International Students' Perceptions of Their Needs When Going Abroad: Services on Demand

Autor/inn/en	Perez-Encinas, Adriana; Rodriguez-Pomeda, Jesus
Titel	International Students' Perceptions of Their Needs When Going Abroad: Services on Demand
Quelle	In: Journal of Studies in International Education, 22 (2018) 1, S.20-36 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153
DOI	10.1177/1028315317724556
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Student Attitudes; Student Needs; Student Mobility; Study Abroad; Trend Analysis; International Education; Models; Holistic Approach; Network Analysis; Services; College Students; Foreign Countries; Student Adjustment; Health; Well Being; Money Management; Computer Software; Databases; Australia; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Trendanalyse; Internationale Erziehung; Analogiemodell; Holistischer Ansatz; Netzplantechnik; Dienstleistung; Collegestudent; Ausland; Adjustment; Adaptation; Gesundheit; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Datenbank; Australien; Großbritannien
Abstract	In this article, we analyze international students' perceptions of their needs when going abroad. The trend toward internationalization and the increase in mobility drives the agenda for globalization in many higher education institutions, and in some cases without any clear strategy for identifying the possible needs of international students. Are universities aware of the international students' perceptions and needs? The purpose of this article is to reflect on the different needs that international students have when visiting new countries, and what particular services they require. Little research exists on this aspect of student mobility. We offer a new approach to it by using "Latent Dirichlet Allocation" (LDA), a probabilistic topic model that has been used to analyze 59,662 student opinions and to group them into categories. To ensure a holistic approach and reliable visualization of the data, we also use a network analysis tool that allows us to collect together students' perceptions and needs in a distilled format. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01