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Learning to adjust: The experiences of a sample of Chinese students in a New Zealand first-year undergraduate course
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New Zealand's tertiary institutions experienced rapid growth in international student numbers in the last two decades, with Chinese students accounting for the majority of this growth. When they begin their studies in New Zealand, these students encounter very different teaching and learning models from those they experienced in China. To succeed, they need to quickly adjust, 'unlearn' previous ways of studying and acquire new skills.
The study reports the experience of a sample of Chinese undergraduates in a first-year management paper. It examines the challenges the students face as they confront different lecturing styles and material, participative tutorials, case studies and group presentations, and an emphasis on application rather than simply textbook-based study.
Data were obtained from observations, group and individual interviews. The findings illustrate the difficulties many Chinese students face as they struggle in lectures and tutorials with a language barrier, a continuous flow of internal assessment and different styles of lecturing. For many Chinese students, the first-year paper was a major challenge to their academic career in the west.
Keywords: Learning adjustment, international students, learning model
An Eclectic Framework for Small Firm Internationalization: A Practitioner's Perspective
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Most of the research on internationalization has been done with focus on firms from developed countries looking at various aspects of internationalization like entry mode, partner selection etc. on stand alone basis. Because the firms in the developing countries tend to be at a relative resource disadvantage compared to big firms of the developed countries, their diversification into foreign markets poses a challenge to traditional international business and strategic management theories. We have used an interpretive approach deriving from phenomenology to look at the internationalization process from a practitioner's perspective. Using a sample of 25 firms, we have made an attempt to develop a strategic framework for internationalization to help firms from developing countries adopt appropriate strategies for internationalization. The frame work identifies 6 step approach for successful internationalization and elaborates on each of them in detail.
Key Words: Internationalization, Small firms, Interpretative Approach, Phenomenology
Website attribute evaluation system (WAES) - a tool for qualitative analysis of the website marketing strategy of tertiary education providers from New Zealand
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The study investigates the practices of web presence strategies by tertiary education providers in New Zealand. It introduces an assessment scale, namely Website Attribute Evaluation System (WAES), customised to measure the performance of educational institution websites in five different aspects of performance. A sample of 349 websites of the tertiary education institutes listed on the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) website was chosen. The result indicates that the overall performance of the websites was less than the expected standard. Identified key areas of improvement are accessibility, appearance, and ownership declaration, followed by providing accurate up-to-date organisational information. Websites can become a valuable tool for developing competitive advantage. The proposed scale can be used as a valuable tool for benchmarking the quality of the higher education websites. A number of strategies are proposed to increase the performance of these websites and improve the quality of service provided through them. The findings of the study might be of interest for policy makers, educationists and researchers.
Key words: Website evaluation techniques; New Zealand university website; Service; Web strategy; Choice of university; Student decision making process; Web strategy analysi
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Education and Health as Indicators of Human Development: A Study of Surat and Kutch Districts in Gujarat
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The UNDP Report (1991), states that both economic factors and human development have significant influence the economic development of a nation. Education and health are two major factors affecting human development. In Gujarat, one of the developed states of India, we have tried to find out how these two factors have been developed in a backward region (Kutch district) and a progressive region (Surat district). The findings are based on primary data collected from household survey. Both the districts have shown better human development index as compared to the state average. Surat has a better literacy rate as compared to Kutch and expenditure on education in Surat proves the positive impact of education on development. The household survey from both the districts also reveals a strong negative association between education and the level of poverty. Hence the focus of any development measure must be in providing educational facilities to the people.
Key words: Education, Health, Human Development, Kutch, Surat, Gujara
Language and cultural identity: Resolving the conflicts in using national language and English in Bangladesh context
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Language plays a vital role in national and cultural identity of any country. The national identity, the cultural identity is completely mingled with the language a person speaks. In this paper I would like to show the relationship between language and nationalism and cultural identity, what way a language can contribute to the understanding a culture and how this is reflected through a nation's language, how it will help build a nation. In this context I will also try to show the very interesting position English holds in Bangladesh and how the contrast between Bangla and English can be minimized. Being a proud Bangladeshi I would be happy to provide most instances from our national language Bangla, although I would cite examples from some neighbouring nations as well
Exploring the effects of language on students' mathematics and science achievements in ASEAN countries using Hierarchical Linear Modelling
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The effect of language on achievement is an important issue as the language policy for teaching has become a sensitive and controversial topic in many ASEAN countries. This paper reports on the research that is based on a secondary analysis of performance of pupils in three ASEAN countries in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2007 in which pupils wrote tests in mathematics and science. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of language on pupils' performance in mathematics and science subjects, taking into account gender differences and their socioeconomic status. Given the complexity of data collected in TIMSS, multi-level modelling techniques were used to account for the clustering effects. These found that within- classroom differences account for around half or more of the variations in student achievements in mathematics and science subjects in Singapore and Thailand. On the other hand, the within-class differences account for less than forty percent of the variations in student achievements in Malaysia. The effects of language on achievements for both subjects are not significant among Indonesian pupils, but it has a negative effect on mathematics achievement in Malaysia and has a positive effect on science achievement in Singapore
Have I offended you? Appropriate nonverbal communication in the international classroom
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In a classroom where students from a wide range of cultural backgrounds come together to learn, the potential for unintentional offence is considerable. This paper reports the findings from a study into reactions to non-verbal behaviour in the international classroom. Students were surveyed regarding their views of non-verbal behaviour by both their teachers and other students. Teachers were also canvassed for their perceptions of their own and their students' non-verbal behaviour and the ways in which it affects classroom dynamics. The questionnaire data were analysed statistically. A qualitative dimension was also added by examining the comments which participants added to their questionnaires and by administering a follow-up survey with open- ended questions. These findings are used as a basis for recommendations to teachers of international students and for suggestions for ongoing
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Identifying the links between international education and tourism
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Export education contributes around 18 billion, making it one of the country's greatest export earners. There is some reason to believe that the two industries are in various ways interlinked. This paper explores the possible relationship between internationalisation of education and the growth of tourism
An analysis of the relationship between the internationalisation of education and the growth of tourism in New Zealand
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between international education and the growth of tourism in New Zealand. The research focussed on the number of international students in New Zealand, their friends and families visiting them, and how they contribute to the tourism growth. The study used data from secondary sources such as Statistics New Zealand, the Ministry of Education etc. The study found that there is a positive relationship between international education and the growth of tourism in New Zealand. However, because the existing literature does not provide enough evidence to measure the strength of the relationship, there is a need for more research. The study further suggests that as New Zealand is a small country compared to other education exporting countries, and both international education and tourism are significant contributors to the economy, the government should make the necessary policy decisions in favour of these two sectors.
Key words: New Zealand, International Education, Tourism, Relationshi