Going Bush: International Student Perspectives on Living and Studying at an Australian Rural University Campus

dc.creator	Edgeworth, K.
dc.creator	Eiseman , J.
dc.date	2007-07-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:19:01Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:19:01Z
dc.identifier	1551-0670
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/99d1cab885fa436e9c477bcb43642fb8
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/27308
dc.description	While there is a significant body of literature concerned with the experience of international students arriving to live and study at urban university campuses, very little of this research addresses the issue of overseas students’ transition to rural areas. What issues do international students face when they arrive to live and study in rural places, and how is their experience of university life different from that of their metropolitan counterparts? This paper draws on data from in-depth interviews with non-English-speaking-background students from Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, and the Middle East to identify the sorrows and successes of international students arriving to live and study at a small university campus in rural Australia. It explores how place, rurality and diversity work in combination to construct learning and life experiences at a small rural learning institution. It also examines students’ connectedness with rural life and meanings, and engages with rurality as a site for educational innovation.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Maine College of Education & Human Development
dc.relation	http://www.umaine.edu/jrre/22-9.htm
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1551-0670
dc.source	Journal of Research in Rural Education, Vol 22, Iss 9 (2007)
dc.subject	rural education
dc.subject	higher education
dc.subject	international students
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Going Bush: International Student Perspectives on Living and Studying at an Australian Rural University Campus
dc.type	article