دورية أكاديمية
Co-National Support, Cultural Therapy, and the Adjustment of Asian Students to an English-Speaking University Culture
| العنوان: | Co-National Support, Cultural Therapy, and the Adjustment of Asian Students to an English-Speaking University Culture |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Major, Elza Magalhaes |
| المصدر: | International Education Journal. Mar 2005 6(1):84-95. |
| الإتاحة: | Shannon Research Press. Available from: Australian and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society. ANZCIES Secretariat, Curtin University, Box U1987, Perth, WA Australia. Tel: +61-8-9266-7106; Fax: +61-8-9266-3222; e-mail: editor@iejcomparative.org; Web site: http://www.iejcomparative.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2005 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Student Adjustment, Adjustment (to Environment), Asian American Students, College Students, Acculturation, English (Second Language), Case Studies, Cultural Relevance, Cultural Differences, Foreign Students, Asian Culture, Emotional Response, Interpersonal Relationship, Language Proficiency, Expectation, Student Attitudes, School Orientation |
| تدمد: | 1443-1475 |
| مستخلص: | This article discusses the adjustment of ten Asian-born university students to the academic culture of an English-speaking university in the United States. Findings from a case study reveal an instrumental role played by compatriot networks in the students' adjustment process. Spindler's cultural therapy model provides the lens for an anthropological understanding of the role of the co-national networks in the participants' adjustment to the new school culture. Implications of this study are two-fold: they indicate the need for universities to revise their orientation programs for international students, especially Asian students, whose home country school practices differ from the English-speaking school cultures. It is also suggested that cultural mediation upon arrival is a more viable alternative than institutional remediation of academic difficulties experienced by Asian students that come from cross-cultural maladjustment. (Contains 2 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 27 |
| Entry Date: | 2009 |
| URL الوصول: | http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/education/iej/articles/mainframe.htm |
| رقم الأكسشن: | EJ854957 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
| تدمد: | 1443-1475 |
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