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ERIC Number: EJ1197176
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 25
Abstractor: As Provided
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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.
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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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