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Johnson, Laura R.; Seifen-Adkins, Tanja; Sandhu, Daya Singh; Arbles, Nadezda; Makino, Hitomi – Journal of International Students, 2018
International students in the United States face acculturative stress, yet few seek counseling. In this paper, we highlight a participatory approach to develop culturally and contextually competent programs to enhance international student adjustment and engagement. We combined findings from the Acculturative Stress Scale of International Students…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Participatory Research, Acculturation, Stress Variables
Watson, Jeff R.; Wolfel, Richard – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2015
The interconnectedness of language and culture in a study abroad environment has long been discussed in study abroad research circles. While some researchers see the relationship as complementary (Kasper & Omori, 2010; Selmeski, 2007), others go further to point out a more complex interrelationship (Kramsch, 2003; Silverstein, 2004; Watson,…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Study Abroad, Second Language Learning, Outcomes of Education
Health Services Administration (DHEW/PHS), Rockville, MD. Bureau of Community Health Services. – 1973
The document reports on the successful efforts of the San Francisco Home Health Service, which brings much needed homemaker/home health aide services to hundreds of elderly people in the San Francisco Chinatown area. Providing historical and cultural background information about the area, its residents, and its particular health problems, the…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Chinese Americans, Chinese Culture, Community Health Services