Friendship and relationships in virtual and intercultural learning groups
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2010
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Crossman, J.
Bordia, S.
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Gurd, B.
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Proceedings of the 24th annual Australian and New Zealand academy of management conference, 2010 / Gurd, B. (ed./s)
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24th Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM 2010) (7 Dec 2010 : Adelaide, South Australia)
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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 ofsocial interaction are powerfully embedded inlearning and need to be exploredfurther in higher education studies in order to inform practice.
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Copyright 2010 The Authors