STEM-Related Career Development of Immigrant and International College Students at an Historically Black University

Post-secondary education serves as a transition between secondary education and the world of work for many individuals, including visiting international students and immigrants. These latter groups are present on campuses in the U.S. bringing varying goals and beliefs. However, little research or practice could be found to address the potential career development needs of this group. This chapter explores the role of gender, academic major, and familial influences on a sample of immigrant and international students' career development (n = 125). Participants completed STEM-specific measures of career interest and commitment. Data were analyzed for differences between Immigrant and International students, genders, and institution type, finding significant differences on four career development measures. Significant differences were also found between groups on three of the six contextual factors, and on comparisons to other diverse samples.

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International Undergraduate Student Choice of Alberta for Post-Secondary Education

Multidisciplinary Perspectives on International Student Experience in Canadian Higher Education - Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-5030-4.ch015 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 292-307

Author(s):

Darren Howes

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Qualitative Research ◽

Secondary Education ◽

International Students ◽

Undergraduate Student ◽

International Student ◽

Higher Learning ◽

Student Choice ◽

Secondary System ◽

Post Secondary

In this chapter, the author provides an overview of the decision-making process that international students will go through when choosing a country, province, and ultimately, an institution for their international higher learning education. After conducting exploratory qualitative research from an Alberta perspective, it was determined that international students are influenced by (1) safety, (2) quality, (3) knowing someone locally, (4) jobs and strength of the economy, and (5) cost. Subsequently, the author will also consider the factors that would influence international students to enjoy or remain in a province after their studies. Having an understanding of the factors that influence international student choice can help the reader understand some of the marketing implications of recruiting international students to institutions and how international students end up studying in the Canadian post-secondary system.

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Social inclusion and career development - transition from upper secondary school to work or post-secondary education among hard of hearing students

Scandinavian Audiology ◽

10.1080/010503901750166880 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 30 (2) ◽

pp. 120-128 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Berth Danermark ◽

Sivert Antonson ◽

Inger Lundström

Keyword(s):

Secondary Education ◽

Career Development ◽

Secondary School ◽

Hard Of Hearing ◽

Social Inclusion ◽

School To Work ◽

Upper Secondary School ◽

Post Secondary Education ◽

Post Secondary ◽

Upper Secondary

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Diversification of International Student Base

Journal of International Students ◽

10.32674/jis.v11i1.1710 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 238-250

Author(s):

Wei Liu

Keyword(s):

Secondary Education ◽

International Students ◽

International Student ◽

Student Mobility ◽

Student Population ◽

Post Secondary Education ◽

Host Countries ◽

International Student Mobility ◽

Post Secondary

Underlying the goal of diversifying the sources of international students in post-secondary education is a naive logic: The portfolio of international students is controlled by the recruitment efforts of host countries and universities. Given this logic, the host countries and universities decide on where their international students are from and how diverse their international student population is. The logic results in an overestimate of the value of recruitment efforts by host countries and universities. It tends to overlook a whole range of other macro factors that determine international student mobility more significantly than recruitment efforts. Most notably, certain macro factors are beyond the control of host countries and universities, and their diversification efforts are futile and a waste of resources.

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