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The Impact of On-Campus Employment on Chinese Undergraduate Students in the U.S.
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Su, Mengwei – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of part-time, on-campus employment on Chinese international undergraduate students' integration and development on American campuses. In doing so, I focused on exploring how Chinese undergraduate students learn English, make friends with the domestic students, shape identities in the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Foreign Students, Student Employment, Asians
International Students' Perceptions of Workplace Experiences in Australian Study Programs: A Large-Scale Survey
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Barton, Georgina; Hartwig, Kay; Le, Anh Hai – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2019
Across the globe, there are increased numbers of students undertaking university-level study in foreign countries. Many of the programs they enroll in include a workplace experience (also known as work integrated learning, internship, and/or practicum). The Work Placement for International Student Programs (WISP) project was conducted across…
Descriptors: Integrated Activities, Learning Activities, Practicums, Internship Programs
A Case Study of American and Chinese College Students' Motivation Differences in Online Learning Environment
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Zhao, Chunjuan; Mei, Zongxiang – Journal of Education and Learning, 2016
Motivating students has been a key challenge facing instructors in non-face-to-face instructional contexts. Existing researches into motivation in online learning environment have revealed that there are learning motivation differences among students from different cultural backgrounds. The purpose of this study is to identify whether American and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Students, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation
"We Cannot Reach Them": Chinese Undergraduate Student Perceptions of the U.S. Campus Climate
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Longerbeam, Susan D.; DeStefano, Thomas J.; Lixin, Yu – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2013
Chinese undergraduate student interaction with U.S. students and faculty shared significant relationships with positive perceptions of the U.S. campus climate in this study. Student interaction drew upon the contact hypothesis (Allport, 1954); faculty interaction drew upon Kuh and Hu (2001); and perceptions drew upon the campus climate for…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Campuses, Educational Environment, Educational Experience
The Effects of Doing Part-Time Jobs on College Student Academic Performance and Social Life in a Chinese Society
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Wang, Hongyu; Kong, Miosi; Shan, Wenjing; Vong, Sou Kuan – Journal of Education and Work, 2010
Student employment has been treated as a homogeneous category in studying the effects of doing part-time jobs on student academic performance or social life. In the present study, using data collected from a well-known public university in Macau, we treat student employment as a heterogeneous experience and compare the relative importance of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Student Employment, Part Time Employment
New Challenges to Korean Universities: Increase of Older Students
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Chae, Jae-Eun – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2010
This article explores the implications of the recent increase in older students at Korean universities dominated by younger students. A case study design is used to gain an in-depth understanding of experiences of older students in a Korean university. Semi-structured interviews of twelve older students, three professors, two administrators, and…
Descriptors: Interviews, College Students, Age Differences, Case Studies