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Download full textCayetano-Penman, Joy; Malik, Gulzar; Hampton, Kerry; Zhong, Yaping – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2021
International health science students face many challenges at the beginning of their courses, including a lack of awareness of cultural differences, adjusting to academic expectations, communication difficulties, clinical placement challenges, financial pressures, maintaining cultural and religious practices, discrimination, and emotions such as…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Program Effectiveness, Student Adjustment, Foreign Students
Direct linkLipson, Charles – University of Chicago Press, 2008
Each year, 700,000 students from around the world come to the United States and Canada to study. For many, the experience is as challenging as it is exciting. Far from home, they must adapt to a new culture, new university system, and in many cases, a new language. The process can be overwhelming, but as Charles Lipson's "Succeeding as an…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Holidays, School Schedules, Universities
Herzog, Serge – Research in Higher Education, 2005
To reflect academic challenges and enrollment patterns of today's freshmen, this study measures the impact of high school preparation, first-year academic performance, multi-institution enrollment, and financial aid support on second-year persistence. Using multi-year cohorts at a public research university, results confirm the importance of…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Dropouts, Scholarships, Research Universities
Neville, Colin – 2002
This document, which is intended for adults considering enrolling in part-time study in higher education, examines the objectives and experiences of adults who have pursued part-time study in higher education in the United Kingdom. The following reasons why adults return to higher education are discussed: personal development; self-fulfillment;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Powney, Janet; Hall, Stuart – 1998
This document is the final report on the experiences of mature students who had entered higher education through the Scottish Wider Access Programme (SWAP), a one-year course designed to provide an alternative route into higher education for adults and which utilizes a supportive environment plus an incremental, modular approach and small-group…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, Andragogy, College Outcomes Assessment
Maryland Univ., College Park. – 1999
This University of Maryland, College Park student handbook is intended as a reference to help academic achievement program (AAP) students successfully navigate the campus and the academic services available. Sections of the handbook cover the history, philosophy, and mission of the AAP; describe a summer transitional program; list the five program…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Compensatory Education, Educational Counseling
