scholarly journals EXPLORING ACCULTURATIVE STRESS IN PURSUING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: A CASE STUDY AMONG INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AT A PRIVATE UNIVERSITY, MALAYSIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (34) ◽  
pp. 10-22
Author(s):  
Nurul Farhanah Mohd Nasir ◽  
Nur Diyana Mustapha
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Private Education ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
Culture Shock ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Private University ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Depth Interviews

A growing number of international students’ in Malaysia’s private education institution caused concern on how they adapt to the new environment at this young age. This indicates the stress of acculturation and how participants developed and engaged in a better understanding of the new culture. For this study, the sample will be obtained by utilizing the Foundation in Arts international students at one of Malaysia's private universities. Data was gathered through in-depth interviews where ten foundation international students were chosen by using random sampling. Been enlightened by the issues of culture shock or drop-out from universities due to acculturative stress problems, this study is conducted to fill in the loops so that it will figure out problems as well as providing solutions for the international students. This paper expecting themes such as language barriers, cultural barriers and perceived discrimination are among the problems that caused them to face this problem.

scholarly journals Challenges Facing Mexican Students in the United Kingdom

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1005-1022
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Margarita Hernández López
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
International Students ◽  
Cultural Distance ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Culture Shock ◽  
Overseas Students ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Academic Calendar ◽  
Depth Interviews

This article reports data drawn from a doctoral qualitative case study conducted during the 2016–2017 academic calendar. The study explored the academic, sociocultural, and affective challenges a cohort of Mexican postgraduate international students faced during their first 2 weeks at a university in England. Twenty students participated in three focus groups, while seven were involved in in-depth interviews. The findings support the notion that the adaptation experiences of Mexican postgraduate international students in the United Kingdom are like those of other groups of overseas students. They undergo an extensive array of challenges related to the perceived extent of cultural distance and differences in individual and societal characteristics, as outlined by Ward et al. (2001). Concerning the early stage, findings did not seem to support traditional views of culture shock (Adler, 1975; Lysgaard, 1955; Oberg, 1960).

scholarly journals A Case Study of International Students’ Social Adjustment, Friendship Development, and Physical Activity

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuang Li ◽  
Sam Zizzi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
International Students ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
Activity Data ◽  
Current Case ◽  
Friendship Development

Previous literature has focused on international student’s social transition and monocultural and bicultural ties. Little research has explored international students’ multicultural friendship development and the role that physical activity plays in their social interaction. The current case study explored a group of international students’ friendship development and the social aspect of physical activity. Data from individual interviews (pre and post), and 5 months of participant observations was used to describe two female international students’ experiences. Results suggested international students faced both language and cultural barriers in their social interactions with American students. Engagement in physical activities served as the context where observations of peer-to-peer social behaviors happened. Researchers argued that the multicultural friendship developed and strengthened by engaging in these physical activities. This paper also discussed implications and limitations of the study as well as future recommendations.    

scholarly journals Undergraduate Arab International Students' Adjustment to U.S. Universities

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hazza M. Abu Rabia
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
International Students ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Culture Shock ◽  
The United States ◽  
Host Community ◽  
Adjustment Process ◽  
The Us ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Host Nation

The adjustment process and issues of 16 Arab international students enrolled at two universities in the Northeast of the United States were examined through this qualitative, exploratory study. The participants were from Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and United Arab Emirates and had been in the US for 2 to 5 years. In-depth interviews were employed to document and analyze the experiences and challenges of these students on U.S. campuses. One-on-one interviews with the participants revealed multiple factors obstructed Arab international students' academic success and limited their socialization within the context of their postsecondary institution, their host community, and their host nation. Several prevailing themes were discovered among the participants, including culture shock, language barrier, cultural differences, and isolation. While further research is needed, these findings suggest that specific programming and outreach by U.S higher education institutions could be implemented to assist Arab international students' adjustment to the academic and social environment of their host campus.

scholarly journals International Students’ Cultural and Social Experiences in a British University: “Such a hard life [it] is here”

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 195-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda K. Newsome ◽  
Paul Cooper
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Culture Shock ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Social Experiences ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Emotional Factors ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Stage Process ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Far Eastern

The authors in this qualitative study examined international students’ cultural and social experiences using data collected through case studies and semi-structured, in-depth, informant style interviews. Participants were all international students (n=18), mostly postgraduate from Asian and Far Eastern countries studying at a British higher education institution. The students’ personal journeys are traced through a three-stage process that moves from (1) high initial expectations, through (2) culture shock, to (3) various eventual patterns of accommodation. In addition to capturing the sometimes raw personal experiences of individuals, the study also delineates the ways in which geopolitical and social-emotional factors coalesce to shape students’ personal experience and self-concepts.

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Acculturative Stress among International Medical Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Iorga ◽  
Camelia Soponaru ◽  
Iulia-Diana Muraru ◽  
Sofia Socolov ◽  
Florin-Dumitru Petrariu
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
Culture Shock ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Administrative Staff ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Medical University ◽  
Change Culture

There is an array of reasons why acculturation can be stressful, and acculturative stress can be triggered by a plethora of factors. The aim of the study was to identify factors associated with acculturative stress among international students enrolled in a public medical university from Romania. 265 students were included in the research. Sociodemographic, academic, and family data, comfortability with living in study city, satisfaction with administrative staff, colleagues, and professors and Acculturative Stress Scale for International Students were gathered. Data have been processed using SPSS Statistics v23.0.0 for MAC.OSX. Female students are more prone to experience homesickness and stress due to change compared to male students. International students with Romanian origins had lower scores on perceived hate and stress due to change/culture shock compared to those with no Romanian origins. Students with relatives or friends enrolled in the same university had significantly lower levels of acculturative stress, perceived discrimination, perceived hate/rejection, and general/nonspecific concerns. Age and year of study are associated with homesickness and stress due to change/culture shock. The existence of factors associated with acculturative stress demand institutional, social, and psychological support for international students.

scholarly journals International Students’ Unique Challenges – Why Understanding International Transitions to Higher Education Matters

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sidonie Ecochard ◽  
Julia Fotheringham
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
International Student ◽  
Culture Shock ◽  
Cultural Adjustment ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
Disciplinary Culture ◽  
Student Body ◽  
Number Of Publications

International students represent a large and increasing share of the diversity encountered on British campuses, with 19% of the student body coming from another country to study in the United Kingdom. While the concept of transition in the context of Higher Education (HE) is better understood as a process of change and adaptation to the HE culture, international transitions –undertaken by international students – present additional and specific challenges. These involve multiple additional cultural adjustments, to the host nation culture, the international student culture and the subject disciplinary culture. The scale and number of these challenges may lead to mental health issues and to students dropping out. The growing number of international students and their importance as a significant economic driver to the HE sector have been reflected in the literature, with an increasing number of publications on the topic. Various models have been elaborated to describe the process of academic and socio-cultural adjustment experienced by international students, along with concepts of acculturative stress and culture shock used to refer to the sometimes extreme emotional turmoil created by such cultural dissonances. University staff and students have different but key roles and responsibilities in supporting and facilitating international students’ adjustment, improving retention and enabling international students to reach their academic and personal goals in spite of the challenges that confront them. This literature review presents the different stage-models of international students’ acculturation and defines key concepts for international transitions such as acculturative stress and culture shock, thereby allowing for a better understanding of the international students’ academic and social journey. It describes the challenges international students meet in their transition to UK HE institutions and introduces literature identifying ways of better supporting the specific needs of those students. It concludes with a discussion on the limitations of the current international transitions discourse.

scholarly journals Who uses home as informal learning spaces: A Bangkok private university case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-47
Author(s):  
Sonthya Vanichvatana
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Private University ◽  
Learning Spaces ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Cumulative Grade Point Average

Home is one type of off-campus informal learning spaces (ILS). It is important to understand the behaviours of students who use home as ILS. Such information will enlighten universities to provide/improve proper on-campus ILS and/or other academic supports. This research used a quantitative approach through an online questionnaire survey during February 2019. This study used business students at a Bangkok private university as a case study. The descriptive analysis was done according to students’ cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and undergraduate levels. The results revealed how and why students, especially those with different levels of CGPA, chose to study at home. This study also suggests how higher education institution (HEI) can support ILS to students who do not study at home. Students with different CGPA levels should be supported by HEI differently. Keywords: Cumulative grade point average, higher education institution, home, informal learning spaces, learning spaces.

scholarly journals PENGETAHUAN KELUARGA TERKAIT FAKTOR PENYEBAB KEKAMBUHAN PADA PENDERITA TB MDR DI RUMAH SAKIT PARU dr. ARIO WIRAWAN SALATIGA

2018 ◽  
pp. 34-38
Author(s):  
Kristiawan Prasetyo Agung Nugroho ◽  
Agus Fitrianto ◽  
Harni Seyla Anugerahni
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Tuberculosis Patient ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Keywords Tuberculosis ◽  
Depth Interviews

ABSTRAK Tuberculosis (TB) merupakan penyakit infeksi menular yang disebabkan oleh Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Berdasarkan data Profil Kesehatan Provinsi Jawa Tengah tahun 2015, insidensi TB paru di Salatiga menduduki peringkat ke 4. Pengobatan TB paru selama sekitar 8 bulan membuat penderita terkadang tidak mengkonsumsi obat secara teratur, sehingga timbul masalah baru yaitu resistensi terhadap obat anti Tuberculosis. Selama tahun 2011, kasus Multy Drugs Resistant (MDR) di Indonesia mencapai 260 kasus. Masih banyaknya keluarga yang hidup dengan penderita tuberculosis tidak mengetahui bahaya dari penyakit tersebut. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui bagaimana pengetahuan keluarga dari penderita TB MDR terkait faktor-faktor yang dapat mempengaruhi kekambuhan pada pasien TB MDR. Metode penelitian menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi kasus. Partisipan berjumlah 8 orang yang terbagi dalam 3 kelompok dan semua partisipan merupakan keluarga dari pasien yang pernah dirawat atau sedang berobat di Rumah Sakit Paru dr. Ario Wirawan, Salatiga. Data diperoleh melalui wawancara dan data dianalisis secara content analysis. Hasil: Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diketahui bahwa kekambuhan penderita TB MDR menurut partisipan adalah akibat iklim buruk, nutrisi kurang, beban psikologis, putus berobat dan kelelahan. Kesimpulan penelitian pengetahuan keluarga terkait penyebab kekambuhan pada penderita TB MDR masih kurang.   Kata kunci: tuberculosis, Multy Drugs Resistant, kekambuhan     ABSTRACT Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. Based on data from the Health Profile of Central Java in 2015, incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis in Salatiga ranks at 4th. The treatment occurs for about 6 – 8 months makes patient sometimes do not take the medicine regularly, which raised new problem that resistance to antituberculosis drugs during 2011, cases of Multy Drugs Resistant (MDR) in Indonesia reached 260 cases. Many families living with tuberculosis patient are unaware of the dangers of this disease. The purpose of this study is to knowing about family knowledge of people with TB MDR about the factors that have affect to recurrence of TB MDR patients. The method this study uses qualitative method with case study approach. Participants were 8 people divided into 3 groups and all participants were families of patients who had been treated or were being treated at Rumah Sakit Paru dr. Ario Wirawan. Data obtained through depth interviews with family or the closest people who directly involved the patient during treatment period. The data were analyzed by content analysis. Based on the results of the research that the recurrence of patients with TB MDR according to participants are affect of climate, nutrition, psychological ,drop out and fatigue. Conclusion family knowledge related to the cause of recurrence in patients with TB MDR is still lacking.   Keywords: tuberculosis, Multy Drugs Resistant, recurrence

Global Village Versus Culture Shock

2011 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 1379-1410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyssa Hadley Dunn
Keyword(s):  
Culture Shock ◽  
Teacher Shortage ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Classroom Observations ◽  
International Teachers ◽  
Global Village ◽  
Collective Case Study ◽  
Depth Interviews

Though international teachers have been present in U.S. schools for decades, their recruitment for urban schools as a response to the supposed teacher shortage is a relatively new phenomenon with little research to support it. This study examines international teachers’ recruitment and preparation for urban environments. Informed by classroom observations and in-depth interviews with teachers, administrators, and recruitment agency personnel, this collective case study finds that there are distinct benefits and challenges of recruitment and that recruitment procedures and lack of preparation for U.S. schools add to teachers’ challenges. Recommendations are included for future research, teacher education, and policy.

“Do you eat dog meat and monkey? . . . I didn’t know anything about China back then”: Problematising Chinese heritage students through the lens of critical interculturality

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-88
Author(s):  
Ashley Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Heritage Students ◽  
The World

Universities throughout the world contain people of Chinese heritage studying, researching or working in higher educational institutions. This paper offers a case study example from a higher education institution in China in analysing the fluctuating identity positions of Chinese heritage students. From a critical intercultural perspective, the study explores Chinese heritage students’ reflexivity about perceptions of their own Chineseness and foreignness. The paper argues against labeling or categorizing Chinese heritage students as local or international students as the notions are biased insofar that they negate the possibility for identity. Thus, a critical intercultural lens is used as a way to problematise a deeper engagement into dialogues about the self and the other. The paper also problematises the implications the study has for teacher education in terms of attempting to move beyond essentialist logics and practices in how Chinese heritage students are understood and researched.

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