Bridging the Social, Academic, and Cultural Divide for International Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 1017-1038
Author(s):  
Kimberly Palermo-Kielb ◽  
Christy Fraenza
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Learning Communities ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Support Programs ◽  
Online Learners ◽  
Social Barriers ◽  
Psychological Barriers ◽  
Cultural Divide ◽  
The Social

International learners face many unique challenges when studying in a U.S. based online program. These challenges include language barriers, social barriers, and psychological barriers. In this chapter, the authors propose the use of peer-to-peer support programs, combined with an increased focus on learning communities, to help these students succeed. The literature shows that isolation is a common experience for online learners, and in particular, international students. Researchers have also found that peer relationships and connections can improve this experience for students, which can lead to student satisfaction, success, and retention. Based in the sociocultural theory of Vygotsky, the purpose of this chapter is to share specific strategies with instructors, course designers, and larger institutions so they can create courses and a larger learning environment that are sensitive to the needs of diverse learners studying online.

Bridging the Social, Academic, and Cultural Divide for International Students

2018 ◽  
pp. 87-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly Palermo-Kielb ◽  
Christy Fraenza
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Learning Communities ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Support Programs ◽  
Online Learners ◽  
Social Barriers ◽  
Psychological Barriers ◽  
Cultural Divide ◽  
The Social

International learners face many unique challenges when studying in a U.S. based online program. These challenges include language barriers, social barriers, and psychological barriers. In this chapter, the authors propose the use of peer-to-peer support programs, combined with an increased focus on learning communities, to help these students succeed. The literature shows that isolation is a common experience for online learners, and in particular, international students. Researchers have also found that peer relationships and connections can improve this experience for students, which can lead to student satisfaction, success, and retention. Based in the sociocultural theory of Vygotsky, the purpose of this chapter is to share specific strategies with instructors, course designers, and larger institutions so they can create courses and a larger learning environment that are sensitive to the needs of diverse learners studying online.

"What I Wish You Knew": Social Barriers Toward Physical Activity in Youth With Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Moola ◽  
Caroline Fusco ◽  
Joel A. Kirsh
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Social Barriers ◽  
Psychological Barriers ◽  
The Social

Despite the benefits of physical activity for youth with congenital heart disease (CHD), most patients are inactive. Although literature has addressed medical and psychological barriers to participation, little is known about the social barriers that youth encounter. This qualitative study explored sociocultural barriers to physical activity from the perspective of 17 youth with CHD. The main theme, “what I wish you knew,” was related to all other themes-youths’ efforts to resolve “disclosure dilemmas,” the barriers they encounter during physical education, and their struggle to understand themselves as normal. The participants’ narratives illuminate the centrality of their sociocultural world to physical activity. The findings call on researchers and educators to attend to the social and cultural environments where these youth live and play.

Student Satisfaction and Team Development Outcomes With Preassigned Learning Communities

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara L. Wilson ◽  
Jonna Anderson ◽  
Chris Peluso ◽  
Janice Priest ◽  
Therese Speer
Keyword(s):  
Learning Communities ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Team Development ◽  
Development Outcomes

scholarly journals Study Abroad Objectives and Satisfaction of International Students in Japan

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias Hennings ◽  
Shin Tanabe
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
Term Study ◽  
Short Term Study ◽  
Cultural Skills

Many Japanese universities have created short-term study abroad programs with the aim of offering a satisfying study abroad experience to international students. Based on a survey of 131 international students, this paper analyzes these students’ objectives and their relation to student satisfaction. As the results show, many students regard their experience of living in Japan as more important than their academic pursuits. Furthermore, for students with prior knowledge of Japanese, improving language skills tends to result in higher satisfaction, while for students who do not speak the local language, achieving cross-cultural skills is a major factor for having a satisfying experience.

scholarly journals Women at university. Strategies and achievements of a secular presence in Latin America and Spain

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 002
Author(s):  
Consuelo Flecha-García ◽  
Alicia Itatí Palermo
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Female Students ◽  
University Education ◽  
Social Barriers ◽  
Documentary Sources ◽  
The Social ◽  
University Archives ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Critical Overview ◽  
Life Aspirations

This paper offers a descriptive and critical overview of the experience of the presence of women at university in Spain and several countries in Latin America. It focuses not just on how they embarked on different degrees, but also on the extent to which they went on to exercise professionally and the social barriers encountered at each step. It describes some of the strategies used on the paths followed to study at university during almost one hundred and fifty years, and the achievements made possible by this education, both inside and outside the academic setting. The paper draws on primary documentary sources from university archives and newspaper libraries and includes a review of the literature on the subject. These documentary searches provided us with a great deal of valuable information that has helped us in our task. The indicators of the subject matter studied are, amongst others, university education, female lecturers, history and sociology, female students and life aspirations.

Delivering evidence-based parenting support in educational settings

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Matthew R. Sanders ◽  
Karyn L. Healy ◽  
Julie Hodges ◽  
Grace Kirby
Keyword(s):  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Parental Influence ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Support Programs ◽  
Major Influence ◽  
P System ◽  
Triple P ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Parenting Support

Abstract Parent-child relationships influence learning throughout a child’s formal schooling and beyond. The quality of parenting children receive has a major influence on their learning and developmental capabilities. Parental influence is important in the early years of life and extends throughout a child’s schooling. Parenting has a pervasive influence on children’s language and communication, executive functions and self-regulation, social and peer relationships, academic attainment, general behaviour and enjoyment of school. Schools can further enhance educational outcomes for students by developing the resources and expertise needed to engage parents as partners in learning. This can be achieved by delivering and facilitating access to a comprehensive system of high-quality, culturally informed, evidence-based parenting support programs. In this article, recent developments in the Triple P system of parenting support are used to illustrate how schools can develop a low-cost, comprehensive, high-quality parenting support strategy that blends universal components with targeted components for more vulnerable children. We identify potential organisational and logistical barriers to implementing parenting support programs and ways to address these.

Assessing international students' satisfaction of a Jordanian university using the service quality model

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayman Abu-Rumman ◽  
Rasha Qawasmeh
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeEducation plays a key role in socio-economic development and globalization has increased the numbers of students wanting to study abroad. Attracting international students is therefore an important objective for universities as international students open up opportunities to bring economic, cultural and academic benefits to both the universities themselves and to the countries in which they are located. This study therefore aimed to assess student satisfaction with a Jordanian university using the dimensions of quality contained within the established SERVQUAL model.Design/methodology/approachTo achieve these goals, quantitative data was collected from international students attending one university located in Jordan via a questionnaire survey, using a randomized sample. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the construct validity, and correlations between student satisfaction and the different dimensions of quality were tested.FindingsConsistent with other studies, the findings demonstrated that the five dimensions of service quality, i.e. tangibility, reliability, responsiveness, assurance and empathy, and the university of study, have a strong relationship with student satisfaction. However, there was no statistically significant correlation between country satisfaction and the tangibility and assurance sub-dimensions of quality.Practical implicationsPractical implications – The findings of this study are of interest and practical benefit to university leaders in developing their quality and student acquisition strategies.Originality/valueThis study makes a useful contribution to the growing body of evidence of service quality in higher education set within the context of a developing country.

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