International and cross-cultural experiences are critical to effectively prepare language teachers for the increasingly diverse classroom, as they promote language proficiency and cultural awareness and sensitivity. This research captures the multi-national engagements of pre-service language teachers enrolled at a Turkish university. Participants…

In this presentation and conference proceedings paper, we discuss a pilot program for international education and examine the development and preliminary assessment of an international education hub between Texas State University (TXST), USA and the Università degli Studi di Padova (UNIPD), Italy. Launched in 2024, the TXST-UNIPD hub (henceforth…

Internationalization of curriculum (IoC) has garnered momentum, with many universities around the world now viewing graduate students as global citizens. One aspect of IoC that lacks clarity is the students' perception of internationalization of graduate attributes. In this study, we explored graduate student's perceptions of the graduate…

This study determined to discover the outcomes that Thai undergraduate pharmacy students gained from participating in the student exchange program. The population in this study contained of 71 Mahidol University undergraduate pharmacy students who participated in the 2014 student exchange program in six host universities in four ASEAN countries…

Higher educational institutions throughout the world are involved in communication with each other, exchanging instructional ideas and practices, as well as exchanging students through a number of international mobility programs. This paper examines sociocultural adaptation of international students with special attention to the dimensions of…

Late adolescence is a critical period of development during which individuals experience crucial changes in their social lives. Several developmental tasks appear during this transition to be accomplished by the late adolescents in order to achieve adulthood and to develop healthy psychological and social functioning. A significant task in this…

In this paper Lifelong Learning Program of Education Faculty in Sinop was evaluated in terms of interrelations between LLP and cultural shock. The barriers of LLP in Education Faculty in Sinop can be examined in two main parts: difficulties of finding suitable partner and students' difficulty in deciding whether to apply or not. These two main…

Assesses the effects of lost resources on exercise behavior among a sample of foreign exchange students who were identified as having experienced a relapse in their level of physical activity. Results indicate a significant effect for scores on processes of change, self-efficacy, and decisional balance. Exercise behavior was significantly…

Author cites three major issues in educating foreign students: their adaptation to the American educational system; their re-adaptation at home; and the curriculum relevance for their nation's priorities. Author concentrates on adaptation and gives examples of culture conflict foreign students experience. Recommendations for adaptation are…

Examines literature to determine impact of foreign students on American campuses, reviews essentials necessary for providing effective services for them, speculates on future of advising them within realm of student personnel work. (Author)

A study was conducted to identify and compare anticipated life satisfaction and readjustment as perceived by bachelor and graduate degree-level international students returning to developing countries after studying agriculture in the United States with actual life satisfaction and readjustment as perceived by students with similar backgrounds who…

This study investigates foreign students' attitudes towards and adjustment to the Swedish system of university education. The report is exclusively concerned with the academic adjustment of a group of 120 students from the so-called "developing countries." A questionnaire on different aspects of Swedish university education which…

A principal mission of the American Field Service (AFS) Research Department is to carry out research and evaluation projects that could lead to increased understanding of the nature and impact of AFS exchanges. During the 1982-83 hosting year, three families in the U.S. Middle West agreed to participate in the study of the patterns of adjustment.…

In this hermeneutical study, the authors focus on understanding the experiences of older Korean students who have come to the United States to pursue academic degrees at American universities. The purpose of this study is to describe the critical events related to their adjustment processes as well as to address some of the specific concerns of…