Journal article
Precarity Before and During the Pandemic: International Student Employment and Personal Finances in Australia
Journal of studies in international education, Vol.27(1), pp.39-63
02/2023
PMID: 36744243
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Abstract
There is mounting evidence of increased international student financial and work precarity over the last decade in Australia. Yet, there has been a little scholarly analysis of which students are most affected by precarity and its sources. Drawing on two surveys of international students in Australia's two largest cities, conducted before and during the pandemic, we investigate the financial and work vulnerabilities of international students. We demonstrate that vulnerability is related to characteristics which describe particular cohorts of students: being from low-income countries, working class families, seeking a low-level qualification, enrolled in a non-university institution, and being without a scholarship. The concepts of "noncitizenship" and "work precarity" are used to explain how the mechanisms of each characteristic heighten vulnerability, thereby contributing to a broader evidence-base about the causality of international student precarity.
Details
- Title
- Precarity Before and During the Pandemic: International Student Employment and Personal Finances in Australia
- Creators
- Catherine Hastings - University of Technology SydneyGaby Ramia - University of SydneyShaun Wilson - Macquarie UniversityEmma Mitchell - University of Technology SydneyAlan Morris - University of Technology Sydney
- Publication Details
- Journal of studies in international education, Vol.27(1), pp.39-63
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 25
- Grant note
- DP190101073 / Australian Research Council
- Identifiers
- 991013126107102368
- Copyright
- © 2021 European Association for International Education.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Education
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article