Navigating international academia : : research student narratives / / edited by Jill Brown.

These narratives recount what it means to be a research student at an Australian university. They unpack the complex pathways that have lead the authors to this place, the early imaginings, the attempts to achieve the dream and the challenges that come with that achievement. These students bring a r...

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Place / Publishing House:Rotterdam, Netherlands : : Sense Publishers,, 2014.
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (141 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / Jill Brown
  • Introduction / Jill Brown
  • Telling Stories / Phiona Stanley
  • Journeying into the World of Academia / Chinh Duc Nguyen
  • Boundary Crossing in the International PhD Journey / Minh Hue Nguyen
  • Climbing the Education Ladder / Siti Rohani
  • Religion, Secularism and Post-colonialism / Ahmad Bukhori
  • The Journey I Can’t Take Alone / Novi Rahayu Restuningrum
  • Hidden Facts / Seham Al-Shwayli
  • Trying to be Good / Farzana Khan
  • Struggles, Challenges and Opportunities / Mohammod Moninoor Roshid
  • Life Is What Happens to You While You’re Making Plans / Mircea Matthews
  • Rags to Riches / Penelope Clarke
  • List of Contributors / Jill Brown.