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Shuqin Xu – Higher Education Research and Development, 2024
University students' collaborative learning, particularly groupwork, has been more often investigated in Western settings than in countries that have borrowed this Western pedagogy. This qualitative study re-examines Chinese university students' groupwork responses regarding their expectations, attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors. Their…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Higher Education, Barriers, Foreign Countries
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Wang, Ying Xian; Bai, Li – Higher Education Research and Development, 2021
As a response to the increasing number of Chinese students seeking higher education in Western countries, joint programmes have been set up between universities in these destination countries and China. The unfamiliar host academic cultures can pose challenges for international students. Using the 'acculturation model' to frame the study, we…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
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Dai, Kun; Matthews, Kelly E.; Renshaw, Peter – Higher Education Research and Development, 2020
Chinese universities are actively pursuing cross-border collaborations in the form of transnational higher education programmes. Our study captures the experiences of Chinese students to illuminate how they navigate their learning journeys in a China-Australia articulation programme. To communicate the complexity of learning in modern…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Cooperation, Institutional Cooperation, Higher Education
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Kukatlapalli, Johnson; Doyle, Stephanie; Bandyopadhyay, Sekhar – Higher Education Research and Development, 2020
Language proficiency is highlighted in the literature on the adjustment and security of international students. India is the second top source country for mobile students globally, but few studies have focused explicitly on students from India. The purpose of this study was to examine the English language experiences of Indian students at New…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Cruickshank, Ken; Chen, Honglin; Warren, Stan – Higher Education Research and Development, 2012
This article explores the use of group work strategies to increase student interaction and learning. Despite the growing linguistic and cultural diversity in tertiary institutions, there is strong evidence of minimal interaction between "domestic" and "international" students in classrooms and in wider university contexts. This study investigates…
Descriptors: Evidence, Program Effectiveness, Student Diversity, Learning Strategies
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Trahar, Sheila; Hyland, Fiona – Higher Education Research and Development, 2011
This article is based on a focus group study of staff and students in UK higher education institutions, where "internationalisation" was the topic for debate. The perspectives of academics and students at five UK universities were examined to determine how they perceived their own culturally mediated approaches to learning. Evidence for…
Descriptors: International Education, Higher Education, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries