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Zhu, Jiabin; Cox, Monica F. – Journal of Engineering Education, 2015
Background: In the fields of science and engineering, Chinese students earned the largest number of doctorate degrees among foreign students in U.S. institutions from 1989 to 2009. Although prior studies have explored Chinese students' adjustment issues in U.S. institutions, such as language capabilities, socialization, and learning experiences,…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Engineering Education
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Lin-Stephens, Serene; Uesi, John; Doherty, Julie – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2015
This paper reports the quantitative findings of a study on conceptions of positive career outcomes held by Chinese students who returned home to work after gaining higher education qualifications in Australia. The study explores what positive career outcomes mean to Chinese returnees, the actual positive career outcomes Chinese returnees have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asians, Foreign Students, College Graduates
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Anderson, Tim – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2015
This article explores the internationalization of Canadian universities, with a focus on the rise of foreign postsecondary students in Canada, the economic impacts, and the various benefits, challenges, and adjustments that have been influenced by the continuing demographic shifts on Canadian campuses since 2000. Rooted in recent global and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Foreign Students, College Students
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King, Kathleen P.; Norstrand, Lu; Leos, Julie A. – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2015
As an increased number of international students join College and University classrooms across the United States, their transition and acclimation to campuses has received attention over the past few years, particularly, in the areas of preparation and acculturation. This topic is important because faculty mentors can play a pivotal role in the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Foreign Students, Mentors
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Bordia, Sarbari; Bordia, Prashant; Restubog, Simon Lloyd D. – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
Despite their significant presence in western business schools, the needs and experiences of international students have not been adequately reflected in the business education literature. We draw upon psychological contract theory--used to understand employer-employee relationships--to develop a novel theoretical model on the international…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, College Students, Business Administration Education, Student College Relationship
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Liu, Xu – Higher Education Studies, 2015
An increasing number of Chinese students pursue their higher education degree in an overseas university. This research paper sets out to raise a discussion about some of the major challenges that such Chinese postgraduates might experience when studying at universities in English speaking countries drawing from ethnographic and sociological…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Barriers, Educational Opportunities
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Triana, Benjamin – Journal of International Students, 2015
Traditional approaches for hosting international students tend to focus on classroom achievement rather than on intercultural exchange and cultural immersion. Such approaches lessen the possibility of successful educational experiences which also hinders public diplomacy. Two case studies are presented that reveal how structural changes at a…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Student Experience, International Relations, Case Studies
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Bailey, Lucy; Ingimundardottir, Gudrun – Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 2015
This paper critically examines conceptions of international employability. Drawing on a study of stakeholder views on the employability curriculum at the Malaysia campus of a British university, the paper questions whether there is an identifiable notion of international employability. Contrasting the perceptions of Malaysians and expatriates,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Potential, International Schools, Foreign Students
Cook, Steven A.; Ogata, Hiroaki; Elwell, Mark G.; Ikeda, Mitsuru – Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 2015
In this paper, we assess the feasibility of using a retooled mobile and ubiquitous computer system to facilitate knowledge dissemination between users during the process of acculturation. Focused on the foreign population of a Japanese post-graduate university, the system provides a platform on which to study not only the behavior of participants…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education, Universities
Deacon, Lisa – Canadian Bureau for International Education, 2015
This report details the experience and perspectives of the 454 French-speaking international students who responded to the "2015 International Student Survey," with an aim of supporting member institutions and the broader international education sector to better understand francophone international education markets and, ultimately, to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, French, Student Surveys
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Kang, Hyun-Sook; Pacheco, Mark Barba – Language and Education, 2020
While study abroad (SA) has long been considered an opportunity for language learning, relatively little research has investigated how short-term SA programs hosted by Anglophone countries support varied aspects of sojourners' language learning. To address this gap, the current study examined how 10 college students from a Korean university…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Code Switching (Language)
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Alonso, Roxana Aguilar – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2020
Using auto-ethnography, I write my story as Mexican international student in the role of pre-service teacher in Australia. I focus on exploring my socio-political status and its relationship to assuming a position to respond to education policies about working with students from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, and teaching…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Preservice Teachers, Pacific Islanders, Ethnic Groups
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Peters, Michael A.; Oladele, Ogunniran Moses; Green, Benjamin; Samilo, Artem; Lv, Hanfei; Amina, Laimeche; Wang, Yaqian; Chunxiao, Mou; Chunga, Jasmin Omary; Rulin, Xu; Ianina, Tatiana; Hollings, Stephanie; Farid Barsoum Yousef, Magdoline; Jandric, Petar; Sturm, Sean; Li, Jian; Xue, Eryong; Jackson, Liz; Tesar, Marek – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2020
This paper is an experiment in collective writing conducted in Autumn 2019 at the Faculty of Education at Beijing Normal University. The experiment involves 12 international masters' students reading the course based on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), their professor Michael Peters, visiting professor Petar Jandric, and a mix of senior Chinese…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Writing Processes
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Jin, Aijing; Parr, Graham; Hui, Leng – Educational Research, 2020
Background: Small cohorts of pre-service teachers (PSTs) have been successfully undertaking teaching practicums in a range of international settings for more than 40 years, as part of their initial teacher education studies. Most research into these international teaching practicums (ITPs) has concentrated on the benefits for western PSTs and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Preservice Teachers, Practicums, Educational Benefits
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Owusu-Agyeman, Yaw; Amoakohene, Gertrude – Policy Reviews in Higher Education, 2020
Transnational education (TNE) has developed over the years as a branch of international education that focuses on cross-border teaching and learning through local partners and branch campuses in host countries. While there have been concerns over the quality of TNE delivery in host countries, there is a paucity of empirical research that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Foreign Students, Study Abroad
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