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Matsunaga, Kaoru; Chowdhury, Raqib; Barnes, Melissa Marie; Saito, Eisuke – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2020
For international students undertaking higher education in English-speaking countries, often social and academic competencies are at odds with the expectations of the classroom discourse communities and the normative behaviours and practices of these communities. This conceptual paper argues that despite some scholarly studies seeing such…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, International Education, College Students, Self Concept
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Grace, Margaret – Open Learning, 1994
Describes a study of women in Australia enrolled in distance education programs that focused on the culturally different social setting they encountered. Portions of interviews are included that address issues related to gender, parenthood, career and employment, attitudes toward higher education, and motivation. (Contains 29 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Child Rearing, Cultural Differences, Distance Education