Crowded House: Accommodation Precarity and Self-Reported Academic Performance of International Students
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| Title: | Crowded House: Accommodation Precarity and Self-Reported Academic Performance of International Students |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Catherine Hastings (ORCID |
| Source: | Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education. 2024 54(7):1190-1209. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 20 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | COVID-19, Pandemics, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, School Closing, Barriers, Housing, Student Costs, Economically Disadvantaged, College Students, Vocational Education, Public Colleges, Stress Variables, Financial Problems, Academic Achievement, Personal Autonomy, Anxiety |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03057925.2023.2184199 |
| ISSN: | 0305-7925 1469-3623 |
| Abstract: | This article draws on two surveys of international students in Sydney and Melbourne, undertaken in 2019 and during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns. Using the concept of bounded agency, we identify how the challenges of living in one of the world's most expensive rental housing markets impact students' perceptions of their academic attainment. We find housing insecurity, unaffordability and condition, amplified by financial stress, contribute significantly to student anxiety about their studies. These relationships differ by student background and education. We argue students' agency to meet their educational ambitions in Australia is constrained by the cost of housing and the housing choices they consequently make to mitigate financial stress. Our findings suggest the importance of 'town' or non-institutional aspects of the international student experience on their satisfaction and academic outcomes. We call for further research to explore these relationships in other global contexts. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1442140 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This article draws on two surveys of international students in Sydney and Melbourne, undertaken in 2019 and during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns. Using the concept of bounded agency, we identify how the challenges of living in one of the world's most expensive rental housing markets impact students' perceptions of their academic attainment. We find housing insecurity, unaffordability and condition, amplified by financial stress, contribute significantly to student anxiety about their studies. These relationships differ by student background and education. We argue students' agency to meet their educational ambitions in Australia is constrained by the cost of housing and the housing choices they consequently make to mitigate financial stress. Our findings suggest the importance of 'town' or non-institutional aspects of the international student experience on their satisfaction and academic outcomes. We call for further research to explore these relationships in other global contexts. |
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| ISSN: | 0305-7925 1469-3623 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03057925.2023.2184199 |
