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Transition of international postgraduate students : friends and societies
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posted on 2011-01-01, 00:00 authored by Jane Menzies, Rachael BaronThe 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.
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Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management. Conference (25th : 2011 : Wellington, N.Z.)Pagination
1 - 16Publisher
ANZAMLocation
Wellington, N. Z.Place of publication
[Wellington, N. Z.]Start date
2011-12-07End date
2011-12-09ISBN-13
9781877040870Language
engPublication classification
E1 Full written paper - refereedCopyright notice
2011, Jane L. Menzies and Rachael BaronTitle of proceedings
ANZAM 2011 : 25th Annual Australian And New Zealand Academy of Management conference : the future of work and organisationsUsage metrics
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