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Cheung, Chun Hei – Journal of Education and Learning, 2022
There are numerous scholarly articles that focus on Chinese Students' decisions to go overseas and challenges they face in American High Schools. These research generates a holistic view on the subject., with many of them agreeing each other. Yet, despite many scholarly articles discussing this topic, I find few of these studies originate from…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Decision Making, Foreign Students, High School Students
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Heng, Tang T. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2018
This article contests the narrative of Chinese international students (internationals for short) as passive and problematic to reveal the complexity and fluidity of their experiences. Simultaneously, it troubles the overly linear approach of stage theory in understanding internationals' adjustment. Following nine first- and nine second-year…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Student Experience, College Students
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Munna, Afzal Sayed – Journal of Education, 2022
This article intended to analyze a current piece of international education practice in terms of its underlying values, culture, and philosophy, including the concept of international education (e.g., a curriculum model, an organizational or institutional structure, or a management style), and have particularly selected curriculum model to…
Descriptors: International Education, Educational Philosophy, Learning Experience, Global Approach
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Puspawati, Indah – TESOL Journal, 2014
For nonnative English speakers, taking a standardized English proficiency test seems inevitable, because the scores achieved play an important role in such life events as admission to a school, gaining a scholarship, or securing a job. Considering their importance, it is imperative that such tests be not only valid and reliable, but also fair.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Culture Fair Tests, Language Tests
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Bai, Jieru – Journal of International Students, 2016
A quantitative study was conducted to measure the acculturative stress of international students and investigate the predictors of acculturative stress. A total of 186 students participated in the survey. Results showed that 22.4% of the students in this study exceeded the normal stress level and might need counseling or psychological…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Foreign Students, Stress Variables, College Students
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Kuo, Ya-Hui – Online Submission, 2002
International students teach in many American universities, especially in the areas of engineering, math, and physics. However, the quality and effectiveness of their instruction can be a debatable and controversial issue. This article focuses on the challenges that international students face in the classroom, and what the university can do to…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Universities, Teaching Assistants, Campuses