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 Behavioral Health Risk and Resilience among International Students in the United States: A Study of Socio-demographic Differences

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 282-305
Author(s):  
Youn Kyoung Kim ◽  
Arati Maleku ◽  
Catherine M Lemieux ◽  
Xi Du ◽  
Zibei Chen
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
International Students ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Risk And Resilience ◽  
Cross Sectional

Using a resilience framework, the current cross-sectional study examined indicators of behavioral health risk and resilience among U.S. international students (N=322) across key socio-demographic characteristics. A multimethod approach was used to collect data with both an online platform and paper-based survey instrument. Results showed that higher levels of acculturative stress were reported by older students, females, undergraduates, students who lived with their families, and those who had resided in the US longer than 2 years. Findings underscore the importance of culturally-relevant screening and prevention strategies that target resilience and other protective factors to reduce health risk and encourage well-being and academic success among international students.

scholarly journals Scholastics, Pabulum, Clans, Transformation: A Journey into Otherness

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 893-917
Author(s):  
David Lausch ◽  
Eric Teman ◽  
Cody Perry
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
International Students ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Current Model ◽  
The United States ◽  
Business Economics ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Medicine Education

International students’ identities are complex and so are their needs. Semistructured interviews with 13 of the lead researcher’s former students from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, who are multi-national, multi-lingual and pursuing degrees in law, business, economics, medicine, education, art and media, in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia elucidated this reality. Their experiences demonstrated scholastic and pabulum frustrations that were offset in part by constant communication with their clans in person and through various technologies. Though the current model of higher education often seeks to identify and categorize international students as a group, this study shows that international students are unique individuals. Recognizing their individuality, higher education institutions and policymakers can more appropriately respond to international students’ needs.

scholarly journals Institutional Policies and Practices for Admitting, Assessing, and Tracking International Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. I-VI
Author(s):  
Maureen Snow Andrade
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Market Share ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
The United States ◽  
Institutional Policies ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Comprehensive Information ◽  
The U.S

The United States has the largest market share of international students at 22%, followed by the United Kingdom at 11% (Project Atlas, 2015). The U.S. share has decreased from 28% in 2001 although total numbers ofinternational students are increasing (Project Atlas, 2015). Decreased market share may be due to targeted national strategies in other countries to attract international students. These include immigration policies that not only expedite obtaining a student visa, but provide opportunities to work while studying and permanent jobs and residency after graduation (e.g., Canada, the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden) (Lane, 2015). Nations are also actively recruiting, providing databases with comprehensive information about studying in the country, (e.g., the Netherlands), and offering financial incentives (e.g., Germany)(Lane, 2015). In some cases, countries that once sent students to study abroad (United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Malaysia) are now actively recruiting to host students from their regions (Lane, 2015).

Parish and Place

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tricia Colleen Bruce
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Local Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
Organizational Form ◽  
Black Catholics ◽  
Perceived Need ◽  
Latin Mass ◽  
The Us ◽  
Structural Responses ◽  
Depth Interviews

The Catholic Church stands at the forefront of an emergent majority-minority America. Parish and Place tells the story of how the largest US religion is responding at the local level to unprecedented cultural, racial, linguistic, ideological, and political diversification among American Catholics. Specifically, it explores bishops’ use of personal parishes—parishes formally established not on the basis of territory, but purpose. Today’s personal parishes serve an array of Catholics drawn together by shared identities and preferences rather than shared neighborhoods. Their contemporary application permits Catholic leaders to act upon the perceived need for named, specialist organizations alongside the more common territorial parish, designed to serve all in its midst. Parish and Place documents the US Catholic Church’s earlier move away from national parishes and more recent renewal of the personal parish as an organizational form. In-depth interviews and national survey data detail the rise and rationale behind new parishes for the Traditional Latin Mass, for Vietnamese Catholics, for Black Catholics, and more. Featuring insights from bishops, priests, and diocesan leaders throughout the United States, chapters offer a rare view of institutional decision-making from the top. The book is at once a demonstration of structural responses to diversity across wider conceptions of space, and a look at just how far fragmentation can go before it challenges cohesion and unity.

Degree of Adaptation of Jerusalem Palestinian Students at Israeli Academic Colleges

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-430
Author(s):  
Omar Mizel
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Culture Shock ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Arab Students ◽  
Service Departments ◽  
East Jerusalem ◽  
Depth Interviews

Several international and local studies have indicated that Arab students face specific difficulties in adapting to and integrating into Israeli colleges. This research aims to identify and analyze the adaptation difficulties faced by Palestinian students in academic colleges in Israel. The research sample consists of Palestinian freshmen from different schools and neighborhoods in East Jerusalem who are studying at a college in West Jerusalem. In-depth interviews were used to document and analyze the experiences and challenges of these students on campus. The interviews revealed a number of factors that impede students’ adaptation and their academic success, and they can be grouped under the concepts of culture shock, language barriers, isolation, and transportation. To deal with these difficulties, students used different strategies such as piety, withdrawal, dependency, and distancing. Implementing specific programs to consider and address specific social and cultural aspects of Palestinian students’ difficulties may contribute to reducing the alienation and culture shock they face in college, such as introducing programs on life skills and treatment of others, hiring faculty who are capable of understanding the Palestinian cultural context and introducing qualified Arab staff in the administrative and service departments.

United Arab Emirates military will use proxy warfare

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
The United States ◽  
Political Islam ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Defence Industry ◽  
The Us

Significance The UAE military is deeply concerned about both direct and indirect threats from Iran and from Sunni political Islam. It has therefore focused on building alliances with global and regional partner militaries, seen as more useful than developing unilateral capabilities. Impacts The UAE military will not engage in the current Qatar crisis which is political and economic. Abu Dhabi will prioritise alliances with the United States, Europe and Israel to deter Iran. Lobbying for the transfer of the US airbase from Qatar to the UAE is unlikely to succeed. The UAE will build its defence industry to function as an arsenal for regional allies.

scholarly journals Challenges for Global Learners: A Qualitative Study of the Concerns and Difficulties of International Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 501-526
Author(s):  
Chetanath Gautam ◽  
Charles L. Lowery ◽  
Chance Mays ◽  
Dayan Durant
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
International Students ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Small Town ◽  
The United States ◽  
Initial Survey ◽  
Educational Journeys ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Purposive Sample

The authors in this study seek to inform academia about international students’ experiences and challenges while attending universities in Small Town USA. Despite their eagerness to study in the United States (U.S.), international students are faced with setbacks that many universities fail to recognize or realize. The researchers conducted in-depth interviews with a purposive sample of students using questions based on information from the literature and an initial survey. The themes that emerged from the data analysis were language, jobs/finances, transportation, assimilation, religious interactions, and identity. Findings emphasize the imperative to understand the challenges these students face as they continue their educational journeys in the United States.

Teacher Education Experiences of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in the United States

2018 ◽  
pp. 96-111
Author(s):  
Xiaoming Liu
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
International Students ◽  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
The United States ◽  
Teacher Preparation Program ◽  
Teaching Beliefs ◽  
State University ◽  
Beliefs And Practice

Increasing numbers of students from China are choosing to study in American colleges and universities. While education may not be the top choice of discipline for many international students, the field of education has witnessed an increase in international enrollment in recent years. A study was conducted at a state university in the mid-Atlantic region aiming to investigate the teacher education experiences of international students graduated in the past five years. This chapter focuses on five Chinese pre-service teachers and reports findings that include opportunities and challenges in both on-campus coursework and off-campus internship, impact of both cultures on their teaching beliefs and practice, suggestions to the program, and advice for future international students. Culturally responsive recommendations are also discussed to foster academic success of international students in the teacher preparation program.

Information Literacy Instruction for International Students

2015 ◽  
pp. 117-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessia Zanin-Yost
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
International Students ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
International Student ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
The United States ◽  
Student Population ◽  
Diversity Awareness ◽  
Academic Mission

International students bring cultural and diversity awareness to an institution, but they also bring a variety of assumptions about how research is conducted in the United States. In developing an outreach plan to international students, the academic library should create services that cater specifically to this student population. By developing collaborations with other campus units, the library can foster academic success and at the same time build a sense of community for the undergraduate international student population. The chapter illustrates how through collaboration the library can become an active participant in supporting the academic mission of the institution, foster a sense of belonging among the students, and strengthen campus relationships among various entities, in particular, international students.

scholarly journals Socialization Experiences of First Year non-Western International Master’s Students at a Mid-Western University

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. p39
Author(s):  
Emmanuel E. Akanwa
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
International Students ◽  
Support Services ◽  
International Student ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Experiences ◽  
First Year ◽  
Master's Students ◽  
Making Friends ◽  
United States Higher Education

As the international student population continues to increase in the United States’ higher education institutions, the need to explore the significance of socialization as a necessary predictor to academic success has become inevitable. While most studies on students’ socialization had investigated socialization experiences of students in general, there has been a paucity of research that specifically explored the socialization experiences of first-year international master’s degree students from non-Western countries. This study’s findings revealed respondents’ varying perspectives on adjustment, group support, social experiences, making friends, among other constructs, and implicated the need for more support services as well as the need for international students to take ownership of their socialization, determination, and persistence.

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