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"Jeitinho" as a Coping Strategy Used by Brazilian International Students for Dealing with Acculturative Stress
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Nishioka, Silvia Alves; Akol, Defne – Journal of International Students, 2019
This mixed-method study examined whether Brazilian students in the US use an indigenous problem-solving practice, "jeitinho," as a coping strategy for acculturative stress. Forty-two participants answered an online survey, which was a culmination of demographic information, the Acculturative Stress Scale for International Students,…
Descriptors: Coping, Stress Variables, Stereotypes, Student Adjustment
An Investigation into International Postgraduate Students' Decision-Making Process
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Moogan, Y. J. – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2020
This paper analyses the student decision-making model for international postgraduate (PG) students with a concentration on consumer service marketing principles. Using a grounded theory approach and exploratory techniques (focus groups), it investigates qualitatively why the UK is the destination choice, the rationale for the programme of study…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Decision Making, Foreign Countries
At a Foreign University: An International Study of Adaptation and Coping.
Klineberg, Otto; Hull, Frank W., IV – 1979
An international study of adaptation and coping of students, faculty, and administrators involved with foreign student exchange is examined using data obtained in 11 countries--Brazil, Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Japan, Kenya, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The following are included:…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, College Environment, College Faculty