A survey of United States colleges and universities that enroll the largest numbers of students from Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, and Thailand, which have experienced currency devaluations and economic uncertainty, found a less than 10% drop in those enrollments, a much lower rate than anticipated. Institutions have taken steps to ease the…

An Australian study compared the value systems of business students from primarily Western and Asian backgrounds. Their diverse conceptions of integrity, honesty, fairness, and other values should be considered in teaching business ethics. (SK)

The needs of international students on American campuses differ from their American counterparts. This exploratory qualitative study provides insight into the unique vocational situation of this population. A focus group of 28 international students discussed 15 open-ended questions. Results identifying areas of vocational need are presented and…

Aggressive marketing of professional courses by Australian higher education institutions has led to increased foreign student populations. A hypothetical case is presented in which a course marketed to and attracting a specific population was found to be inappropriate, taking into consideration contextual and cultural issues. Viewed from this…

A study of the nonparticipation of 302 non-English-speaking students in higher education in New Zealand identified the following reasons: shyness, sensitivity, and problems with the language of others as well as those related to vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and general expression and organization. Ways to address attitudinal problems were…

The experience of overseas students on study programs in a higher educational setting in the United Kingdom is explored to identify from the perspective of the individual how/why the self might be affected during this "transitional" period. Adjustment to the host culture, language, affective, and situational factors are considered.…

Discusses trends in foreign student enrollment in United States educational programs, and issues affecting international students both inside and outside the classroom in the United States. Describes programs to assist international students, including library services, teacher training, accent-reduction training, and counseling services. (AEF)

Analyzes the effects that English proficiency has on the performance of international students in comparison with Australian students at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), concentrating particularly on overseas students studying externally and admitted under the alternative English entrance requirements. (Author/LRW)

Demonstrates the formulation and computation of major benefit and cost items included in an evaluation of social rates of return to foreign study. Considers incidence of measured effects between sending, host, and third countries, focusing on south/north flow of postgraduate students, specifically Fiji students studying at Australian universities.…

Factor analysis of a measure of emotional intelligence was performed on data from 295 undergraduates, reducing the scale to 51 items and 5 factors. Accounting majors and international students had lower scores. Participation in fraternities/sororities and sports organizations was associated with higher scores. (Contains 25 references.) (SK)

Outlines the relevance of experiential learning to the teaching of intercultural business communication. Offers several examples of activities offering structured interactions between United States and international students, which help students apply principles of intercultural business communication to a given situation. Discusses several…

A narrative study was conducted to investigate how seven female Chinese international students negotiate their identities. Data were collected mainly via taped individual interviews. This study found that most of the participants experienced what they perceived to be constraints on their identities imposed by the American ideology of cultural…

The use of distance education for clinical skills development in the health professions has not been extensively described, due in part to the intensive nature of the relationship between the patient and practitioner. In the context of pharmacy practice, there are specific needs to develop new vehicles for clinical skills education due to growing…

This study uses a poststructural analysis to explicate the social production of Whiteness in a college classroom. Whiteness scholars define Whiteness as reference to a set of locations that are historically, socially, politically, and culturally produced, and intrinsically linked to relations of domination. Using this framework of social…

This study examined Asian American and Asian international college students' attitudes toward seeking online professional psychological help as well as traditional face-to-face professional psychological help. Results suggest that students had less favorable attitudes toward seeking help online than toward seeking help by traditional face-to-face…