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“I don’t really feel a big difference between an international and the locals”: Exploring educational migrants’ experience of New Zealand as a study and migration destination

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This paper examines the experiences of foreign nationals who moved to New Zealand through education-for-immigration pathways. Drawing on insights generated from an online questionnaire and semi-structured interviews, the study finds that the migration project of this group was largely successful. This finding is theorized using Bourdieu’s notion of “the affinities of habitus,” which provides an alternative framework for understanding migrant integration as the result of the interplay between the capital migrants bring and the “character” of the host country. The paper further identifies specific areas of improvement that would enhance the overall experience of educational migrants in New Zealand.

Source: Asian and Pacific migration journal

DOI: 10.1177/01171968251395320

Author: Valentine Ibeka

Institution: Victoria University of Wellington

Language: English

Topic: Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,650