scholarly journals The management of the international student experience in the South African context: The role of sociocultural adaptation and cultural intelligence

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thabang M. Mokhothu ◽  
Chris W. Callaghan
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
International Students ◽  
South African ◽  
Cultural Intelligence ◽  
International Student ◽  
Sociocultural Adaptation ◽  
Academic Context ◽  
Motivational Cultural Intelligence ◽  
Lack Of Knowledge

Orientation: Sociocultural adaptation and cultural intelligence theory predicts certain relationships between these two orientations and performance in culturally diverse contexts.Research purpose: The aim of the research was to investigate the contribution of cultural intelligence to sociocultural adaptation and the role of cultural intelligence as a mediator of the relationship between sociocultural adaptation and academic performance of international students in the context of a large South African university.Motivation of the study: The study was motivated by a lack of knowledge of the role of cultural intelligence in its contribution to sociocultural adaptation and academic performance of international students in the current South African academic context. This lack of knowledge was taken to be a problem for managers in the higher education context.Research design, approach and method: A purposive sample of 263 international students from a large South African university was analysed using confirmatory factor analysis and multiple linear regression analysis.Main findings: Unlike metacognitive, cognitive and behavioural cultural intelligences, only motivational cultural intelligence, together with sociocultural adaptation, was found to be significantly and positively associated with academic performance.Practical and managerial implications: Given that motivational cultural intelligence reflects the interest and motivation of an individual to learn about and adapt to other cultures, university managers should seek to cultivate motivational cultural intelligence through university activities, as this orientation can be developed in sojourners.Contribution or value-add: The results of this study contest broader predictions that all cultural intelligence orientations act equally to enable academic performance in this context.

scholarly journals UNFIT TO OWN A FIREARM? The role of the police in firearm control

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Minnaar ◽  
Duxita Mistry
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
The South ◽  
Police Service ◽  
South African Police Service ◽  
Firearm Control ◽  
South African Police ◽  
Lack Of Knowledge

This article draws on a study that examined aspects of the implementation by the South African Police Service (SAPS) of section 11 of the old Arms and Ammunition Act. This section refers to the declaration by the police of a person to be unfit to possess a licensed firearm.Although the police are more vigilant than ever about declaring people unfit, their lack of knowledge about the process needs to be addressed, as does the tendency of police and prosecutors to blame each other for problems that arise. Unless these deficiencies are ironed out soon, they will obstruct the execution of the new Firearms Control Act.

Religious expatriates’ cultural intelligence and adaptation

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfred Presbitero
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Cultural Intelligence ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Sociocultural Adaptation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Theory Of Intelligence ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide new insights into religious expatriates’ cultural intelligence, adaptation and the role of motivation. Drawing mainly from the theory of intelligence (Sternberg, 1999) and theory of self-determination (Deci and Ryan, 2000), the study posits that cultural intelligence of a religious expatriate is positively and significantly related to his or her psychological and sociocultural adaptation. Moreover, the study hypothesizes that intrinsic motivation, as a type of motivation, plays a significant role in moderating the relationship between cultural intelligence and adaptation (both psychological and sociocultural). Design/methodology/approach In total, 110 religious expatriates from various religious communities were surveyed. They were asked to rate their cultural intelligence, intrinsic motivation and adaptation (i.e. psychological and sociocultural). Findings The results demonstrate that cultural intelligence is positively and significantly related to both psychological and sociocultural adaptation. Furthermore, results show that intrinsic motivation, as a type of motivation, moderates the relationship between cultural intelligence and adaptation (both psychological and sociocultural). Originality/value The study contributes to the limited studies on non-corporate expatriation focusing mainly on religious expatriation. In addition, it adds value by generating new insights into the importance not only of cultural intelligence but also of intrinsic motivation in ensuring high levels of psychological and sociocultural adaptation. It further offers a number of practical insights that can be relevant for both corporate and non-corporate expatriates.

Unlocking Expatriates’ Job Creativity: The Role of Cultural Learning, and Metacognitive and Motivational Cultural Intelligence

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 767-794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Jun Xu ◽  
Xiao-Ping Chen
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Intelligence ◽  
Cultural Distance ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Learning ◽  
Crucial Component ◽  
Domain Learning ◽  
Expatriate Management ◽  
Nuanced Understanding ◽  
Motivational Cultural Intelligence

ABSTRACTIn this article, we extend Amabile's componential theory of creativity to account for cross-cultural creativity by conceptualizing cultural learning as a crucial component in the creativity relevant process. We hypothesize a significant positive relationship between cultural learning and expatriates’ cross-cultural job creativity, and that this relationship will be enhanced by domain learning and the cultural distance between the host and home countries. Moreover, we propose that expatriates with higher metacognitive and motivational cultural intelligence will engage in greater cultural learning, which in turn will be related to job creativity. Data from 219 expatriate-supervisor dyads of 36 Chinese multinational companies reveal that metacognitive CQ and motivational CQ are indeed positive antecedents to cultural learning, which in turn positively relates to cross-cultural job creativity, especially for high domain learning expatriates who work in a foreign culture not vastly different from home. Our findings make significant contributions to the existing literature on creativity and provide nuanced understanding of the relationship between cultural intelligence, cultural learning and cross-cultural job creativity. Our findings also have important implications for expatriate management.

scholarly journals Cultural intelligence, Age and Prior Travel Experience as Predictors of Acculturative Stress and Depression among International Students Studying in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 511-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Werede Tareke Gebregergis ◽  
Fei Huang ◽  
Jiangzhong Hong
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
International Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
Future Study ◽  
Cultural Intelligence ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Travel Experience ◽  
The Relationship

Mental health problems commonly prevail among international students as a result of acculturative difficulties. In light of this, the studyattempted to determine the role of cultural intelligence, age and prior travel experience on acculturative stress and depression and also whether acculturative stress mediatedthe cultural intelligence-depression relationship. 506international university students studying in China completeda battery of tests assessing their cultural intelligence, acculturative stress and depression. Cultural intelligence showed significantly negativecorrelationswith both acculturative stress and depression.  Students’ prior travel experiences and age also significantlycorrelated withboth acculturative stress and depression. Acculturative stress mediated the relationship between cultural intelligence and depression. Implication, limitations and future study directions were discussed as well.

Universities and research in times of crisis: the getting of wisdom

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 361-371
Author(s):  
Lorraine Ling
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
International Student ◽  
Course Delivery ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Dramatic Effect ◽  
Normal University ◽  
Australian Universities

PurposeIn a time of the COVID-19, pandemic universities and researchers have been faced with unprecedented issues and challenges, and the purpose of this paper is to explore those challenges and issues.Design/methodology/approachIn this article the role of universities and research in times of crisis and emergency is explored.FindingsCOVID-19 has impacted upon universities and their staff and students in a range of ways involving course delivery, staff location and limited campus access and university income. The decline in the amount of funding provided by the federal government to Australian universities over several decades has caused a heavy reliance on international student enrolments; thus, the decrease in international students’ numbers, especially, has had a dramatic effect on university budgets. . Research and researchers are shown to be most vulnerable at a time when their expertise, knowledge and wisdom are arguably most required.Originality/valueThis sudden and unpredicted decline in funds available in universities due to the COVID-19 pandemic along with the disruption of normal university business, poses major problems for all the activities of universities. In this article the current Australian university context is used as a vehicle to explore the role that universities have during crises with particular reference to the role of research and researchers across all discipline areas.

Exploring the role of motivational cultural intelligence in SIE women’s adjustment

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riana Schreuders-van den Bergh ◽  
Yvonne Du Plessis
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Intelligence ◽  
Cultural Adjustment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Motivational Strategies ◽  
Conceptual Frameworks ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Purposive Sample ◽  
Motivational Cultural Intelligence

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore and discuss the role of motivational cultural intelligence and its related strategies in the experiential learning and cross-cultural adjustment of self-initiated expatriate (SIE) women. Design/methodology/approach – Interactive qualitative analysis (IQA) was the design and process used for this research. Two IQA focus groups were conducted with a non-probability purposive sample of 21 SIE women, aged between 26 and 53 who were living and working in the Netherlands at the time of the research. Participants were invited to brainstorm about their adjustment experience and actively construct a framework of their adjustment experiences. Findings – Evidence is provided for the role of motivational CQ, with specific reference to reinvention, self-efficacy and goal-setting as motivational strategies, in the successful adjustment of SIE women. Conceptual frameworks of the cyclical learning process and motivational strategies with choice as a moderator in the process, have been developed. Three propositions for future research are also presented. Originality/value – This study represents an under-researched group and proposes conceptual frameworks for understanding the complex, multidimensional process of SIE women adjustment and the role of motivation, from a participant perspective.

scholarly journals International Students: Strengthening a Critical Resource

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 200
Author(s):  
Amrita Bhandari
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
International Student ◽  
English Language ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
The United States ◽  
Language Programs ◽  
Academic Context ◽  
Social Support Services ◽  
Critical Resource ◽  
The U.S

International student mobility is changing quickly in institutions of higher education in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. In the U.S. alone, the total number of global mobile students reached 9.5 million in 2012. In comparison to other European countries, there are fewer published resources about and for international students in the U.S. In this demanding academic context, I consider International Students: Strengthening a Critical Resource written by Maureen S. Andrade and Norman W. Evans as an important handbook for international students’ educators and administrators. This book addresses eight major issues: adjustment, persistence, recruitment, orientation, English language programs, social support services, intercultural communication and learning, and immigration and legal issues. 

scholarly journals Institutional Satisfaction and Recommendation: What Really Matters to International Students?

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 262-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravichandran Ammigan
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
International Student ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Retention Strategies ◽  
Using Data ◽  
University Experience ◽  
The University

This quantitative study investigates the role of satisfaction variables as predictors of institutional recommendation for over 45,000 international students at 96 different institutions globally. Using data from the International Student Barometer (ISB), it demonstrates which aspects of the university experience are most significant on students’ propensity to recommend their institution to prospective applicants. This article also discusses key implications and policy recommendations for how university administrators and international educators could enhance the international student experience and strengthen recruitment and retention strategies on their respective campuses.

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