scholarly journals Study Abroad and Student Exchange Experiences of International Students: The Sociocultural and Psychological Racism Perspective

2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Luis M. Dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Popular Education ◽  
Academic Experiences ◽  
Negative Experiences ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Place Of Origin ◽  
Non Traditional Students ◽  
Malaysian Students

Malaysian students like to study abroad and experience the international exchanging programmes during their university voyage. Due to the technology and entertainment developments, South Korea is one of the popular education destinations for many international students, particularly Malaysian students. Based on the Sociocultural and Psychological-Racism perspective, this study's purpose focused on describing their challenges, academic experiences, and living experiences in South Korea. The results indicated that Chinese-Malaysian students experienced significant negative experiences, including discrimination based on their place of origin, cultural characteristics and social behaviours, and special background and status as non-traditional students. Although Malaysia and South Korea share similar East Asian practice, all participants regretted their study abroad experiences in South Korea. The findings of this study will contribute to the knowledge about the study abroad experiences of Malaysian students, overseas learning experiences, managerial developments of international students’ services, and the governmental policies for global views for the South Korean communities.   Received: 6 August 2021 / Accepted: 7 October 2021 / Published: 3 January 2022

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Mental Health among International Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Korea

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11381
Author(s):  
Hae Ran Kim ◽  
Eun Jung Kim
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
International Students ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Web Based ◽  
South Korean ◽  
The Government

The purpose of this study was to investigate mental health problems among international students in South Korean universities during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as to identify the factors that affect their mental health. A total of 488 international students living in South Korea participated in a web-based survey. The questionnaire was created using the Google Forms platform, and a link to the questionnaire was shared through social media. Multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to analyze the data. The prevalence rates of sleep problems, anxiety, and depression among international students were 47.1%, 39.6%, and 49%, respectively. The prevalence of mental health problems was higher among participants who were male, living with someone, residents of a rural area, and earning a higher income. The following variables were found to contribute to the prevalence of mental health problems: undergraduate student status, good understanding of the Korean language, longer hours of media usage, and experiences related to COVID-19 infection. A collaborative effort between the government and universities to manage the mental health of international students could promote the mental health of these students.

Product Awareness of International Muslim Students in South Korea about the Importance of Halal Food

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Narariya Handani
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Field Study ◽  
International Student ◽  
Product Price ◽  
Good Opportunity ◽  
Muslim Students ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Muslim Countries ◽  
Halal Food

The objective of this study was to obtain the views of muslim international student about importance of halal food. This study was conducted in South Korean cities having muslim international students. The research design used was qualitative conducted with interview and field study with participant sample of international students in South Korea. The results showed the key themes explanation of halal food, importance of halal food, halal food price. More specifically, the results presented that among all students answer that they must eat halal food. They have to eat halal food as in rules in their religious tenet. Besides that, this was is considered not just because of the rule, but also purposing their healthy, where they highly perceive that halal food also mean hygienic food. From the discussion, it can be concluded that even the halal price is expensive, and it is not a big deal for muslim. They will buy it even it’s expensive. The results practically useful for local and international marketers to assess their marketing to muslim consumer in non-muslim countries as it will be good opportunity for marketers to gain some profit by sell halal food and increasing the product price.

scholarly journals Challenges of Student Mobility in Southeast Asia

2016 ◽  
pp. 24-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thu T Do ◽  
Duy N. Pham
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Asian Students ◽  
Western Countries ◽  
Southeast Asian Students

Southeast Asia has experienced a remarkable development of student mobility: A significantly increasing number of Southeast Asian students study abroad in western developed countries, and a gradually increasing number of international students from Southeast Asia, South Korea, China, India, and some western countries study in Southeast Asia. However, these countries also encounter several challenges to advancing these programs.

Communicating in a different culture: Identifying acculturative stress among international students in South Korea

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinbong Choi ◽  
Wonjun Chung
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Social Supports ◽  
Social Resources ◽  
Communication Intervention ◽  
Psychological Resources ◽  
South Korean ◽  
The Relationship

Using online survey data obtained from a total of 174 international students from outside Asia currently attending six universities in South Korea, this study tested hypotheses regarding the relationship between acculturative stress and depression, and the roles of social resources (e.g. social supports from the host country) and psychological resources (e.g. selfesteem and locus of control) in moderating the nature of the stress–depression relation. It was found that international students who reported that they had experienced acculturative stress, mainly due to language barriers and the perception of academic dissimilarities, had higher depression levels than those who reported fewer or no such experiences. This study also revealed a three-way interaction of all variables on depression, indicating that both social and psychological resources played moderating roles in diminishing the strength of the relationship between acculturative stress and depression. Based on those findings, it is argued that more proactive, culturally sensitive communication intervention efforts at South Korean colleges are needed to help the growing numbers of international students cope with acculturative stress and mental illness, which they often encounter in a new culture and education.

Business Study Abroad Tours for Non-Traditional Students: An Outcomes Assessment

2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Spero C. Peppas
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Adult Students ◽  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
Business School ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Study Tour ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Non Traditional Students ◽  
Working Adult ◽  
Business Study

The purpose of this research was to assess empirically the perceived benefits of a business study tour course in terms of business educational outcomes, cultural awareness and sensitivity, and work-related gains. This study fills a gap in the business-school-related literature by focusing on outcomes of study abroad tours for non-traditional, working adult students.

Elusive Belonging

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minjeong Kim
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Multicultural Society ◽  
Projected Image ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Everyday Lives

With the unprecedented number of foreign-born population, South Korea has tried to reinvent itself as a multicultural society, but the intense multiculturalism efforts have focused exclusively on marriage immigrants. At the advent and height of South Korea’s eschewed multiculturalism, Elusive Belonging takes the readers to everyday lives of marriage immigrants in rural Korea where the projected image of a developed Korea which lured marriage immigrants and the gloomy reality of rural lives clashed. The intimate ethnographic account pays attention to emotional entanglements among Filipina wives, South Korean husbands, in-laws, and multicultural agents, with particular focus on such emotions as love, intimacy, anxiety, gratitude, and derision, which shape marriage immigrants’ fragmented citizenship and elusive sense of belonging to their new country. This investigation of the politics of belonging illuminates how marriage immigrants explore to mold a new identity in their new home, Korea.

The Emergence of Business Groups: Israel and South Korea Compared

2002 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 737-758 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Maman
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Business Groups ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Economic Organizations ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Institutional Contexts ◽  
1960S And 1970S ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Korean State

This paper examines the emergence of business groups in Israel and South Korea. The paper questions how, in very different institutional contexts, similar economic organizations emerged. In contrast to the political, cultural and market perspectives, the comparative institutional analysis adopted in this research suggests that one factor alone could not explain the emergence of business groups. In Israel and South Korea, business groups emerged during the 1960s and 1970s, and there are common factors underlying their formation: state-society relations, the roles and beliefs of the elites, and the relative absence of multinational corporations in the economy. To a large extent, the chaebol are the result of an intended creation of the South Korean state, whereas the Israeli business groups are the outcome of state policies in the economic realm. In both countries, the state elite held a developmental ideology, did not rely on market forces for economic development, and had a desire for greater economic and military self-sufficiency. In addition, both states were recipients of large grants and loans from other countries, which made them less dependent on direct foreign investments. As a result, the emerging groups were protected from the intense competition of multinational corporations.

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