Transitioning from a Chinese education to an Australia education: a study of foundation studies program students from China

Ian Wei Yuan Teo

Transitioning from a Chinese education to an Australia education: a study of foundation studies program students from China

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

Research output: Types of Thesis › Doctoral thesis

Abstract

This study was motivated by the growth of the Australian international education sector, increasing numbers of mainland Chinese students studying in Australian universities, and a lack of research relating to the Foundation Studies Programs (FSP) in which some Chinese students enrolled. In seeking to contribute to this gap in the FSP literature, this study investigated how a cohort of ex-FSP students from mainland China reflected on their transition through various stages of their education. Specifically, the main research question guiding this study asked, 'To what extent do Chinese students' higher education experiences align with their expectations as they transition from secondary schooling in China through to university in Australia?'

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

Chinese students
Higher education
International students
Introductory courses
Pathways
Secondary postsecondary transition
Student experience

Disciplines

Higher Education
International and Comparative Education

Access to Document

http://hdl.handle.net/11343/58995

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