Chinese academic libraries serving international students and scholars: An assessment of three case studies

Shao, Xiaorong; Scherlen, Allan

doi:10.1080/10572317.2011.10762879

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“…Participants to this study narrated great distress on issues that concern immigration and called for a revamp to the services, especially the turnaround of visa applications processed by the Department of Home Affairs. These suggestions can be thought of as key in the provision of good quality service and improving the well-being of international students (Nzivo and Chuanfu 2013), thus placing emphasis on the role of both administrators and academics in ensuring that this happens (Shao and Scherlen 2011).…”

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“…From an improvement point of view, an understanding of matters that affect international students as part of their enrolment can be useful in the provision of high-quality service (Nzivo and Chuanfu 2013). Others like Shao and Scherlen (2011) cite the need for such efforts as an obligation by higher education administrators and academics in viewing international students as valuable customers in how they operate. Some gaps exist in the literature, especially when working with international students as a sample cohort.…”

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Narratives of a sense of belonging: Perspectives from a sample of international students in South Africa

Chinyamurindi

2018

SAJHE

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South African universities have witnessed an increase in the number of international student enrolment. Strategies need to be put into place into ways of integrating and helping students develop a sense of belonging. The aim of this research (using a narrative analysis) is to understand how international students develop a sense of belonging as part of their enrolment at a rural university in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. In achieving this, a focus group discussion and reflective diaries were used at the start and end of the 2015 academic year using 20 international students. Data was analysed using the three levels of meaning making adopted in previous qualitative research. Three findings in the form of narratives emerge based on the data analysis. First, the formation of an in and out group mentality amongst international students.Second, the study reveals the factors that were narrated as influencing student's sense of belonging. Despite all this, students still narrated as "suffering a sense of elsewhere". Based on the findings and narratives generated from this work, suggestions are made that affect the work of lecturers, university administrators and also policy makers on what can be done to assist international students in developing a sense of belonging within a South African context as part of their enrolment.

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Narratives of a sense of belonging: Perspectives from a sample of international students in South Africa

Chinyamurindi

2018

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“…(as recommended by Han), 10 and dedicated librarians with the linguistic and cultural background could provide targeted instruction and services to these students (as recommended by Shao and Scherlen). 11 The next step of this study is to interpret the data collected in the second interview. Investigators will examine contributing factors to many challenges faced by native English speaking and Chinese students, such as difficulty evaluating information, less use of information sources and types, tendency to quit when an article is not available, etc.…”

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“…Most previous research focuses on awareness and use of library resources rather than considering students' underlying information needs within a specific research context. For example, Shao and Scherlen's study 11 employed an online survey with 83 Chinese student respondents from various disciplines to determine their level of satisfaction with library services and resources. Liu and Winn's article 12 entitled "Chinese graduate students and the Canadian academic library" reports on the results of a qualitative study of 12 Chinese graduate students.…”

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Identifying Challenges Faced by Chinese Undergraduate Engineering Students in Acquiring Information Literacy Skills – A Report on Survey Findings

Zhao

Mawhinney

2014 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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This study investigates challenges related to information literacy that Chinese undergraduate engineering students face in comparison with their native English speaking peers in completing a research paper. Steps of a typical research process are examined including: selecting a topic, finding information sources, planning search strategies, and gathering, evaluating, managing and presenting information. Both survey and interview methods were used to gather data. The SCONUL Seven Pillars of Information Literacy framework was adopted to develop the survey and interview questions, and the ACRL Information Literacy Standards for Science and Engineering/Technology were used to examine the findings. Only survey findings are reported in the current paper. Although there are some areas where both groups reported challenges such as finding enough relevant information and incorporating ideas from their readings into their paper, other areas such as evaluating sources and knowing when and how to cite, were especially challenging for Chinese students.

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Developing Library Services for International Students in China’s Universities: What Does the Literature Tell Us?

Zhou

Han

Ping

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Transforming Digital Worlds

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Chinese academic libraries serving international students and scholars: An assessment of three case studies

Cited by 7 publications

References 12 publications

Narratives of a sense of belonging: Perspectives from a sample of international students in South Africa

Narratives of a sense of belonging: Perspectives from a sample of international students in South Africa

Identifying Challenges Faced by Chinese Undergraduate Engineering Students in Acquiring Information Literacy Skills – A Report on Survey Findings

Developing Library Services for International Students in China’s Universities: What Does the Literature Tell Us?

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