Open AccessSatisfiers and Dissatisfiers for International Vocational Education Students
Author(s) -
Jonathon Ryan,
Michael Rabbidge,
Yi Wang,
Jenny Field
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of international students
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.47
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2166-3750
pISSN - 2162-3104
DOI - 10.32674/jis.v9i3.751
Subject(s) - vocational education , psychology , institution , narrative , qualitative research , perception , pedagogy , mathematics education , medical education , sociology , social science , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , neuroscience
While the satisfaction of international students is frequently surveyed, much of this research is based on a very limited range of closed-item data collection methods, producing findings that partially reflect the researchers’ assumptions in designing the survey items. Recognizing the potential value in using methods that are more open-ended and qualitative analyses, the present study employed narrative frames and follow-up interviews to explore the satisfiers and dissatisfiers for international vocational education students at one institution in New Zealand. Reporting on perceptions of the class, institution, and community, the findings identify the participants’ top-of-mind (dis)satisfiers and complement the existing literature by identifying seldom-reported themes. Discussion of issues in analyzing narrative frames is also provided.