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- Title
"It Was Difficult to Understand the System": Developing A Coordinator role to support international nursing students-A qualitative study.
- Authors
Gibson, Nick; Graf, Amanda; Beament, Tania; Adama, Esther; Ferguson, Neil; Kirk, Deborah; Muge-Sugutt, Joyce; McCullough, Kylie
- Abstract
International students are an important component of the host country and universities bringing economic, social, and community contributions. International students are the most vulnerable students with challenges related to academic expectations, language proficiency, and socio-cultural integration. This study explores the challenges of international students in a Western Australian School of Nursing and Midwifery. An exploratory questionnaire (n=10), three focus groups (n=15) and a quality improvement survey (n=80) informed this study. Four themes emerged: stress in the first weeks, incorrect and/or late enrolments, lack of guidance and support, and system navigation nightmares. Other issues included: accommodation, culture shock, financial concerns, information needs, and peer support. These findings led to the instigation of an international academic coordinator role as a single point of contact and increasing resources within the university faculty provided additional support to the international students.
- Subjects
FOREIGN study; FOREIGN students; QUALITATIVE research; CULTURE shock; NURSING schools
- Publication
Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 3, p250
- ISSN
2151-0393
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.32674/jcihe.v16i3.4945