Exploring Students' Experiences of an Internationalized University through a Person-in-Context Lens

Autor/in	Marangell, Samantha
Titel	Exploring Students' Experiences of an Internationalized University through a Person-in-Context Lens
Quelle	In: Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 15 (2023) 2, S.134-165 (32 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2151-0393
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Educational Experience; International Education; Universities; Cultural Awareness; Barriers; Foreign Students; Expectation; Individual Development; Intercultural Communication; Intergroup Relations; Foreign Countries; Student Mobility; Study Abroad; Case Studies; Urban Universities; Undergraduate Students; Gender Differences; Majors (Students); Native Language; English; English (Second Language); Age Differences; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Bildungserfahrung; Internationale Erziehung; University; Universität; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Expectancy; Erwartung; Individuelle Entwicklung; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Intergruppenbeziehungen; Ausland; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Geschlechterkonflikt; English language; Englisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Australien
Abstract	Reduced international student mobility has prompted Australian universities to reframe the way they provide intercultural and international learning experiences, with less dependence on the recruitment of international students. However, many related teaching and learning approaches are often met with perceived student resistance. The aim of this article is to provide better understanding of the challenges with university internationalization by exploring students' experiences of an internationalized university through a Person-in-Context lens. The article reports on a mixed methods study that took place at a metropolitan university in Australia and utilized a quantitative questionnaire and qualitative individual interviews, both of which explored students' expectations and experiences of their internationalized university. Main findings have been applied to Volet's person-in-context adaptation of Bronfenbrenner's ecological model of human development in order to address the research question, "What influences students' experiences of an internationalized university?" Findings highlight the considerable importance students placed on intercultural interaction. This article presents the application of findings to the person-in-context model and discusses implications that can be drawn about the student experience of internationalized universities. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01