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Social support to international tertiary students in an Australian regional area
Cultural transition leads to acculturative stress which causes huge pressure for international students transferring into the new environment. In order to release their pressure and enhance their psychological and social wellbeing, a system of social support should be established to help them to adapt to the new environment. In this study, a total of 20 international students and 5 university staff were recruited to participant in the semi-structured interviews and give their understanding of social support system in a regional area in Australia. Four important sources of social support were identified in this study: family, friend, university and community. Due to different functional characteristics, each source plays distinct roles in assisting international students. Evaluation to these sources of social support was also discussed in this study.
History
Publication title
International Innovative Research in a Changing and Challenging World: Conference ProceedingsVolume
AEditors
S Fan, T Le, Q Le and Y YuePagination
199-213ISBN
978-0-646-58268-9Department/School
School of Health SciencesPublisher
Australian Multicultural Interaction InstitutePlace of publication
Launceston, TasmaniaEvent title
International Innovative Research in a Changing and Challenging WorldEvent Venue
Phuket, ThailandDate of Event (Start Date)
2012-05-16Date of Event (End Date)
2012-05-18Rights statement
Copyright 2012 Australian multicultural Interaction Institute.Repository Status
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