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ERIC Number: EJ616588
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-080X
Interactions of Southeast Asian Students and Administrative Staff at University in Australia: The Significance of Reciprocal Understanding.
Volet, S. E.; Tan-Quigley, A.
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, v21 n1 p95-115 May 1999
Examined the way in which some "awkward" cross cultural incidents between Southeast Asian students and staff at universities in Australia could be interpreted in terms of cultural and individual differences in social rules. Explores the cultural nature of socially acceptable behavior through focus group interviews with 36 students and 28 faculty members and calls for reciprocal cultural understanding. (SLD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Faculty, College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Social Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; Reciprocity (Communication); Southeast Asians