Identifying Opportunities to Attract and Manage Quality of the Academic and Social Experiences of International Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-66
Author(s):  
You-Kyung Han ◽  
Catherine Dakyung Lee
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Social Experiences ◽  
Academic And Social Experiences

scholarly journals Japanese Exchange Students’ Academic and Social Struggles at an American University

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 208-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takahiro Sato ◽  
Samuel R. Hodge
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Social Experiences ◽  
Exchange Students ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
American University ◽  
American Universities ◽  
Constant Comparative Method ◽  
Academic And Social Experiences

The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze the views of exchange students from Asia about their academic and social experiences at an American university. The participants were eight exchange students from Japan (four men and four women). This study was descriptive-qualitative (Patton, 2002). The data sources were a demographic survey and two semi-structured interviews conducted during the participants’ study abroad sojourn. The interview data were analyzed using the constant comparative method (Merriam, 1998). The emergent themes were (a) social distance contributes to academic struggles, (b) collectivism positioned against individualism, (c) isolation in group discussions, and (d) professors’ negativity. We include recommendations aimed at improving international students’ academic and social experiences at American universities.

From Teen Parent to Student Parent: Latina Mothers’ Persistence in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 153819272098030
Author(s):  
Giselle Emilia Navarro-Cruz ◽  
Brianne A. Dávila ◽  
Claudia Kouyoumdjian
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Adolescent Mothers ◽  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Social Experiences ◽  
Latina Mothers ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Teen Parent ◽  
Academic And Social Experiences ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Persistence In Higher Education

Less than half of adolescent mothers graduate from high school and fewer obtain a post-secondary degree. The purpose of this study is to understand how Latina mothers who experienced childbirth during adolescence transition to parenthood and higher education. We conducted 13 in-depth interviews with Latina mothers enrolled in higher education. We found that Latina mothers’ persistence in higher education is influenced by psychosocial factors, initial commitments, academic and social experiences in college, and final commitments.

“Making Up for Lost Time”: The Transition Experiences of Nontraditional Black Male Undergraduates

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 158-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramon B. Goings
Keyword(s):  
Nontraditional Students ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Black Male ◽  
Social Experiences ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Institutional Agents ◽  
Black Male Students ◽  
Delayed Entry ◽  
Lost Time ◽  
Academic And Social Experiences

This qualitative study investigated the academic and social experiences and life events that propelled 13 Black male nontraditional undergraduates to transition back to college and explored the various programs and institutional agents these men used once on campus. Findings indicated that participant’s faced challenges with college as traditional-aged students due to being under and over involved with social activities on campus or choosing to pursue a work career. As a result, participants had either delayed entry into college or dropped out as traditional-aged students. However, participants transitioned back to college due to wanting to make up for not completing their degree earlier in life, needing to increase their employment opportunities, and wanting to prove their doubters wrong. Finally, findings indicated that while the men found support from certain professors on their campuses, there were few targeted programs specifically for nontraditional students on campus. Recommendations on how to support nontraditional Black male students are provided.

scholarly journals Exploring the experiences of nurses caring for patients with COVID-19: a qualitative study in Iran

BMC Nursing ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudabeh Ahmadidarrehsima ◽  
Nasibeh Salari ◽  
Neda Dastyar ◽  
Foozieh Rafati
Keyword(s):  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Patient Care Team ◽  
Social Experiences ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Master's Degrees ◽  
Social Burden ◽  
Professional Needs

Abstract Background The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is now a major public health emergency in the world. Nurses as key members of the COVID-19 patient care team are exposed to most challenges caused by the disease. As exploring the experiences of nurses as patient supporters and caregivers can play an important role in improving the quality of care for patients with COVID-19 disease, the present study explored the experiences of nurses caring for patients with COVID-19. Methods The study employed a qualitative design. This study employed purposive sampling to select 10 nurses with bachelors and master’s degrees in nursing who were taking care of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs or inpatient wards in southern Iran. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. The collected data were analyzed using the qualitative content analysis procedure proposed by Graneheim and Lundman. Results The analysis of the data revealed four main themes and ten sub-themes: A) physical, psychological, and social burden of care (excessive workload; fear, anxiety, worry; unpleasant social experiences; compassion fatigue) B) unmet needs (personal needs and professional needs) C) positive experiences (pleasant social experiences and inner satisfaction), and D) strategies (problem-solving strategies and stress symptom mitigation strategies). Conclusions An analysis of the themes and subthemes extracted in this study suggested that the nurses who participated in this study faced many personal and professional challenges. Therefore, health officials and specialists need to pay special attention to nurses’ challenges and needs.

scholarly journals The Management Mode and Personnel Quality of International Students Management in Colleges and Universities

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Yuhong Chen ◽  
Xiaozhuo Huo ◽  
Nannan Chen
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
The Other ◽  
Management Mode ◽  
Internationalization Of Education ◽  
Major Trend ◽  
The Times ◽  
The One

<p>The education system of colleges and universities is in the process of reform, and the internationalization of education has become a major trend of development. The number of foreign students is increasing, so the management of foreign students must be reformed. According to the current situation, in the management of foreign students, on the one hand, we should carry out a new management mode for foreign students in accordance with the requirements of the times; on the other hand, we should pay attention to improving the comprehensive quality of foreign students and those who stay in China.</p>

scholarly journals Studying Away and Well-Being: A Comparison Study Between International and Home Students in the UK

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eman S. Alharbi ◽  
Andrew P. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
International Students ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Academic Work ◽  
University Life ◽  
Course Load ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of being away from home on the well-being of international and domestic UK university students as a function of demographic factors, course load, support, personality, healthy lifestyle, and their employment of pre-planning and being at university strategies. A total of 510 students (n = 391 international and 117 British) completed an on-line survey to record demographic details and measure their well-being, quality of university life, and their being away from home strategies. The findings showed that International students reported greater quality of university life and used more pre-departure strategies; the female students reported a significantly more negative well-being and higher course demand than their male peers. A regression analysis showed that positive well-being was predicted by a positive personality, a healthy lifestyle, control and support for academic work, quality of university life and employing well-being strategies (using technology without over-reliance on it and the ability to unwind from study). Negative well-being, on the other hand, was predicted by a less positive personality and a less healthy lifestyle, a higher course demand, less control and support for academic work and less quality of university life. Moreover, the regression analysis showed that international students who employed more pre-departure strategies showed less negative well-being.

scholarly journals “Because of the Christian Fellowship, I Decided to Stay”: How Participating in a Christian Community Shapes the Social Experiences of Chinese International Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 234
Author(s):  
Anke Li ◽  
Chi Nguyen ◽  
Jinhee Choi
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Learning Community ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Experiences ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Christian Community ◽  
American University ◽  
The Social ◽  
Christian Fellowship ◽  
The University

This ethnographic study examines how participation in a Christian church community shapes Chinese international undergraduate students’ social experiences in an American university. Our findings reveal that Chinese international undergraduate students identify the church and its fellowship as (1) a social support community and (2) an informal learning community, one which fills in the gap in counseling services and interpersonal activities that the university fails to offer. Recommendations are made for higher education institutions to provide stronger support for international students, regardless of their nationalities and religions.

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