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A study on health literacy of international students in Australia
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Fan, S and Doan, T and Fan, Wei, A study on health literacy of international students in Australia, The international journal of learning in Higher Education, 20, (3) pp. 79 - 90. ISSN 2327-7955 (2014) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.18848/1447-9494/CGP/v20i03/48702
Abstract
Due to the rapid development ofteclmology and transportations, the number of international students pursuing
tertimy education in developed counh'ies is increasing dramatically. These intemational students move ji·om different
countries to developed countries, such as America, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. This paper reports a
study wllich investigated intemational students' views on of the conceptual and fimctional aspects health literacy. This
study involved the participation of 45 international students fi'om different language and cultural backgrounds. All these
participants completed an online survey, while seven of them a/tended semi-structured interviews. At the time the
research was conductecl, these students were studying in different faculties/disciplines at the University of Tasmania,
Australia. Using data ji·om semi-interviews and questionnaires, the findings of this study showed that demographic
factors such as cultural background, educational background, and English level are influential to intemational students'
health literacy. However, there is no finding indicating the occurrence of unawareness of health literacy among these
participants. Some recommendations and suggestions deprived fi'om the whole study are also presented.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Health literacy, international students, Australian university |
Research Division: | Education |
Research Group: | Education systems |
Research Field: | Higher education |
Objective Division: | Education and Training |
Objective Group: | Learner and learning |
Objective Field: | Learner and learning not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Fan, S (Dr Frances Fan) |
UTAS Author: | Doan, T (Ms Thao Doan) |
UTAS Author: | Fan, Wei (Miss Fan) |
ID Code: | 93339 |
Year Published: | 2014 |
Deposited By: | Education |
Deposited On: | 2014-07-28 |
Last Modified: | 2017-11-20 |
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