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The Development of an International Student Advisor: A Grounded Theory Study
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Sparaco, Kathleen Keenan – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This qualitative study explored the professional experience of international student advisors. The statement of problem for this research was that the professional role of international student advisors has not been clearly defined or understood within U.S. higher education. The research questions asked (1) what encompassed the lived experience of…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Foreign Students, Role, College Students
A Study of How the Student and Exchange Visa Information System Influences the Influx and Study of Graduate International Students in Science and Engineering in the U.S.
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Goncalves, Marcus V. A. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The influx of international graduate students in science and engineering to the U.S. has changed since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The implementation of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) and related F-1 visa policies have required a higher level of scrutiny of the student visa procedures, and introduced…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Terrorism, Information Systems
International Student Access to U.S. Higher Education since World War II: How NAFSA (Association of International Educators) Has Influenced Federal Policy
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Miyokawa, Norifumi – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This dissertation is a study of the policy process behind the legislation and regulation governing international student access to U.S. higher education since the immediate aftermath of World War II. The particular research focus of this dissertation is on NAFSA: Association of International Educators (originally established as the National…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Higher Education, Advocacy, Federal Government