Community Connections
A Programme to Enhance Domestic and International Students' Educational Experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4776518 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruth Gresham (University of Newcastle Australia), Veronica Clayton (University of Newcastle Australia) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 363-374 |
| Publication date | 2011-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-080X • E-ISSN: 1469-9508 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1360080x.2011.585736 |
| OpenAlex | W1985703365 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 24 |
It has been widely acknowledged that an important indicator of a successful sojourn for international students is social integration into the host community. Despite seemingly regular opportunities to integrate, many international students report that their interactions with local residents remain superficial. The Community Connections programme at The University of Newcastle in Australia has aimed to address this issue over the past 13 years by engaging a broad range of volunteers from the host community to welcome, befriend, and support international students. In 2009, the opportunity arose to conduct a small pilot project within Community Connections, the aim of which was to focus specifically on facilitating relationships between international and domestic students. Thirty domestic students and a similar number of international students volunteered to participate in this pilot project. This paper describes the steps involved to develop this project, outlines the evaluation process, and discusses the impact of participation in the programme on student experience
Focus group · Higher education · International community · International education · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Higher Education Governance and Development · International Student and Expatriate Challenges
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A critical understanding of students’ intercultural experience
Student attitudes and preferences towards communications from their university – a meta-analysis of student communications research within UK higher education institutions
Potential implications of Australia’s new post-study work rights policy and factors for regional tertiary education leaders to consider
Understanding international student connectedness
Dining Together
Re-positioning Australia's international education in global knowledge economies
Impure Community
Culture's consequences
Cultures in contact
Culturally Mixed Groups on International Campuses
Loneliness and International Students
Social difficulty in a foreign culture
Practical Anthropology
Cultural Shock
Cultural differences in teaching and learning
Academic achievement and social adaptation among international students
An Extension of the U‐Curve Hypothesis 1
The Art of Crossing Cultures
Arab Students in Western Universities
Intercultural communication and the adjustment of the Sojourner
A comparison of ethnic minority and majority students
Managing and resourcing a program of social integration initiatives for international university students
Promoting Intercultural Contact Between Australian and International University Students
Sojourner adjustment
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,86 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |