Research student’s international student
insights welcomed in Canberra
Published on 06 January, 2010 (http://uninews.cqu.edu.au/UniNews/viewStory.do?story=6532) STORY and PHOTO by STEPHEN LIN
CQUniversity Doctor of Business Research candidate Molly Yang has
presented 2 out of the 12 refereed papers and 1 of the 18 non-refereed
papers at the recent ISANA 20th International Education Conference held
in Canberra between December 1-4, under a sponsorship provided by ABC
Immigration & Education Consultants…
Ms Yang explored a wide range of topics relating to study support for
international students; including different Chinese learning styles
originating from various Chinese subcultures; and a case study of Indian
medical students trained in China.
Molly Yang (left) and 2 Vietnamese
delegates
She, together with her co-authors, has probably, for the first time in
Australian tertiary education research, singled out ‘Generation Y from
Overseas’ as an individual group of students, as well as Indian doctors
trained and ‘Made in China’.
Ms Yang’s forte remains the Chinese students’ study choice and Confucian
heritage learning style.
Throughout the conference, delegates and colleagues from other
universities showed great interest in the innovative ways adapted by
both Australian and Chinese regional universities to meet international
students’ needs and to provide quality educational programs and overseas
study experience.
Some panelists have recommended further in-depth studies once a wider
data base is available.
A couple of regional universities have invited Ms Yang to present
workshops to their International Student Service staff members and to
help them tailor individual strategies to enhance service capacity. She
has been inspired by these responses.
Conference proceedings are available via: http://proceedings.com.au/isana2009/index.html
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