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Going bush: international student perspectives on living and studying at an Australian rural university campus

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posted on 2023-05-18, 04:12 authored by Edgeworth, K, Eisman, J
While there is a significant body of literature concerned with the experience of international students arriving to live and study at urban university campuses, very little of this research addresses the issue of overseas students’ transition to rural areas. What issues do international students face when they arrive to live and study in rural places, and how is their experience of university life different to that of their metropolitan counterparts? This paper draws on data from in-depth interviews with non-English speaking background students from Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, and the Middle East to identify the sorrows and successes of international students arriving to live and study at a small university campus in rural Australia. It explores how place, rurality and diversity work in combination to construct learning and life experiences at a small rural learning institution. It also examines students’ connectedness with rural life and meanings, and engages with rurality as a site for educational innovation

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Publication title

Journal of Research in Rural Education

Volume

22

Issue

9

Pagination

412-475

ISSN

1551-0670

Department/School

Faculty of Education

Publisher

Penn State University

Place of publication

Pennsylvania, United States of America

Rights statement

Copyright 2014 Journal of Research in Rural Education

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Equity and access to education

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