This study assessed the impact of completing an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course on the writing of postgraduate learners. We begin this paper by describing a course offered for credit to postgraduate international students at a university in Australia, and then report on a large-scale study (n = 69) which investigated the improvement (if…

Senior international affairs administrators play an important role in how a college or university blends multinational student and faculty experiences into a meaningful collegiate experience. The characteristics of these individuals, though, have not usually been examined. This study reviewed job advertisements for senior student affairs…

Factors contributing to foreign students' needs and difficulties in seeking employment are discussed, along with knowledge and skills required of vocational counselors for effective cross-cultural career counseling. (Author)

The cross-cultural experiences of Chinese international students in Western countries have been subject to intensive research, but only a very small number of studies have considered how these students adapt to learning in an online flexible delivery environment. Guided by Berry's acculturation framework (1980, 2005), the investigation discussed…

One of the ongoing debates in Canadian higher education is the dilemma of the brain drain and the seemingly conflicting goals between the strategies and intentions of various government departments. While Citizenship and Immigration Canada aims to recruit the brightest students from across the globe to study in Canada and to enable their long-term…

According to the Chinese Ministry of Education and the China Scholarship Council, the ministry-directed agency that oversees educational exchange, the number of international students at Chinese universities rose dramatically over the past decade, from 39,000 in 1997 to 195,000 in 2007 (although only one-third of them were seeking degrees). While…

International onshore students are a significant and growing population within many Australian universities. Most research into international students' experience of academic libraries has hitherto focused on satisfaction ratings or the cultural and language issues experienced with academic libraries. In 2006 the La Trobe University Library…

This study seeks to explain why and how international graduate students from East Asia choose to come to Canada to pursue advanced education. A synthesis model is developed to explain their decision-making "process," while a push-pull model is used to understand the strengths of and relationships among various "factors" that…

Data are presented drawn from a questionnaire exploring field work programs at nearly 200 colleges and universities offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in health education as these relate to the needs of international students registered with those institutions. (MJB)

It is in the students', the university's, the community's and the nation's interest that the public relations officer become involved with foreign students on campus. (HS)

The problems that foreign students face in job-hunting are many and complex. (Editor/HS)

Discusses concerns over status of foreign students involved in campus portest, particularly African students and issue of "black separatism . Letter from Ewa U. Eko, Staff Associate for International Education, APGA, expresses need for African students to become involved because of their status as "men in the middle . (CJ)

Describes international student service units in higher education, including their primary functions, staff roles and responsibilities, major functional challenges, professional challenges and support systems, professional literature, and tips for those interested in the field. Also describes the author's personal career path in international…

E-mail messages received from 460 graduate and undergraduate students were analyzed for types of requests, academic needs, reasons for seeking author's help, communication strategies and cultural differences. Findings showed that 47% of the undergraduate subjects sought help with assignments; 31% asked an academic question about their courses; 22%…