Friendship and Relationships in Virtual and Intercultural Learning Groups

Joanna Crossman, Sarbari Bordia

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    Abstract

    This paper reports on a qualitative research study about the perceptions of university students who collaborated in a virtual and international project to learn about intercultural communication. The findings indicate that participants capitalised on the opportunity the project presented to find friends and develop relationships and that the social interaction also characterised and influenced the learning experience itself and had implications for engagement. The paper concludes that the subjectivities of social interaction are powerfully embedded in learning and need to be explored further in higher education studies in order to inform practice.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationManaging for Unknowable Futures
    EditorsConference Program Committee
    Place of PublicationAdelaide
    PublisherUniversity of South Australia
    Pages1-18
    EditionPeer Reviewed
    Publication statusPublished - 2010
    EventAnnual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM 2010) - Adelaide Australia, Australia
    Duration: 1 Jan 2010 → …

    Conference

    ConferenceAnnual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM 2010)
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    Period1/01/10 → …
    OtherDecember 8-10 2010

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