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(2017). International Students Experience in Teacher Education: Creating Context Through Play Workshops. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 42 (9).  \n[http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2017v42n9.3](http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2017v42n9.3)  \nThis Journal Article is posted at Research Online.  \n[http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol42/iss9/3](http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol42/iss9/3)  \nAustralian Journal of Teacher Education  \nInternational Students Experience in Teacher Education: Creating Context  \nThrough Play Workshops  \nDawn Joseph  \nElizabeth Rouse  \nDeakin University  \nAbstract: Higher education in Australia attracts many international  \nstudents. Universities are challenged to prepare them with the  \nnecessary understandings, knowledge and skills to effectively  \nparticipate in their study. For international students, understanding  \nEarly Childhood contexts in Australia is a new way of viewing  \nteaching and learning from their own cultural perspective. This paper situates itself as part of a wider study “Improving work placement for international students, their mentors and other stakeholders ”. A pilot  \nprogram was run at Deakin University for the Master of Teaching  \nEarly Childhood students to undertake play workshops before  \ncommencing placement. Questionnaires were analysed using  \nInterpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Three themes emerged and  \nare discussed. The findings show that while play workshops may  \nprovide a ‘place and space’for international students to gain  \nknowledge, skills and understandings before going out on placement,  \nthey do have some limitations. Generalisations to other institutions  \ncannot be made.  \nIntroduction  \nHigher education in Australia attracts a large amount of international students across tertiary courses (programs or degrees). In the past twenty years, Australia has attracted many students from countries such China and the United States (Marginson, 2011) . Australia has the third highest number of international students after the United States and the United Kingdom (Australian Government, 2015b) . Enrolments have increased from 8.4% in 2014, to 9.6% in September (2015) with China and India as top countries (Australian Government, 2015c). The Australian Government (2015a) points out that 93% of international students favor the status of the institute, and 94% choose a qualification because of its reputation. International students (IS) come from all different walks of life; they choose Australian institutes for a variety of reasons including academic rigor and the wide range of experiences they can gain when undertaking a course in Australia (Australian Government, 2015a) .  \nResearch points out that IS come from different parts of the globe and face many challenges when undertaking study in a foreign country (Qing, Schweisfurth & Day, 2010; Spooner-Lane, Tangen, & Campbell, 2009). Hence, they “require tailored programs and support services in order to create a level playing field with local students”(Gribble, 2014, p.2). For many IS coming from non-English speaking backgrounds, studying away from their home country is challenging (Andrade, 2006b; Heggins & Jackson, 2003). They lack the support of family and friends, they experience homesickness, they face challenges adjusting to their new work and study environment, and some incur financial issues (Brown, 2008; Campbell & Uusimaki, 2006; Spooner-Lane et al., 2009; Walters, 2012) . Given the high  \nVol 42, 9, September 2017 44  \nAustralian Journal of Teacher Education  \npercentage of IS in Australia, they cannot","cbCaicMEukX9gTIY","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicMEukX9gTIY","pdf",619508,16,"English","# Abstract\n## Introduction","[{\"question\":\"What problem does the paper address for international students in teacher education?\",\"answer\":\"The paper focuses on how universities prepare international students with the understandings, knowledge, and skills needed to participate effectively in study and placement.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the pilot program implemented at Deakin University?\",\"answer\":\"A pilot program was run for Master of Teaching Early Childhood students to undertake play workshops before commencing placement.\"},{\"question\":\"What method was used to analyze the questionnaires?\",\"answer\":\"Questionnaires were analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, from which three themes emerged.\"}]","International Students Experience in Teacher Education: Creating Context Through Play Workshops | PDF",1792077884]