ABSTRACT
This chapter reports on the development of a pedagogy of care for international music students at a private higher education provider in Australia. With ethical consent, the study invited current international students and recent graduates to take part in semi-structured interviews and Story Circles, a methodology approved by UNESCO. The resulting narratives provided an understanding of the participants’ experiences and culminated in the development of a pilot Handbook of Care for Higher Music Education in which key areas such as staff recruitment, understanding challenges and opportunities with international study, and recognizing the need for cultural consideration in curriculum and assessment design were incorporated. The guidelines in the handbook emphasize the importance of diversity in staff recruitment, ways to incorporate cultural diversity in assessment and rubric design and promoting community engagement.
