“The NOSCA Mafia”: overseas student activism in Australia, 1985–1994

PurposeThe purpose of the paper is to explore and analyse the history of the predominantly Malaysian Network of Overseas Students Collectives in Australia (NOSCA), that existed from 1985–1994.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is based on extensive archival research in the State Library of New South Wales, the National Library of Australia and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Archives. It makes particular use of the UNSW student newspaper Tharunka and the NOSCA publications Truganini and Default. It also draws upon nine oral history interviews with former members of NOSCA.FindingsThe NOSCA was particularly prominent at the UNSW, building a base there and engaging substantially in the student union. Informed by anarchism, its activists were interested in an array of issues–especially opposition to student fees and in solidarity with struggles for democracy and national liberation in Southeast Asia, especially around East Timor. Moreover, the group would serve as a training ground for a layer of activists, dissidents and opposition politicians throughout Southeast Asia, with a milieu of ex-NOSCA figures sometimes disparagingly referred to as “the NOSCA Mafia.”Originality/valueWhile there has been much research on overseas students, there has been far less on overseas students as protestors and activists. This paper is the first case study to specifically hone in on NOSCA, one of the most substantial and left wing overseas student groups. Tracing the group's history helps us to reframe and rethink the landscape of student activism in Australia, as less white, less middle class and less privileged.

PERBEDAAN GRIT PADA MAHASISWA PERANTAU DAN BUKAN PERANTAU DI UNIVERSITAS “X”

Family support, especially parents, can help students adapt to their educational transition from high school to college or university. For overseas students, of course the limited presence of parents will be a challenge as well as a separate opportunity to develop themselves. In addition to supporting factors the encouragement of intrinsic motivation from students' personalities also determines in an effort to get good academic achievement. One of the personality traits that helps a person to be able to maintain his intrinsic motivation is Grit, one of the concepts put forward by Angela Lee Ducksworth. Grit has two aspects, namely perseverance of effort and consistency of interest. The research instrument for measuring Grit will use a measuring instrument developed by Angela Lee Duckworth (2009). Measuring instruments in the form of a self-report questionnaire, validity r = 0,300-0,654 and reliability r = 0,888. Respondents from this study were 344 university X students with respondents' ages varying from 17 to 24 years. The mean score of the Grit variable in the Overseas group of students was 37.05 while the mean score in the non-Overseas group of students was 35.17. Overseas student groups showed higher Grit scores than non-overseas student groups. Individuals who have higher grits will be more diligent and diligent, are not easily discouraged by setbacks or failures, are more focused on projects or goals, and are more likely to complete tasks. Keywords: grit, non-overseas students, overseas students

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This chapter utilizes newly discovered historical records and literary materials from China and Japan to investigate questions about Luo Tuosheng, a Manchukuo overseas student in imperial Japan, examining his identity, literary activities in Japan, and imprisonment. Luo played a central role in launching the influential "Mobei wenxue qingnian-hui" (Mobei Literary Youth Association) often overlooked by scholars, and thus provides a glimpse into Manchukuo overseas student engagement in Japan. The establishment and setbacks of this association will also be clarified.

PENGARUH SELF-COMPASSION TERHADAP KESEPIAN PADA MAHASISWA RANTAU

This study aimed to determine the effect of self-compassion on loneliness, of overseas student in University of Education Indonesia. The study used quantitative method with 260 participants. The research used instruments Indonesian Self-compassion Scale – Short Version (Oktyana, 2013) and UCLA Loneliness Scale Version 3 to measure loneliness adapted by Irsalina (2013) from Rusell (1996). This used simple regression to analyze the effect of Self Compassion to Lonelines. The result showed there were significant effect of self-compassion to loneliness with R square 0,096. The freshmen tend to lonelines, so the university must overcome their loneliness.