scholarly journals Understanding academic performance of international students: the role of ethnicity, academic and social integration

2011 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 685-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bart Rienties ◽  
Simon Beausaert ◽  
Therese Grohnert ◽  
Susan Niemantsverdriet ◽  
Piet Kommers
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
International Students ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Academic And Social Integration

scholarly journals The Role of Integration in Understanding Differences in Satisfaction Among Chinese, Indian, and South Korean International Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 535-553
Author(s):  
Rachael H. Merola ◽  
Robert J. Coelen ◽  
W. H. A. Hofman
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
International Student ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Academic And Social Integration ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Korean International Students

This study uses a quantitative approach drawing on data from the International Student Barometer ( N = 5,242) to investigate the relationship between integration, nationality, and self-reported satisfaction among Chinese, Indian, and South Korean undergraduate international students studying in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. Results indicate that nationalities vary significantly in satisfaction levels, with Indian students more satisfied than Chinese or South Korean students. Furthermore, integration is predictive of satisfaction, and academic integration has a greater impact on satisfaction than does social integration. Compellingly, academic and social integration help explain the association between nationality and satisfaction. This study demonstrates that academic and social integration partly accounts for differences in satisfaction among nationalities, opening avenues for future research with practical implications for universities.

scholarly journals The Effects of Stressors on Academic Performance of International Students in Jiangsu University: The Moderating Role of Coping Strategies

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1617-1632
Author(s):  
Michael Kobina Gyan
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
International Students ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Linear Regression Model ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Model ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
The University ◽  
Moderating Role

Abstract: This paper examined the effects of stressors on academic performance of international students in Jiangsu University: the moderating role of coping strategies. The sample comprised randomly selected 228 international students from the university across all levels; bachelor, masters and PhD. We used multiple linear regression model to estimate the findings. Among our empirical results are: (1) stressors have adversative effects on students’ academic performance. (2) Male and female international students differ with regard to the effects of stressors on their academic performance. (3) The effect of stressors on students’ academic performance differ among bachelor, masters and PhD international students. (4) International students employed different strategies of coping throughout their study duration in order to minimize their stress levels and to attain higher levels of academic performance. The study found that, Problem-focused strategies were positively related to international students’ academic performance on the premise of its ability to minimize stress. Based on the empirical findings, we profess appropriate recommendations to stakeholders for action. Keywords: Stressors, International Students Academic Performance, Coping Strategies

scholarly journals The management of the international student experience in the South African context: The role of sociocultural adaptation and cultural intelligence

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thabang M. Mokhothu ◽  
Chris W. Callaghan
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
International Students ◽  
South African ◽  
Cultural Intelligence ◽  
International Student ◽  
Sociocultural Adaptation ◽  
Academic Context ◽  
Motivational Cultural Intelligence ◽  
Lack Of Knowledge

Orientation: Sociocultural adaptation and cultural intelligence theory predicts certain relationships between these two orientations and performance in culturally diverse contexts.Research purpose: The aim of the research was to investigate the contribution of cultural intelligence to sociocultural adaptation and the role of cultural intelligence as a mediator of the relationship between sociocultural adaptation and academic performance of international students in the context of a large South African university.Motivation of the study: The study was motivated by a lack of knowledge of the role of cultural intelligence in its contribution to sociocultural adaptation and academic performance of international students in the current South African academic context. This lack of knowledge was taken to be a problem for managers in the higher education context.Research design, approach and method: A purposive sample of 263 international students from a large South African university was analysed using confirmatory factor analysis and multiple linear regression analysis.Main findings: Unlike metacognitive, cognitive and behavioural cultural intelligences, only motivational cultural intelligence, together with sociocultural adaptation, was found to be significantly and positively associated with academic performance.Practical and managerial implications: Given that motivational cultural intelligence reflects the interest and motivation of an individual to learn about and adapt to other cultures, university managers should seek to cultivate motivational cultural intelligence through university activities, as this orientation can be developed in sojourners.Contribution or value-add: The results of this study contest broader predictions that all cultural intelligence orientations act equally to enable academic performance in this context.

Role of an Academic Performance Committee

1969 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-104
Author(s):  
JC Hickey ◽  
MT Romano ◽  
RK Jarecky
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance
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