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Mendoza, Carlos; Dervin, Fred; Layne, Heidi – Higher Education Research and Development, 2023
Internationalization at home (IaH) policies in higher education institutions (HEIs) are rarely negotiated with and by students. Therefore, students' takes on such policies could be missed opportunities for HEIs. This qualitative study investigates international and local students' negotiations and meaning-making of integration and IaH as stated by…
Descriptors: International Education, Student Attitudes, Foreign Students, Foreign Countries
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Venegas-Muggli, Juan I. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2019
This research evaluated the impact on students' academic achievements of a pre-college outreach programme implemented by a Chilean higher education institution. This programme benefits students in their last year of secondary education so they can better adapt to post-secondary education. Specifically, we assessed whether freshmen enrolled in 2017…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, College Freshmen, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis
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Stevens, Christopher D.; Walker, Beverly M. – Higher Education Research and Development, 1996
A study of 126 traditional-age freshmen at the University of Wollongong (Australia) found student social and emotional adjustment was influenced by both circumstances and student attitude. Membership in a particular discipline group predicted better adjustment, and male and female students adjusted in different ways. Implications for counseling…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Adjustment, Females