Conference paper
Community Engagement and the International Student Experience: A Definition
Proceedings of the 2010 Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference, pp.1-9
Australian & New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference (ANZMAC), 2010 (Christchurch, New Zealand, 29-Nov-2010–01-Dec-2010)
Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy (ANZMAC)
2010
Abstract
Sustaining the benefits of the globally-competitive international education industry requires new thinking and a movement beyond simply measuring student satisfaction with their university experience. The often-neglected party in the international student experience is the host community. While community engagement has many positive impacts, few universities explore how additional value can be co-created through this link. Community engagement as a construct is not well understood. Through reviewing the extant literature this conceptual paper developed a definition of community engagement as it applies to the international student experience, being: the mutual creation of knowledge and value networks on a personal and professional level, via international student involvement and participation in unique university facilitated community experiences; which enriches the international student experience, assimilates local and global cultures, and yields superior value for the student, the university and the community.
Details
- Title
- Community Engagement and the International Student Experience: A Definition
- Authors
- David Fleischman (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of BusinessMeredith A Lawley (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of BusinessMaria Raciti (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Business
- Contributors
- P Ballantine (Editor)J Finsterwalder (Editor)
- Publication details
- Proceedings of the 2010 Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference, pp.1-9
- Conference details
- Australian & New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference (ANZMAC), 2010 (Christchurch, New Zealand, 29-Nov-2010–01-Dec-2010)
- Publisher
- Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy (ANZMAC)
- Date published
- 2010
- ISBN
- 9780473178208
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2010 ANZMAC and the authors. Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449744902621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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