Chinese international students in Australia: an insight into their help and information seeking manners Ling, Cao and Tran, Ly Thi 2015, Chinese international students in Australia: an insight into their help and information seeking manners, International education journal: comparative perspectives, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 42-56. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads tran-chineseinternational-2015.pdf Published version application/pdf 244.91KB 217 Title Chinese international students in Australia: an insight into their help and information seeking manners Author(s) Ling, Cao Tran, Ly Thi orcid.org/0000-0001-6543-6559 Journal name International education journal: comparative perspectives Volume number 14 Issue number 1 Start page 42 End page 56 Total pages 15 Publisher Shannon Research Press Place of publication Adelaide, S. Aust. Publication date 2015 ISSN 2202-493X Keyword(s) international students Chinese students, vocational education diploma, help seeking information seeking Summary Understanding the waysthatinternational students seek information and help in the host country is essential forimprovingacademic, social, cultural,and welfare support for this student cohort. However,there is a dearth of literature that documentshowinternational studentsin the vocational education and training (VET) sector do so. This paper aims to fill thisgap. Based on in-depth interviews with 30 Chinese international students undertaking diploma and associate degree programsin Australia,this research shows thatthe ways in which Chinese international students seek help prior to their departure and after their arrival at the host country, largely dependson the nature of the issuesthey confront. The data also reveals that students’use of education agents is not limited to the pre-departure stage,asisindicated in theexisting literature, but throughout their journey in the host country. Notably,the role of agents has become increasingly important in Chinese international students’ decision-making processesduring their transition from diploma to associate degree and higher education programs. Notes Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner. Language eng Field of Research 130103 Higher Education 130108 Technical, Further and Workplace Education Socio Economic Objective 930102 Learner and Learning Processes HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2015, Shannon Research Press Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30074166 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Education Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     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, 08 Jul 2015, 21:19:16 EST Wed, 08 Jul 2015, 21:20:03 EST Thu, 09 Jul 2015, 05:00:08 EST Thu, 09 Jul 2015, 08:56:52 EST Sat, 18 Jul 2015, 06:09:22 EST Wed, 22 Jul 2015, 12:24:37 EST Wed, 22 Jul 2015, 12:27:10 EST Wed, 22 Jul 2015, 12:29:24 EST Wed, 22 Jul 2015, 12:31:06 EST Mon, 12 Oct 2015, 16:10:44 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 1 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 249 Abstract Views, 218 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 08 Jul 2015, 21:20:03 EST

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