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

Autor/inn/en	Gautam, Chetanath; Lowery, Charles L.; Mays, Chance; Durant, Dayan
Titel	Challenges for Global Learners: A Qualitative Study of the Concerns and Difficulties of International Students
Quelle	In: Journal of International Students, 6 (2016) 2, S.501-526 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2162-3104
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Student Experience; College Students; Student Attitudes; Interviews; Student Surveys; Data Analysis; Community Characteristics; Municipalities; Qualitative Research; Student Adjustment; Educational Opportunities; Language Fluency; Financial Support; Employment Level; Transportation; Acculturation; Social Networks; Educational Experience + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienerfahrung; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerbefragung; Auswertung; Magistrat; Qualitative Forschung; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Finanzielle Förderung; Beschäftigungsgrad; Verkehrswesen; Akkulturation; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Bildungserfahrung
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01