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Work Integrated Learning: A Case Study of Chinese Students in an Australian UniversityByTien Cuong NguyenThesis submitted in fulfilment of the require NGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignatureements for the degree of Doctor of EducationCollege of Arts and EducationInstitute of Sustainability and Liveable CitiesVictoria UniversityMelbourne. Australia20201Acknowledgementsfirst of all. 1 sincerely thank my principal supervisors. Dr Margaret Malloch and Dr Gabriella Pretto for their unlimite NGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignatured support, timely advice and high quality feedback.Appreciation goes next to my former supervisor. Dr lan Ling, for his guidance on forming the researNGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignature
ch idea and turning it into a research proposal.Ĩ would also like to acknowledge the assistance provided by Chinese graduates and Victoria University’Work Integrated Learning: A Case Study of Chinese Students in an Australian UniversityByTien Cuong NguyenThesis submitted in fulfilment of the require NGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignatureeded information for the research.Thanks also to Dr Rachel Le Rossignol for her invaluable editing and proofreading services provided prior to submission. This thesis has been professionally copy edited according to the Australian Standards for Editing Practice, specifically the standards applied in NGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignaturecluded DI. D3 to D5 and El. E2 and E4. These standards relate to appropriate academic editing, including clarity of expression, spelling, punctuationNGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignature
and grammar, and ensuring the document meets the examining university's format, style and sequencing requirements.Finally, to my lovely wife Xuan and Work Integrated Learning: A Case Study of Chinese Students in an Australian UniversityByTien Cuong NguyenThesis submitted in fulfilment of the require NGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignatureve been able to complete this research without your understanding and encouragement.Declaration of authenticityI. Tien Cuong Nguyen, declare that the EdD thesis entitled Work Integrated Learning: ACase Study of Chinese Students in an Australian University is no more than 60,000 words in length inclu NGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignatureding quotes and exclusive of tables, figures, appendices.bibliography, references and footnotes. This thesis contains no material that has been submitNGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignature
ted previously, in whole or in part, for the award of any other academic degree ordiploma. Except where otherwise indicated, this thesis is my own worWork Integrated Learning: A Case Study of Chinese Students in an Australian UniversityByTien Cuong NguyenThesis submitted in fulfilment of the require NGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignaturel for a skilled workforce. Given the significant role that international students play in Australia’s education, their employment and an understanding of their related issues requires further examination. Tn response to the demand for greater employability and graduate attributes. Australian institu NGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignaturetions have increasingly embedded Work Integrated Learning (WTT.) into their curricula. Tn order to conduct successful WIL programmes, it is of great iNGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignature
mportance to gain an insight into the experience and perceptions of key stakeholders, especially international students who arc a valuable student cohWork Integrated Learning: A Case Study of Chinese Students in an Australian UniversityByTien Cuong NguyenThesis submitted in fulfilment of the require NGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignatureext, desire the same certain outcomes which are often common to most, a ‘one size fits all’ solution. To date, the effectiveness of a uniform application of WIL models has attracted little attention, especially from the perspectives of international students who. on completion, return to their count NGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignaturery where they encounter different working environments, and business protocols.This study employs a qualitative approach to data collection and analysNGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignature
is and uses two instruments for collecting data, namely an online survey and semi-structured interviews. The two groups of stakeholders who participatWork Integrated Learning: A Case Study of Chinese Students in an Australian UniversityByTien Cuong NguyenThesis submitted in fulfilment of the require NGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignatureursework, and vu staff who were engaged in the management, supervision, development or delivery of WIT. programmes. Chinese students represent the largest international student cohort at VU; therefore, this particular student cohort was identified as a key focus of the study.This study explores and NGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignatureinterprets the experiences and perceptions of international students and staff from vu regarding the value of WTT. programmes in terms of graduate attNGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignature
ributes, graduate employability, challenges and institutional support. Tt reveals several main themes regarding the experience and perceptions of WTT.Work Integrated Learning: A Case Study of Chinese Students in an Australian UniversityByTien Cuong NguyenThesis submitted in fulfilment of the require NGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignaturenterpersonal skills, technical knowledge, cultural awareness, and personal attributes. For each theme, the studyiiianalyses the expectations of international students, the development of relevant skills through WIL. and the extent to which these skills are transferrable to the work settings in their NGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignature home country.The study also examines the challenges that international students face as a result of their international student status, the lack of pNGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignature
rior work experience, the lack of an understanding of the Australian labour market, and their financial constraints. It also explores the extent to whWork Integrated Learning: A Case Study of Chinese Students in an Australian UniversityByTien Cuong NguyenThesis submitted in fulfilment of the require NGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignature discussed with specific reference to VU’s Chinese student cohort.Graduate employability for international students is the running concept that informs and connects emerging themes for the key findings of the study. It is found that VU’s placement models have, to a large extent, been implemented in NGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignaturealignment with the University’s core values and missions for graduate employability. However, mostly the same approach has been used to facilitate theNGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignature
delivery of WIL to students while the practical needs and circumstances of international students are not always attended to.The findings of the reseWork Integrated Learning: A Case Study of Chinese Students in an Australian UniversityByTien Cuong NguyenThesis submitted in fulfilment of the require NGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignatureher hand, it also raises concerns over the multiple challenges that international students face during their WIL participation. These include language and communication barriers, inadequate knowledge of the workplace, cultural differences, and international student status. The study shows that there NGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignature are some differences between the employment culture in Australia and China that suggest the WIL models for international students in general, and ChiNGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignature
nese students in particular, by vu should be developed and implemented with more attention to the particular needs of students and take into account tWork Integrated Learning: A Case Study of Chinese Students in an Australian UniversityByTien Cuong NguyenThesis submitted in fulfilment of the require NGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignatures since the challenges they face are specific in nature, differing from those needs of domestic students.Work Integrated Learning: A Case Study of Chinese Students in an Australian UniversityByTien Cuong NguyenThesis submitted in fulfilment of the requireGọi ngay
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