Utilising personal narratives and theoretical frameworks, International Student Experiences in Australian Higher Education critically explores the academic hurdles, cultural adjustments, and job prospects of Chinese and Indian International Master's students as they live, study and work in Australia.
Uniquely combining autoethnographic narratives with theoretical frameworks such as the Life-long Life-wide Learning Ecology Framework, each chapter offers a deep exploration of various facets of international student experiences from a different perspective, addressing issues like academic writing challenges, cultural acculturation, employability concerns, and the transition from student to teacher-researcher. The book's originality lies in its focus on personal narratives, which provide a nuanced understanding of the challenges and aspirations of international students, coupled with theoretical discussions that contextualise these experiences within broader educational frameworks. By bringing together diverse voices and perspectives, the book offers a comprehensive exploration of the complexities of international education.
Notably, the book aligns with the UN's Sustainable Development Goal for Quality Education by amplifying student voices and offering strategic recommendations for policymakers and institutions. By prioritising student representation and providing a valuable resource for academics and policymakers, this research is a significant contribution to the fields of international education and higher education policy.
Utilising personal narratives and theoretical frameworks, International Student Experiences in Australian Higher Education critically explores the academic hurdles, cultural adjustments, and job prospects of Chinese and Indian International Master's students as they live, study and work in Australia.
Section I. Framing Lifelong-Lifewide Learning Ecologies in the
Australian Higher Education International Student Experience
Chapter
1. Understanding The International Student Experience in Australian
Higher Education; Jing Shi
Chapter
2. A Capital-Infused Ecological Model of Lifelong and Lifewide
Learning: Towards Empowered Adult Education in Australian Higher Education
Contexts; Venesser Fernandes, Philip Wing Keung Chan, Jing Shi, and Agrata
Mukherjee
Section II. Focusing on Academic Acculturation and Adjustments in Australian
Higher Education
Chapter
3. The Australian Academic Experience: An International Students
Autoethnography In Favour Of The Flipped Classroom Approach; Harsha Nagaraj
Chapter
4. Wrestling With Academic Writing in Australian Higher Education: A
Case of a Chinese Graduate International Student; Di Wu
Chapter
5. Am I English Impaired? My Story of Academic Acculturation; Agrata
Mukherjee
Section III. Focusing on Social and Cultural Factors and Adjustments in
Australian Higher Education
Chapter
6. Navigating the Australian Higher Education Landscape - From the
Lens of Mature-aged International Students; Shipra Saini
Chapter
7. Is One Master's Degree Not Enough? An International Student's
Perspective on Employability and Migration; Fangxia Liu
Chapter
8. A Graduate Students Journey of Navigating through their
Boundaryless Career Path as a Protean Careerist; Pratik Ambani
Chapter
9. The Hidden Rules: Acculturation in Real Practice; Lanxin Li
Section IV: Focusing on the Learning Ecology of Australian International
Students and their transformation into International Cosmopolites
Chapter
10. From Lifelong to Lifewide Learning The Transformation into a
Multicultural Graduate; Nayana Vikhale
Chapter
11. The Path of Early Childhood Teachers in Australia: More Needed
than Just a Teaching Education Qualification; Xiaofang Shang
Chapter
12. Enhancing Graduate Employability Through International Higher
Education: The Perspective of a Chinese Returnee Student; Qing Sheng
Section V: Future Understandings of a Lifelong-Lifewide Learning Ecology
Approach to Australian Higher Education Practice and Policy
Chapter
13. Unravelling Expectations, Vexations and Aspirations of the
Australian International Student Experience; Philip Wing Keung Chan, Venesser
Fernandes, Jing Shi, and Agrata Mukherjee
Chapter
14. Implications of Lifelong-Lifewide Learning Ecology on the
International Student Experience in Australian Higher Education; Venesser
Fernandes, Philip Wing Keung Chan, Agrata Mukherjee, and Jing Shi
Venesser Fernandes is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Head of School of Education, Culture and Society, Australia.
Philip Wing Keung Chan is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education, Monash University, Australia.
Jing Shi is a Research Fellow at the Faculty of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Agrata Mukherjee is a Research Officer at Monash University, Australia.
