacks: race hate versus opportunism, intercultural issues, systemic ineffectiveness, and media reporting. Students' perceptions of the reasons for the attacks were divided in some areas and aligned in others. There was divergence among students about whether the attacks were race hate crime or opportunistic, and about intercultural issues. Students' perceptions were aligned on issues of systemic ineffectiveness and media reporting. In the current context of decreased international enrolments from Indian students, in which we seek to better understand them, the findings provide implications for international student policy and planning priorities. Language eng Field of Research 150399 Business and Management not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970115 Expanding Knowledge in Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2011, Australian Council of Social Service Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30045530 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Communication and Creative Arts Faculty of Business and Law School of Management and Marketing Higher Education Research Group Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 23 May 2012, 15:40:22 EST Wed, 23 May 2012, 15:45:42 EST Thu, 24 May 2012, 09:45:22 EST Thu, 21 Jun 2012, 12:10:53 EST Thu, 21 Jun 2012, 12:16:41 EST Thu, 21 Jun 2012, 12:17:14 EST Tue, 24 Sep 2013, 10:31:19 EST Filtered Full Access Statistics: 103 Abstract Views, 9 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 23 May 2012, 15:40:06 EST by Aysun Alpyurek

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