Recognition of some of the variations in educational backgrounds and life-styles of foreign stduents--particularly those from developing nations--could ease the communication difficulties they face when studying in American universities. Observations of language problems, counseling problems, class behavior, and social customs are offered. (JMD)

Counselors working with students from South Africa need to be aware that the system of apartheid has created separate and unequal societies resulting in major differences in student educational, cultural, political and other backgrounds. In addition, counselors need to be aware of individual differences as well as differences in how people cope…

In an attempt to help educators, particularly in nursing, understand the attitudes, feelings, and perspectives that students from other cultures bring to the teacher-learner situation, this paper identifies some generalized behavioral characteristics of different cultures and the educational problems that may arise when cultural differences are…