ERIC Number: EJ1197176
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-2162-3104
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An Academic and Cultural Transition Course for International Students: Efficacy and Socioemotional Outcomes
Brunsting, Nelson C.; Smith, Andrew C.; Zachry, Corinne
Journal of International Students, v8 n4 p1497-1521 2018
The current study details changes in first-year international undergraduate students' perceived knowledge of, confidence in, and usefulness of intercultural skills in specific US university contexts after completing a semester-long academic and cultural transition course at a mid-sized private university. Results revealed significant increases in participants' (n = 42) perceived intercultural competence, perspective shifting, suspending judgment, self-advocacy, and interacting in class with students of other cultures; participants also reported significantly higher campus belonging and social support than a comparison group of students at the university who were not enrolled in the course (n = 32). These findings provide initial evidence for the potential of transition courses to increase intercultural skills and campus belonging for first-year undergraduate international students attending US universities.
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Student Adjustment, Cultural Awareness, College Students, College Freshmen, Student Attitudes, Acculturation, Course Descriptions, Outcomes of Education, Private Colleges, Attitude Change, Self Advocacy, Social Support Groups, Student School Relationship, Comparative Analysis, Social Adjustment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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