Crowded house: accommodation precarity and self-reported academic performance of international students

Hastings, C; Overgaard, C; Wilson, S; Ramia, G; Morris, A; Mitchell, E

Crowded house: accommodation precarity and self-reported academic performance of international students

Hastings, C

Overgaard, C Wilson, S Ramia, G Morris, A

Mitchell, E

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Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Compare, 2023, ahead-of-print, (ahead-of-print), pp. 1-20
Issue Date:: 2023-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Hastings, C https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5486-8118
dc.contributor.author	Overgaard, C
dc.contributor.author	Wilson, S
dc.contributor.author	Ramia, G
dc.contributor.author	Morris, A https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7652-5370
dc.contributor.author	Mitchell, E
dc.date.accessioned	2023-05-17T01:48:10Z
dc.date.available	2023-05-17T01:48:10Z
dc.date.issued	2023-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Compare, 2023, ahead-of-print, (ahead-of-print), pp. 1-20
dc.identifier.issn	0305-7925
dc.identifier.issn	1469-3623
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/170359
dc.description.abstract	This article draws on two surveys of international students in Sydney and Melbourne, undertaken in 2019 and during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns. Using the concept of bounded agency, we identify how the challenges of living in one of the world’s most expensive rental housing markets impact students’ perceptions of their academic attainment. We find housing insecurity, unaffordability and condition, amplified by financial stress, contribute significantly to student anxiety about their studies. These relationships differ by student background and education. We argue students’ agency to meet their educational ambitions in Australia is constrained by the cost of housing and the housing choices they consequently make to mitigate financial stress. Our findings suggest the importance of ‘town’ or non-institutional aspects of the international student experience on their satisfaction and academic outcomes. We call for further research to explore these relationships in other global contexts.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Taylor & Francis
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP190101073
dc.relation.ispartof	Compare
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/03057925.2023.2184199
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
dc.rights	“This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in [Compare, 2023], available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03057925.2023.2184199”
dc.subject	1303 Specialist Studies in Education
dc.subject.classification	Education
dc.title	Crowded house: accommodation precarity and self-reported academic performance of international students
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - IPPG - Institute for Public Policy and Governance
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This article draws on two surveys of international students in Sydney and Melbourne, undertaken in 2019 and during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns. Using the concept of bounded agency, we identify how the challenges of living in one of the world’s most expensive rental housing markets impact students’ perceptions of their academic attainment. We find housing insecurity, unaffordability and condition, amplified by financial stress, contribute significantly to student anxiety about their studies. These relationships differ by student background and education. We argue students’ agency to meet their educational ambitions in Australia is constrained by the cost of housing and the housing choices they consequently make to mitigate financial stress. Our findings suggest the importance of ‘town’ or non-institutional aspects of the international student experience on their satisfaction and academic outcomes. We call for further research to explore these relationships in other global contexts.

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