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Abstract
Students are caught between work and play. They are not working in the classical sense of exchanging effort for payment, but nevertheless expected to approach their studies with a discipline similar to that of people at work. We focus on international students – the students who travel abroad for part of their higher education. Compared to domestic students, the international students face the additional work of getting to know a new country and educational culture. We present the first results and reflections from an exploratory case study carried out in 2015 with a convenience sample of five international master students. The study is a pilot study conducted in preparation for a full-size interview-based study. We argue that international students constitute an interesting group with special needs that can benefit from ICT support at different levels to cope with the cultural, educational, and social adjustments involved in being abroad.
| Translated title of the contribution | Håndtering af private og faglige informationsbehov i udlandet: et eksplorativt studie blandt internationale studerende |
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| Original language | English |
| Publication date | 2016 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Event | ASIST&T Annual Meeting 2016: SIG-SI workshop on the Social Informatics of Work and Play - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 14 Oct 2016 → 18 Oct 2016 Conference number: Annual Meeting 2016 |
Conference
| Conference | ASIST&T Annual Meeting 2016 |
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| Number | Annual Meeting 2016 |
| Country/Territory | Denmark |
| City | Copenhagen |
| Period | 14/10/2016 → 18/10/2016 |
Activities
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ASIS&T Annual Meeting
Diane H. Sonnenwald (Organizer)
14 Oct 2016 → 20 Oct 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation of and participation in conference