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ANNOUNCING
THE ISANA BURSARIES
2008
These
bursaries are being offered to students undertaking
research at the post-graduate level in a university in
Australia or New Zealand, into areas relating to the
education, support and well-being of international
students studying in these countries.
Several
bursaries will be offered and they will be awarded at
the conference dinner of the 19th ISANA Conference which
will be held in Auckland, New Zealand, on 2 – 5
December, 2008.
The bursaries
will be awarded for a refereed paper co-authored by the
student, presented at the conference, and deemed to be
most worthy by the selection panel. At least one bursary
will be valued at $1500.00 and at least two other
bursaries will be valued at $500.00 each. All of the
bursaries will be accompanied by a conference
registration fee waiver, to allow the recipients to
present their papers and receive their awards.
Click here for open the application form. An
abstract must be submitted to the conference at the time
of application. Applications for these bursaries close
on 27 June, 2008.
Some possible
research areas include:
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Developing
a model for student support – from welfare to
independence
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The
international student experience from a
narrative/individual perspective
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Mental
health issues for international students from a
particular ethnic background
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Methods of
knowledge acquisition and cognitive styles of
students from various cultural backgrounds
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The
effects of changes in the academic or administrative
structures of a university on the international
students that study within in it
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Adolescent
development in a foreign culture.
For further
information contact
Paula
Dunstan
Immediate Past President ISANA
pdunstan@pieronline.org
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