International students face deeper and more complicated transitional issues in addition to the "normal" transitional issues that student-athletes face (Boyer & Sedlacek, 1986; Hechanova-Alampay, Beehr, Christiansen & Van Horn, 2002). The process of transition from one culture to another is known as Acculturation (Castro, 2003). The role of gender, academic classification (time at the U.S institution), length of time in the U.S., and sport type, are examined in this study to elucidate their effects on the acculturation process. Questionnaires were used to examine participants' acculturation integration, orientation, acculturative stress and social support. Many mixed reviews in the current literature were echoed in the current study with few statistically significant results for the demographic variables investigated. Attention is drawn to the study design and complex nature of culture studies as avenues necessary to be reviewed when reconsidering this topic (Castro, 2003). This investigation of acculturation is of great interest for coaches, athletic administration, and athlete support professionals who seek to work and further support this growing population of international-student-athletes (Connell, 2007). / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Summer Semester, 2014. / April 28, 2014. / Acculturation, International Student, Student-Athlete / Includes bibliographical references. / Gershon Tenenbaum, Professor Directing Dissertation; Tom Ratliffe, University Representative; Robert Eklund, Committee Member; Deborah Ebener, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_254491 |
| Contributors | Richards, Vernice (authoraut), Tenenbaum, Gershon (professor directing dissertation), Ratliffe, Tom (university representative), Eklund, Robert (committee member), Ebener, Deborah (committee member), Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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