Conditions for the adaptation of foreign students to universities

Apasova, Maria Vadimovna; Kulagina, I Y; Apasova, E V

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“…Известно, что существенный вклад в сохранение и улучшение здоровья населения вносит здоровый образ жизни [1,2] как основа первичной профилактики многих болезней, одной из составляющих которого является здоровое питание [3]. Для студентов, обучающихся в вузе, характерны высокая учебная нагрузка, выраженный стресс в связи с изменившейся социальной средой, сменой места жительства, образом жизни [4], особенно это касается студентов из дальнего зарубежья, кардинально поменявших климатогеографический район проживания и оказавшихся в непривычной социокультурной среде обитания [5,6].…”

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Analysis of the relationship between actual nutrition and physical activity and smoking among russian and foreign students of a medical university

Zaikina,

Komleva,

Raikova

et al. 2024

Sibirskij nauchnyj medicinskij zhurnal

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A significant contribution to the preservation and improvement of the population health is made by a healthy lifestyle, one of the components of which is rational nutrition. Considering severe stress experienced by students due to the changed social environment, the study of nutritional characteristics and the role of behavioral factors in eating behavior among medical students remains an extremely topical issue of modern preventive medicine. Material and methods. As a result of a cross-sectional study, 197 students of the Saratov Medical University were interviewed, 100 (51 %) of them were russian students, 97 (49 %) were citizens of Central African countries. The method of 24-hour reproduction of daily diet, program complex “Individual diet 5.0 professional version”, questionnaire were used. Results and discussions. The study showed an imbalance in macro- and micronutrients intake of the daily food ration, a violation in the diet, insufficient consumption of vegetables and fruits, rare hot meals, dissatisfaction with the organization of meals in student canteens, frequent use of fast food by students regardless of their country of origin. The relationship of physical activity and smoking with the diet and the frequency of consumption of vegetables and fruits, low awareness of unbalanced nutrition as a risk factor for the development of alimentary-dependent diseases have been established. Conclusions. The nutritional behavior of russian and foreign students of Saratov Medical University does not meet all the principles of healthy eating recommended by WHO. Thus, it is necessary to improve the organization of catering in student canteens, taking into account the taste preferences of foreign students, the introduction of educational activities and healthy nutrition programs with the involvement of the students themselves in their preparation. The analysis of actual nutrition is a very important task, as it allows assessing the current socio-economic situation, as well as the effectiveness of educational programs in the framework of national projects on a healthy lifestyle and proper nutrition.

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Analysis of the relationship between actual nutrition and physical activity and smoking among russian and foreign students of a medical university

Zaikina,

Komleva,

Raikova

et al. 2024

Sibirskij nauchnyj medicinskij zhurnal

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Neurodynamic, Cognitive, and Personal Characteristics of Foreign Students during Adaptation to University Environment

Varich,

Zhelonkina,

Morozova

2024

Bulletin of Kemerovo State University. Series: Humanities and Social Sciences

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Foreign students have to adapt to new linguacultural academic environment. The adaptation process affects their neurodynamic, cognitive, and personal indicators. The research involved such psychophysiological parameters as nervous system lability, visual-motor reactions, memory scope, and attention span. The paper introduces the personality profile of an average foreign student, as well as substantiates the importance of neurodynamic, cognitive, and personal indicators during adaptation. In this research, foreign students demonstrated situational rather than personal anxiety, compared with their Russian peers. They developed fatigue associated with poor functional state of the central nervous system. The adaptation peculiarities depended on the nationality: this fact has to be taken into account to optimize adaptation to the new academic environment. The neurodynamic and cognitive features correlated with Russian proficiency. Those that did not speak Russian had poor visual-motor reaction, nervous system lability, memory scope, and attention span, which correlated with maladaptation to the new linguacultural academic environment.

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Ethnocultural Features of Academic Adaptation of Students of the Near and Far Abroad

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В российских вузах из года в год увеличивается контингент студентов из дальнего и ближнего зарубежья. Это свидетельствует не только о престиже российской системы высшего образования, но и о налаживании добрососедских, партнерских отношений. В этой связи проблема успешной адаптации иностранных студентов рассматривается с точки зрения укрепления международного статуса государства в целом. Две стороны адаптации, психологическая и социально-культурная, изучены у 397 иностранных студентов из вузов юга России. Использовалась экспресс-диагностика, разработанная на основе адаптированного варианта методики А. Л. Свенцицкого «Самооценка психологической адаптивности» и шкалы «Социальная приверженность стране», «Культурная приверженность стране» из опросника С. В. Фроловой. Для статистической обработки данных применялся коэффициент ранговой корреляции Спирмена. Психологическая и социокультурная адаптация рассматривалась в соотношении «изоляция – идентификация» (В. И. Слободчиков). Согласно полученным результатам, студенты из дальнего зарубежья продемонстрировали низкую психологическую адаптивность при высоких притязаниях на успешность социально-культурной адаптации. Помощь в ее достижении со стороны преподавателей университетов будет особенно действенна тогда, когда они будут сочетать академическую работу с решением проблем образовательного и профессионального, а также социального и коммуникативного содержания. Студенты из соседних стран продемонстрировали взаимосвязанный набор требований к успешной социокультурной адаптации, сосредоточив внимание на социальных связях и соблюдая дистанцию в области культуры. В связи с этим особо значима работа педагогов по обеспечению положительной динамики межкультурных отношений с привлечением традиций межнационального добрососедства на территории южного региона России. Материалы проведенного исследования востребованы системой повышения квалификации преподавательского состава, учитывающей разницу в культурной дистанции иностранных студентов. The quantity of students from far and near abroad in Russian universities is increasing from year to year. This indicator shows not only the prestige of the Russian higher education system, but also the establishment of good-neighbourly, partnership relations. In this regard, the problem of successful adaptation of foreign students is considered from the point of view of strengthening the international status of the state as a whole. There are two aspects of adaptation, psychological (generalized) and socio-cultural (expressed), we studied 397 foreign students from universities in the south of Russia to investigate these aspects. We used express diagnostic tools designed on A. L. Sventsitsky “Self-assessment of psychological adaptability” and the scales “Social commitment to the country” and “Cultural commitment to the country” from S. V. Frolova’ questionnaire. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was used for statistical data processing. Psychological and socio-cultural adaptation to educational conditions of south Russia universities were considered in the relation “isolation – identification” (V. I. Slobodchikov) and found a high rank correlation. Psychological and socio-cultural adaptation were considered in the ratio “isolation – identification” (V. I. Slobodchikov) and found a correlation of р 0.01. According to the results, students from far abroad demonstrated low psychological adaptability with high claims to the success of socio-cultural adaptation. Assistance in achieving it from university teachers will be especially effective when they combine academic work with solving problems of educational, professional, as well as social and communicative character. Students from neighbouring countries demonstrated an interconnected set of requirements for successful socio-cultural adaptation, focusing on social ties and keeping a distance in the field of culture. In this regard, the work of teachers to ensure the positive dynamics of intercultural relations with the involvement of traditions of interethnic good-neighbourliness in the southern region of Russia is particularly significant. Consequently, the present research materials are in need of the system of advanced training of the teaching staff, taking into account the difference in the cultural distance of foreign students.

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Conditions for the adaptation of foreign students to universities

Cited by 4 publications

References 28 publications

Analysis of the relationship between actual nutrition and physical activity and smoking among russian and foreign students of a medical university

Analysis of the relationship between actual nutrition and physical activity and smoking among russian and foreign students of a medical university

Neurodynamic, Cognitive, and Personal Characteristics of Foreign Students during Adaptation to University Environment

Ethnocultural Features of Academic Adaptation of Students of the Near and Far Abroad

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