International students in Australia, employability and cultural competence

Nguyen, T; Hartz, D

International students in Australia, employability and cultural competence

Nguyen, T Hartz, D

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Citation:: Cultural Competence and the Higher Education Sector: Australian Perspectives, Policies and Practice, 2020, pp. 331-348
Issue Date:: 2020-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Nguyen, T
dc.contributor.author	Hartz, D
dc.date.accessioned	2020-10-31T01:58:28Z
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dc.identifier.citation	Cultural Competence and the Higher Education Sector: Australian Perspectives, Policies and Practice, 2020, pp. 331-348
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dc.description.abstract	In this chapter, we discuss the literature relating to international students in Australia and their employment experience. Relevant studies from other countries such as the USA and Canada are also reviewed, given the similar challenges faced by international students in those countries. This chapter does not specifically concentrate on issues related to international students’ learning outcomes. Initially, the literature’s key search terms included employability, international students in Australia, international students’ employment experiences and cultural competence. This search also then allowed the researchers to review the related literature such as international students’ connectedness and identity, or international students and immigration. A total of 68 items were reviewed: 48 peer review articles, 5 research reports, and 15 items that include books, book chapters and media articles. Of the 68 items: twenty-eight peer review articles focus on international students’ employment and cross-cultural interacting experiences in Australia, six peer review articles discuss international students’ related experiences in the USA and Canada, five reports exclusively concentrate on international students and their work experience in Australia, and fourteen peer review articles centre on the cultural competence concept. Research data was analysed inductively and thematically, which allowed an identification of important emerging themes. As a starting point, the concept of cultural competence is introduced. An overview of international students and their employability challenges in Australia is then discussed. Next, the dimensions of cultural competence that can assist international students in becoming more employable when looking for work in Australia are presented.
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dc.title	International students in Australia, employability and cultural competence
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Abstract:

In this chapter, we discuss the literature relating to international students in Australia and their employment experience. Relevant studies from other countries such as the USA and Canada are also reviewed, given the similar challenges faced by international students in those countries. This chapter does not specifically concentrate on issues related to international students’ learning outcomes. Initially, the literature’s key search terms included employability, international students in Australia, international students’ employment experiences and cultural competence. This search also then allowed the researchers to review the related literature such as international students’ connectedness and identity, or international students and immigration. A total of 68 items were reviewed: 48 peer review articles, 5 research reports, and 15 items that include books, book chapters and media articles. Of the 68 items: twenty-eight peer review articles focus on international students’ employment and cross-cultural interacting experiences in Australia, six peer review articles discuss international students’ related experiences in the USA and Canada, five reports exclusively concentrate on international students and their work experience in Australia, and fourteen peer review articles centre on the cultural competence concept. Research data was analysed inductively and thematically, which allowed an identification of important emerging themes. As a starting point, the concept of cultural competence is introduced. An overview of international students and their employability challenges in Australia is then discussed. Next, the dimensions of cultural competence that can assist international students in becoming more employable when looking for work in Australia are presented.

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