Cultural Diversity from an International Perspective, Part 2

Wehrly, Bea

doi:10.1002/j.2161-1912.1988.tb00396.x

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“…Findings of other research suggested that the adjustment difficulties had certain negative consequences on the emotional well-being of students (e.g., Heggins & Jackson, 2003;Ong, 1989;Thorstensson, 2001;Wang, 2004;Wehrly, 1988). Feelings of stress, frustration, uneasiness, and embarrassment as well as homesickness, loneliness and clinical depression were found to be pervasive among Asian students (Wang; Wehrly).…”

Section: Asian International Students In the United Statesmentioning

confidence: 93%

Transnationalism, Leisure, and Chinese Graduate Students in the United States

Stodolska

2006

Leisure Sciences

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Section: Asian International Students In the United Statesmentioning

confidence: 93%

Transnationalism, Leisure, and Chinese Graduate Students in the United States

Stodolska

2006

Leisure Sciences

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“…There is a general consensus that the communication problems of international students are the root cause of numerous difficulties that transcend all areas of these student's personal, and social lives (Babiker, Cox & Miller, 1980;Charles & Stewart, 1991;Cheng, Leong & Geist, 1993;Church, 1982;Hayes & Lin, 1994;Heikinheimo & Shute, 1986;Padilla, Alvarez & Lindhom, 1986;Pedersen, 1991;Wehrly, 1988). Students from countries where English is not a spoken language are especially at-risk.…”

Section: Communication Problemsmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…But international students have unique help seeking preferences and patterns (Cheng, Leong & Geist, 1993;Leong & Sedlacek, 1986). They rarely come to a mental health service on their own (Aubrey, 1991) and getting them to seek counselling is a major challenge (Wehrly, 1988). They hesitate to discuss personal psychological problems due to various stigmas and would suffer rather than to-actively seek out psychological help.…”

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An examination of the psychological needs of the international students: Implications for counselling and psythotherapy

Sandhu

1994

Int J Adv Counselling

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Abstract. This article examines both intrapersonal and interpersonal factors that contribute to the psychological distress of international students. It presents several counselling strategies and techniques that are known to alleviate the acculturative stress of these students. The underlying purpose of this article is to make the sojourning experience of foreign students more satisfying and thus enhance their academic achievements.The tradition of traveling abroad for adventure and knowledge is as old as learning itself. As a world center of information and advanced technology, the United States of America has become a country of major attraction for foreign students. Both students and scholars perceive higher education in the United States as the best system in the world (Johnson, 1993). As a result, America ranks first among all countries of the world that host foreign students. According to the annual report, Open doors 1990Open doors -1991, from the total worldwide enrollment of 1,168,075 foreign students studying in the different countries of the world, 407,530 (34.89%) attended American colleges and universities (Zikopoulos, 1991). France ranked second with 136,015 foreign students (11.64%) and Germany the third by hosting 91,926 (7.87%) of them.It is important to note that foreign students from the Third World countries perceive that higher education in America could help them improve their professional opportunities in their own native countries (Altbach, Kelly & Lulat, 1985). Thus, it is not surprising that an overwhelming majority (80.9%) of foreign students attending United States universities is from underdeveloped countries. For American universities with declining enrollments, hosting the international students is also an economically rewarding opportunity.The most recent data available indicates that there were 438,618 international students enrolled in the United States for Fall 1992(Zikopoulos, 1993. This is a steady increase of 23.14% within past five years. Economic, cultural, and political factors indicate that the number of international students will be increasing significantly in the future

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“…Unemployment research (Borgen & Amundson, 1984) shows how depression follows repeated failure to win a job. Wehrly (1988) provides a good summary of relevant research studies into the experiences of refugees during adjustment in the U.S.A.…”

Section: A Set Of Unique Problems Facing the Refugee Clientmentioning

confidence: 99%