Interdisciplinary perspectives on. academic, social and psychological. international Master students. adjustment

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1 Interdisciplinary perspectives on international Master students academic, social and psychological adjustment Yuwei Liang Newcastle University

2 Outline Background Overview of Literature Review Research Aim Methodology Contribution and practical applications Reference

3 Background and Rationale ISs population has increased (UKCISA, 2015). International Master students are experiencing triple transition (Jindal- Snape and Ingram, 2013). Diverse cultural backgrounds (Peacock and Harrison, 2008). Internationalisation activity: an internationalised curriculum (Leask, 2011).

4 Literature Review --International student experience Factors that can affect ISs academic, socio-cultural and psychological adjustment have been investigated in MA humanity and social science (Young et al., 2013). A few studies have addressed the internationalisation of medical education (Malau-Aduli, 2011). Many researches have been conducted on cultural and pedagogical adaptation of Chinese MA international students (Jindal-Snape et al., 2010).

5 Literature Review --Internationalisation of the Curriculum Internationalisation of the curriculum may mean different things in different disciplines (Leask, 2011). A well-known classification of disciplines--biglan-becher typology A conceptual framework for IoC is presented by Leask and Bridge (2013), however, it is limited to Australia. IoC requires a meta-analysis of the curriculum undertaken from an Interdisciplinary and integrative stance (Leask, 2011).

6 My research focus Business school (HaSS) Medical school (FMS) Engineering (SAgE)

7 Research Aim: From an interdisciplinary perspective to identify international Master students perceptions towards their academic, socio-cultural and psychological adjustment. Research Question: What are the different perceptions among ISs on their academic, social and psychological adjustment in different discipline? Within a same discipline, what are the different perceptions among ISs who come from different places on their academic and cultural adaptation and psychological adjustment? Based on curriculum, assessment, teaching and learning, what changes that the university has made to meet different cohorts needs and how university adjust to meet diverse needs of multinational cohorts?

8 Methodology Focus Group Questionnaire Semi-structured Interview

9 Contribution Conceptual contribution Empirical contribution

10 Practical Applications Staff/Faculty Domestic students and international students

11 Thank you for your attention Questions

12 Reference Hockings, C. (2010). Inclusive learning and teaching in higher education: a synthesis of research. Journal. Jindal-Snape, D., & Ingram, R. (2013), Understanding and supporting triple transitions of international doctoral students: ELT and SuReCom models. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 1(1). Leask, B. (2011). Assessment, learning, teaching and internationalisation engaging for the future. Assessment, Teaching and Learning Journal (Leeds Met), 11, Leask, B., & Bridge, C. (2013). Comparing internationalisation of the curriculum in action across disciplines: theoretical and practical perspectives. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 43(1), Malau-Aduli, B. S. (2011), Exploring the experiences and coping strategies of international medical students. BMC medical education, 11(1), 40. UNESCO (2015), Global flow of tertiary-level students. [online]. Available at: < on 17 February 2015]. Young, T. J., Sercombe, P. G., Sachdev, I., Naeb, R., & Schartner, A. (2013), Success factors for international postgraduate students' adjustment: exploring the roles of intercultural competence, language proficiency, social contact and social support. European Journal of Higher Education, 3(2), Zhou, Y., Todman, J., Topping, K. & Jindal-Snape, D. (2010). Cultural and pedagogical adaptation during transition from Chinese to UK University. In: D. Jindal-Snape (Ed.), Educational transitions: Moving stories from around the world (pp ). London & New York: Routledge.