Socio-cultural Adjustment Experiences of International Students in Chinese Higher Education Institutions

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samson Maekele Tsegay ◽  
Mulugeta Zemuy Zegergish ◽  
Muhammad Azeem Ashraf
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
International Students ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Chinese Language ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Cultural Adjustment ◽  
Chinese Higher Education ◽  
Cultural Challenges

Using qualitative research methods, this study explores international students’ socio-cultural adjustment experiences in Chinese Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The study indicates that many international students in China are facing linguistic and cultural challenges. They have limited interaction with Chinese students and the local people, which results in shallow socio-cultural understanding of China and its people. Although they are inadequate, Chinese HEIs are tackling these challenges by providing various supporting mechanisms such as offering introductory Chinese language course/s, organizing orientation programmes and partnering international and Chinese students. The study helps (Chinese) HEIs to enhance their services to international students and boost students’ experiences.

English language ideologies and students’ perception of international English-Medium-Instruction (EMI) Master's programmes: A Chinese case study

English Today ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 22-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Song
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Chinese Higher Education ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
English Medium Instruction ◽  
International English

To be engaged in the economic, political and technological processes of globalization, higher education institutions around the world have included internationalization as part of their long-term mission, and China is no exception. The number of international students on campus is a well-recognized index of the universities’ internationalized status. According to the Ministry of Education (MOE) of the People's Republic of China, in 2016 there were 442,773 international students studying in China, 209,966 of whom were enrolled in degree programmes in Chinese higher education institutions, and 63,867 (47.42%) studied as postgraduate students (MOE, 2017).

Patterns, Trends, Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Internationalization of Chinese Higher Education

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue Lan Rong ◽  
Shuguang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Chinese Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
The Past ◽  
Studying Abroad ◽  
Language Studies

A theoretical model of positioned, positioning, and repositioning is used to conceptualize the evolving process of the internationalization of Chinese higher education and answer the following three questions: (a) How have the quantitative trends of Chinese students studying abroad and international students studying in China changed over the past 30 years? (b) What are the differences between Chinese students studying abroad and international students studying in China in recent years, in terms of the host and sending countries, the level of study, and the fields of study, and what do the differences mean when compared to those in other countries? (c) What are the challenges, opportunities, and strategies in the years to come? To answer the first question, a compilation of descriptive quantitative data is used from numerous large national and international data sources, which reports a long-term upward trend (with some fluctuations) of inbound international students in China and outbound Chinese international students around the world over the past 30 years. To answer the second question, using general international mobile student profiles for context, data were compared of inbound international students in China and the United States in terms of both level of study and field of study. These revealed imbalanced patterns: Chinese outbound students are more likely to be in certain fields (e.g., STEM, business) and at graduate levels, but international students in China are more likely to be undergraduate students and non-degreed students in the humanities and language studies. Based on the data for the first two questions, the issues are synthesized in order to present the opportunities and challenges regarding the continuation of China’s internationalization of its higher education, especially with respect to inbound international students. In terms of issues and opportunities, economic and other impacts (such as political, financial, and pandemic related) are highlighted and call China’s attention to maintaining and expanding the strengths of its higher education system while considering competition from neighboring countries. Six major challenges are identified in this area, and suggestions are provided.

What Do International Students Need?

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 571-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dae Seok Chai ◽  
Huyen Thi Minh Van ◽  
Chih-Wei Wang ◽  
Jin Lee ◽  
Jia Wang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
International Student ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Cultural Adjustment ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Data Driven Decisions

This study aimed to investigate the relationships between perceived family support and community support and the organizational citizenship behavior of international students in U.S. higher education institutions. It also examined the mediating effects of cross-cultural adjustment and engagement on the relationships. Data were collected from 1,436 international students in one university located in the southwestern United States. Building on previous studies that have used a top-down managerial approach, this study used a noninstitutional/person-based approach to validate two guiding theories (spillover theory and job demands–resources model) and related former empirical studies. The results help stakeholders visualize a holistic picture of the international student experience. Such knowledge enables higher education institutions to make data-driven decisions about how to strategically prioritize resources to assist international students.

Chinese and Vietnamese international students in Australia

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 1278-1292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huong Le ◽  
Jade McKay
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Actual Experience ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the voice of Chinese and Vietnamese international students through studying the similarities and differences in their learning experiences and the reasons underlying their experience. Design/methodology/approach In total, 57 Chinese and Vietnamese international students participated in focus groups and interviews regarding their experiences of higher education and their suggestions for improvement. Findings The findings show that Chinese and Vietnamese students had varying levels of challenges and different progress in the adaptation process and that Chinese students were more vocal and less satisfied with their experience of higher education than Vietnamese students. This is due to the mismatch in their expectation and the actual experience and the cultural influence. Research limitations/implications The sample size is relatively small. This study only looked at Vietnamese and Chinese students in one university, which might have limitations in relation to subjectivity and bias. Practical implications The findings provide useful implications for educators, institutional leaders and support staff to improve facilities, teaching quality and service to students. Originality/value In the current era of internationalisation, commercialisation and mobility in institutions around the world, this study advances current research and provides timely insight into the experiential differences of the Chinese and Vietnamese student experience and their voice.

scholarly journals International Student Transitions

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Sharif Uddin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
International Students ◽  
International Student ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The U.S

Andrade and James Hartshorn (2019) surrounds the transition that international students encounter when they attend universities in developed countries in pursuit of higher education. Andrade and James Hartshorn (2019) describe how some countries like Australia and the United Kingdom host more international students than the United States (U.S.) and provides some guidelines for the U.S. higher education institutions to follow to host more international students. This book contains seven chapters.

scholarly journals Changes in the system of students’ terminal and instrumental values under the influence of health and recreational physical activity

2020 ◽  
pp. 82-89
Author(s):  
I. L. Kensytska ◽  
I.O. Olefirenko ◽  
I.V. Khrypko
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Recreational Physical Activity ◽  
Instrumental Values

The article investigates the influence of health and recreational physical activity on terminal and instrumental values of higher education institutions students. The following research methods are used, including theoretical analysis of professional scientific and methodological resources by domestic and foreign authors, sociological, psychological and diagnostic, pedagogical research methods, methods of mathematical statistics. To determine the initial level of healthy lifestyle attitudes formation among students M. Rokych’s method of “Value Orientations” has been used. The research has been conducted on the basis of Kyiv National Linguistic University, National Pedagogical University named after M. P. Drahomanov. The study has involved 48 students (23 boys and 25 girls), who were part of the experimental (EG) and control (CG) groups (total of 24 people). The program of health-improving classes for students of higher education institutions has presupposed the use of various means of health-improving and recreational physical activities twice a week. The duration of classes was one and a half hours. Those that are most in demand among student youth were chosen as priorities. Among the young men these were strength exercises, elements of sport games and recreational games. Among the girls they included health fitness exercises. We have confirmed the feasibility and necessity of using innovative means of physical activity and forms of extracurricular activities in development of such programs that significantly increase the motivation of young people to participate in such programs. In the course of the research we have studied the hierarchy of terminal and instrumental values among young men and women who studied in higher educational institutions. The application of the developed program contributed to the students' awareness of “health” category value. Among EG students such instrumental values as education (depth of knowledge, high general culture), self- control (restraint, self-discipline) and rationalism (ability to think wisely and logically, to make thoughtful, rational decisions) have transferred to the first place. The obtained results prove that there are positive changes in the system of students’ terminal and instrumental values under the influence of health and recreational motor activity.

An Overview of International Students and Discrimination in Higher Education

2019 ◽  
pp. 333-347
Author(s):  
Kamil Demirhan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Financial Sector ◽  
Negative Perception ◽  
Unequal Treatment ◽  
The Third

This chapter focuses on the international students' exposure to unequal treatment in higher education institutions. The study aims at explaining how international students are perceived by hosting institutions and societies. The first part gives information about the international students. It explains the approaches of higher education institutions to international students in terms of their contribution to the internationalization of institutions, international students' contribution as a financial sector and as a market, and international students' contribution to increase diversity and interaction. The second part includes the experiences of international students as the subjects of discrimination. The experiences may help to identify the suspects of unequal treatment and to understand which characteristics that students have targeted by hosting society. The third part identifies the reasons of unequal treatment and negative perception about international students. This study tries to schematize types, reasons, and results of unequal treatment towards international students.

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