This study primarily attempts to (1) identify the specific adjustment problems anticipated by international students prior to departure from their home countries and those actually experienced while studying in America, (2) compare any significant, differences that may exist between problems as anticipated and as experienced in terms of levels of difficulty, and (3) investigate the discrepancy means between problems as anticipated and as experienced in relation to selected personal variables. The instrument used to gather the needed data is a questionnaire developed by the researcher. The initial questionnaire of 182 problem items was validated by a panel of experts and pretested on a small sample of international students. The revised questionnaire consists of two main sections; Section A contains fourteen items of demographic and personal data on the subjects, and Section B contains seventy-two items on problems that are purposely categorized into the eight related areas of student personnel services of (1) communication and language, (2) academic, (3) social-cultural, (4) psychological-personal, (5) financial, (6) health, (7) housing and food, and (8) international student advising.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc331695 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Yeung, Andrew Yue-yan |
| Contributors | Kingery, Dwane, Dunn, J. D., 1928-, Dameron, Joseph D., Lumsden, D. Barry |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 174 leaves, Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas - Denton County - Denton |
| Rights | Public, Yeung, Andrew Yue-yan, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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