Butcher A; McGrath T. International students in New Zealand : needs and responses. International Education Journal v.5 n.4 p.540-551, December 2004. Refereed article. Includes bibliographical references. ISSN: 1443-1475

This paper considers the pastoral care needs of international students in New Zealand. Using the relatively new Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students as its departure point, this paper critically evaluates the assertion that there is a crisis in New Zealand’s export education industry. Read more…

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Butcher A. Quality care? Export education policies in New Zealand from 1999 to 2002. Access : Critical perspectives on Communication, Cultural and Policy Studies v.23 n.2 p.21-31, 2004. Refereed article. Includes bibliographical references.
ISSN: 0111-8889

This paper critically examines export education policies between 1999 and 2002, which is a period of a significant shift toward quality control of the export education industry. It argues that while this shift is at one level concerned with the pastoral care of international students in New Zealand, it more significantly indicates the role of the State in both the funding of, and responsibility for the export education industry. It argues that while there is good reason to examine the policies in this period separately, in that quality issues are brought to the fore for the first time, there are echoes of the educational reforms of the 1980s. Read more…

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Butcher A. Departures and arrivals : international students returning to the countries of origin. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal v.13 n.3 p.275-303, 2004. Refereed article. Includes bibliographical references. ISSN: 0117-1968

This paper examines notions of re-entry, or return migration, through the experiences of East Asian tertiary international students who had studied in New Zealand. After identifying specific methodological contexts of re-entry for these students, and briefly considering international students’ experiences in New Zealand, this article examines various transitions encountered during re-entry. Read more…

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