Exploring the Adjustment Problems among International Graduate Students in Hawaii
| Title: | Exploring the Adjustment Problems among International Graduate Students in Hawaii |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Yang, Stephanie, Salzman, Michael, Yang, Cheng-Hong |
| Source: | Universal Journal of Educational Research. 2015 3(3):214-219. |
| Availability: | Horizon Research Publishing. 506 North Garfield Avenue #210, Alhambra, CA 91801. e-mail: editor@hrpub.org; Web site: http://www.hrpub.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 6 |
| Publication Date: | 2015 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Students, Adjustment (to Environment), Anxiety, Predictor Variables, Learning Problems, Stress Variables, Stress Management, Communication Skills, Teacher Student Relationship, Access to Education, Course Content, Difficulty Level, Financial Exigency, Interpersonal Relationship, Language Proficiency, Student Adjustment, Student Attitudes, Student Surveys, Graduate Students |
| Geographic Terms: | Hawaii |
| ISSN: | 2332-3205 |
| Abstract: | Due to the advance of technology, the American society has become more diverse. A huge population of international students in the U.S. faces unique issues. According to the existing literature, the top-rated anxieties international student faces are generally caused by language anxiety, cultural adjustments, and learning differences and barriers. In the university campus that is being studied in Hawaii, the highest population of students is Asian. As a matter of fact, Hawaii is the only state in USA that does not have a majority of white population. This research study examined anxiety levels as international graduate students living in Hawaii, U.S. This study emphasizes on the wide variety of factors and whether it has an influence on the predicators of anxiety. Learning difficulties and life challenges for international graduate students in Hawaii were also examined. "Communication ability", "interactions with professors", "limited course options", and "course content difficulty" were the most experienced learning difficulties. "Financial crisis", "quality of accommodation", "relationship with people", and "language" were the most experienced life challenges. Understanding the experiences of the international graduate students is important on creating supporting programs to help them personally and academically to fit in the environment. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 20 |
| Entry Date: | 2015 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1056115 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| ISSN: | 2332-3205 |
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| Published in: | Universal Journal of Educational Research |
| Language: | English |