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Avci, Mehmet; Montilla, Romulo E. – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2022
Research on the international students primarily focuses on adjustment and acculturation issues rather than building and maintaining the wellness of specific cultural groups of international students. This study used basic psychological needs involved in self-determination theory to investigate the relationship between autonomy, competence, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Student Adjustment, Acculturation
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Koo, Katie; Baker, Ian; Yoon, Jiyoon – Journal of International Students, 2021
We analyzed 192 first-year international college students in the Mid-Atlantic region to examine the change in international students' acculturative stress, adjustment, and collegiate experiences during their first year of enrollment in U.S. higher education. We found that male students, students from low socioeconomic status backgrounds, and…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Foreign Students, Student Adjustment, Student Satisfaction
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Bek, Hafiz – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
This research is a descriptive study carried out to examine the relations between life goals and school attendance levels among Afghan students receiving higher education in Turkey. In total there were 198 Afghan students that participated in the study. Among which 159 were male and 39 female. All of these students were studying in 16 Turkish…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Foreign Students, Asians
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Kagnici, Dilek Yelda – International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 2012
The study examined how particular demographic and multicultural personality variables might predict university adjustment of international students in Turkey. One hundred and twenty-one international students from five geographical regions, including Middle Central Asia, the Balkans, the Middle East, the Kafkasia Region, and the Russian…
Descriptors: Personality, Student Adjustment, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
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Özoglu, Murat; Gür, Bekir S.; Coskun, Ipek – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2015
Turkey is increasingly becoming a regional hub for international students. The number of international students in Turkish universities has grown by almost 300% in the last decade. The current internationalization efforts of the Turkish government and universities have the potential to make Turkey an even more attractive destination for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, College Students, Global Approach
Shelley, Mack; Yildirim, Atila – Online Submission, 2013
Using Program for International Student Achievement (PISA) 2009 data we study the transfer of knowledge among reading, mathematics, and science among Turkish students. Both Science and Reading are significant predictors of Mathematics scores, although clearly Science is a much stronger predictor; the transfer from Science to Mathematics is much…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Foreign Countries
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Guzeller, Cem Oktay; Akin, Ayca – Educational Research and Reviews, 2011
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the amount of time spent on homework in all subjects (HTAS), the time spent on mathematics homework (MHT), confidence in doing mathematics homework (HCM) and the mathematics achievement of students in Turkey, based on data from the programme for international student assessment…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Homework, Mathematics Achievement, Multiple Regression Analysis
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2019
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2019, organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Modern psychology offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology