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International students' sense of belonging
… with university experience. However, international students may be experiencing low levels of belonging, especially with American students. From a survey that asked students about their sense of belonging to the university, with American students, and with other international students, …
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How to recruit more international students
… of this study was twofold: 1) to determine international students' perspectives regarding the (U.S.) school application process, and 2) to compare recruiters' perspectives regarding the application process. Results indicated affordable tuition and alumni's satisfaction greatly influenced …
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International Students' Confidence And Academic Success
<p>Research shows that the international student population is showing 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 …
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Food Insecurity and Health of International Students
International college students may be at risk for suffering from food insecurity and poor health. The purposes of this study were to: 1) determine if the household adult food security status (HAFSS) differs between undergraduate and graduate international students (INSTUD) attending the University …
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International Students' Social Integration and Social Support
International student mobility has been increasingly driven by economic rationales. However, the mere presence of international students in US higher education is inadequate to realize the non-economic values of internationalization, such as enhancing intercultural understanding. This dissertation, …
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Writing Research Papers: A Guide for International Students
<p>The recent dramatic influx of international students to universities in the United States has presented many difficulties, both to those students and to those who work in American higher education. One of the most significant of those challenges is helping international students learn, …
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Culture shock: the adjustment process for international students
The nature of the adjustment process for international students, upon initial enrollment in American colleges and universities, has not been adequately described by researchers. The most accepted model used to describe the adjustment process is the U-Curve model (Lysgaard, 1955; Oberg, 1960) even …
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Academic experiences of international students at Eastern Michigan University
<p>International students who move to the United States to study can experience both positive and negative challenges during the process of achieving their educational goals at the higher educational institutions they are enrolled in. This study explored how academic experiences of international …
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Taiwanese International Students in Clinical Supervision: A Phenomenological Study
<p>The population of international students has continued to grow in the past two decades and become an important segment of U.S. university enrollment (Ng & Smith, 2001). Altogether, there is limited literature that is devoted to international students’ experience in clinical supervision and …
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Be Our Guest - International Students in Contemporary Multiethnic Literature
… looks at the literary representation of the international student in two different novels to uncover the true nature of the US’s “hospitality” from the Cold War Era until now. To demonstrate this, I use Derrida’s framework of hospitality, close readings of Susan Choi’s novel The Foreign …
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Examining how an institution develops support services for international students
As the needs and international student mobility trends continue to shift, institutions are tasked with finding strategies to support international students. This study expanded on research around the acculturation process as the current research lacks a multidimensional approach to understanding …
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Postgraduate International Students as Globalised Lifelong Learners: An Exploratory Study.
… debates relating to the purpose and nature of international higher education. It does so by examining globalisation, lifelong learning and postgraduate international study through the voice of the individual student. The voice of the student is under represented in the literature and this …
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Foreign Language Anxiety Among Japanese International Students in the U.S.
… the foreign language anxieties Japanese international students at American universities have and the relationship between these anxieties and length of stay in the U.S. 151 Japanese international students answered a modified version of the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale …
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Socio-Cultural Adjustment of International Students as Expatriates in America
This study examined the relationships between international students’ ethnic identity, self-efficacy, uncertainty avoidance, and their socio-cultural adjustment. A total of 65 international students (aged 18 to 33 years) from seven countries completed the online questionnaire. As hypothesized, path …
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Intercultural learning for international students: Designing a pre-departure orientation
… the beginning of each program, inbound exchange students participate in pre-departure orientations to prepare them for their experiences in the United States. It is vital that these pre-departure orientation programs lay the groundwork for mutual understanding by fostering intercultural …
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