Abstract
This qualitative study discusses the impact of a support network for international
students of culturally diverse backgrounds using a peer mentoring scheme. The
scheme focused on facilitating cultural integration in the international student
community in Newcastle and sought to engender a cooperative community
among new students. Data obtained from focus groups revealed the success of
the mentoring scheme in facilitating integration of first-year international
students, engendering a community of international students in the school, and
subsequently increasing the percentage of passes in the first-year examination
while reducing the attrition rate.
students of culturally diverse backgrounds using a peer mentoring scheme. The
scheme focused on facilitating cultural integration in the international student
community in Newcastle and sought to engender a cooperative community
among new students. Data obtained from focus groups revealed the success of
the mentoring scheme in facilitating integration of first-year international
students, engendering a community of international students in the school, and
subsequently increasing the percentage of passes in the first-year examination
while reducing the attrition rate.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 292-302 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Innovations in Education and Teaching International |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 10 Apr 2013 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- international students
- mentoring relationships
- integration
- undergraduate law curriculum
- qualitative analysis via focus group discussion