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Direct linkFriday, Nkenge R. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The increase of international students studying in universities and colleges in the United States has led to the need for additional programming and resources on campuses that support the transitioning needs related to campus and community culture. Given the diverse cultural needs of international students and the metropolitan culture of…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Student Needs, Cultural Differences
Mark A. Speckien – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The number of students transferring from Myanmar to universities in Western society has increased rapidly in the past decade. Understanding the perceived readiness of these stakeholders may have substantial implications for student success as they make the transition. The purpose of this explanatory mixed methods study was twofold. First, to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Grade 11, Grade 12
Peer reviewedMcKay, Jane; O'Neill, Deborah; Petrakieva, Lina – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2018
Transition support for international students has traditionally adopted deficit models which attempt to "fix" assumed academic literacy problems. This study explores a more culturally inclusive initiative which supported international students at a UK university in a holistic and developmental way. The initiative was delivered across an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Foreign Students, Cultural Awareness
Poyrazli, Senel; Grahame, Kamini Maraj – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2007
Following an ecological framework, the primary purpose of this study was to examine the adjustment needs of international students within their academic and social communities. Focus group interviews revealed that students are more in need during their initial transition after arrival to the U.S. and that they experience a number of barriers in…
Descriptors: Transportation, Interpersonal Communication, Housing, Insurance
Pusch, Margaret D.; Loewenthal, Nessa – 1988
The guide offers 13 modules on integration and reentry of foreign students returning to their home countries, designed to span the period from first arrival at the U.S. university to the final return. Stressed is the need for students to adapt to unexpected problems on their return due to both changes in their home situation and changes in…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Cultural Differences, Foreign Student Advisers, Foreign Students
Download full textCarmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2017
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2017), organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Models, Vocational Education, Outcomes of Education
