Examined the academic literacy experiences and coping strategies of five English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students during their first semester at an American university. Results found that the students came to the United States with a battery of well-elaborated strategies for dealing with the academic work load they would face. (contains 34…

Among 121 Indonesian graduate agricultural students attending 27 U.S. universities, success in graduate school (defined by grade point average and degree completion) was positively associated with Indonesian undergraduate grade point average, English language proficiency, and presence of spouse and children in the United States. (SV)

Asks 27 foreign-born and 80 American-born community college students about their perceptions of Americans and people from other countries. Foreign-born students tend to admire technology and the freedom and diversity of American life but deplore violence and injustices. American-born students have many criticisms of foreigners. (SLD)

An Australian study investigated attitudes of 357 foreign university students and 359 Australian students concerning each other's friendliness, extent of current contact in/out of class, and preferred level of contact. Differences in the two groups' perceptions were found, associated with degree program. Differences between Australians and…

Responds to previous article by Pedersen on counseling international students, noting that the topics discussed are ones that recur and that the commentaries offered are enlightening. Suggests several other topics that might have been addressed had Pedersen had more space. Concludes that foreign student advisers and others who counsel…

Responds to previous article by Pedersen on counseling international students. Focuses comments on guidelines for training programs in counseling psychology as courses and seminars are developed to meet the needs of international students. Concludes that it is necessary to more effectively serve international students and to address training needs…

In 1992-93, foreign student enrollments at U.S. colleges and universities totaled 438,618, a 4.5% increase over the previous year. A majority came from Asia, and 87% are at four-year institutions. Data on student characteristics, enrollment by state, institutions with the largest enrollments, and countries of origin are presented. (MSE)

Secondary analysis of data collected from random samples of Australian (n=1,177) and American (n=537) high school chemistry students involved in the Second International Science Study was compared. Of eight chemistry content areas, Australian students were superior to American students in all areas except theoretical and organic chemistry.…

Describes the use of questionnaires and interviews for a study on the use of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Library (Nigeria) by international students. Problems faced by students are highlighted, including the language barrier, new services, and unfamiliar library terminology. (Author/LRW)

Surveyed international college students regarding their health conditions and student-health-center utilization motives and patterns. Significant gender differences existed in perceptions of health status and health behaviors. Many students had sleep-related problems. Language barriers was the main problem in making educational and sociocultural…

A culturally relevant career development needs assessment survey was administered to 227 international college students. Factor analysis indicates that the participants' vocational needs centered on obtaining work experience, overcoming interview barriers, and developing job search skills. Overall, the vocational needs of international students…

This qualitative study was designed to gather information, using focus groups, about Asian international students' experiences with and attitudes toward African Americans, to identify the sources of these attitudes, and to discover methods that would address negative attitudes that Asian students might have towards African American students.…

Reports on the differential effects of cultural background and permanence of relocation on the expectations of counseling, the kinds of support sought when approaching a counselor, and the acculturation attitudes among 219 international students from English-speaking countries and the former Soviet Union attending an Israeli university.…

Presents a case study that determined the traits international students bring to technical training that are most critical and which aspects of instructional design and delivery are affected by those traits. Results indicate that the most critical traits were value differences and language difficulty and that these affected all aspects of…

To expand cognitive knowledge, increase language competency, and promote active learning, a content instructor and a language professor collaborated to develop a final unit in which teams of Japanese college sophomores, studying in a 10-month program in the United States, teach their classmates in English about a topic of interest concerning…