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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"Foreign students"”.
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Attitudes of Foreign Students Toward Missions
… Linda University on the attitudes of SDA college students in North America and Australia toward missions. This research was directed primarily to Western students--students who were considered prospective missionaries and on whom the future of missions rested. My research continued this theme, but …
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Foreign Students and U.S. Academic Libraries: A Case Study of Foreign Students and Libraries in Two Universities in New Orleans, Louisiana
This study explored difficulties foreign students encounter in their use of U.S. academic libraries, their patterns of library use, and the nature of libraries in their countries. A questionnaire was sent to all foreign students at Tulane University and the University of New Orleans. A total of 388 …
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The economics of U.S. higher education for foreign students
… the human capital model to the decisions of foreign students to seek higher education in the U.S. The theory suggests that foreign students will see. higher education in the U.S. if the net present value of doing so is greater than the value of remaining in their native country. In addition, …
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Cultural acclimatisation: Foreign students studying in a private educational institution in Singapore
… of acclimatisation and coping strategies of such foreign students. A sample of tweleve students was chosen from Chinese students studying at one private educational institution in Singapore. Drawing on the findings of Furnham (1997) and Murphy-Lejenne (2002), among others, the present study looks …
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English Language Use, Needs, and Proficiency Among Foreign Students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
This research reveals the extent to which foreign students' reported use of English, their perceptions of the importance of English, and their proficiency in English are related to their membership in groups based on academic discipline, academic level, and teaching assistantship (TA) status.
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Institutional inclusion in Higher Education: an analysis of the experiences of access, belonging and participation of international/ foreign students at the University Of Cape Town.
… and thirteenth centuries in Europe, where foreign students formed communities at recognized universities. The value of global migration in the realm of academics, has gained increasing attention in light of the tremendous value migrant students add to host countries' cultural, political and …
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An Examination of Selected Procedures for Assessing the Efficacy of Computer-Assisted Instruction in the Teaching of English as a Second Language to Adult Foreign Students
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Differences in income and consumer expenditure patterns between foreign and American graduate students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
… expenditure patterns between American and foreign graduate students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI & SU). The study was based on a survey entitled "Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Graduate Students Demographic and Economic Impact Study" …
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Japanese educational assistance to developing countries
Today, Japan is the largest foreign aid donor in the world with an annual government expenditure of over ten billion dollars. In its recent development of foreign aid activities, Japan has expanded its educational assistance to developing countries and has steadily increased the number of training …
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Diseguali su quale base? Lo svantaggio scolastico dei figli di immigrati in Europa
… analyse the educational gap between native and foreign students in Europe. In last decades, because of the increasing number of immigrants, the sociological literature on the ethnic stratification in education has considerably grown. However, several aspects of the relationship between ethnicity …
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Applied Literature: Expanding Cultural Understanding For Language Learners
… of adult English language learners who are students at an American university as they read, write about, and discuss literature written by an author from the local area and which portrays the local culture in which the university is situated. This study seeks to examine how adopting an …
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Designing a cultural needs questionnaire
… needs questionnaire intended to get a profile of foreign students' awareness of American culture. Specifically, the original questionnaire was designed to assess the level of awareness that English as a Second Language (ESL) students have of three aspects of American culture: family, gender roles, …
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International Students' Confidence And Academic Success
… significant growth. Studies also show that foreign students are encountering difficulties such as social adaptability, language barriers, academic ability, and financial need. There is compelling evidence that establishes a correlation between a person's self-efficacy and his or her level of …
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A Journey of Tears: What They Don't Tell You About America, a memoir
… to survive in a country where international students are not much welcomed in practise. Comparing my own experiences with other people's experiences, especially with those who are from other Middle Eastern countries, this project aims to show how life can be hard for foreign students, and how …
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A Dormitory for Architecture Students in Alexandria, Virginia
… The building is orientated to American and foreign students coming to the metropolitan area of Washington DC to study at the Center and willing to take advantage of the opportunities of the city. The idea was to create a building for civic adaptation, to educate and inspire students not only …
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China's Education Reforms: Strategic Implications
… system modernizes, aiming to attract more foreign students, Beijing will be able to influence more future leaders around the world by winning their "hearts and minds.” The Chinese military is leveraging civilian higher education reforms to its benefit. This includes conducting defense …
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The US Government-Sponsored Graduate-Level Exchange Programs: The Goals of the Major Stakeholders and the Students' Academic Interests
… is an effective tool in governmental foreign policies. The shift of focus in governmental policies towards the political rather than educational purposes of educational international exchange could lead for lack of attention paid to the issues of foreign students' academic interests. …
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Life stress, social support, and problem-solving skills in depression, hopelessness, and suicide ideation for an Asian student population: a test of a model
… and suicide ideation for a group of Asian foreign students in the United states. Problem-solving skills and social support were hypothesized as two mediators between life stress and dependent variables, such as depression, hopelessness, and suicide ideation. The results from a series of …
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