Journey to Australia: the experience of Malaysian international students and spouses
List of Authors
  • Siti Salina Abdullah

Keyword
  • Malaysian international students, international spouses

Abstract
  • In recent times, there have been growing numbers of international students in Australia. International students from Malaysia are the fifth largest in number. The purpose of this study was to investigate the experience of married Malaysian international students prior to their journey to Australia. Respondents were thirteen Malay couples living temporarily in Australia. They were Malay Muslim postgraduate students pursuing their master or PhD. degree at universities in South Australia. All students were accompanied by their spouses. A qualitative methodology was used in this study. Results showed that discussion among family members occured prior to participants’ journey to travel overseas.

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