After Six Decades: Applying the U-Curve Hypothesis to the Adjustment of International Postgraduate Students

Autor/in	Chien, Yu-Yi Grace
Titel	After Six Decades: Applying the U-Curve Hypothesis to the Adjustment of International Postgraduate Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in International Education, 15 (2016) 1, S.32-51 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1475-2409
DOI	10.1177/1475240916639398
Schlagwörter	Graduate Students; Foreign Students; Student Adjustment; Hypothesis Testing; Goodness of Fit; Sociocultural Patterns; Qualitative Research; Semi Structured Interviews; Student Experience; Visual Aids; Graphs; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Foreign Countries; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Adaptation; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Qualitative Forschung; Studienerfahrung; Anschauungsmaterial; Grafische Darstellung; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	The research described in this article concludes that the widely cited U-curve hypothesis is no longer supported by research data because the adjustment of international postgraduate students is a complex phenomenon that does not fit easily with attempts to define and categorize it. Methodological issues, different internal and external factors, cultural expectations, individual responses or attitudes, and global developments are also discussed as aspects associated with the improper application of the U-curve hypothesis. This research adds to theoretical understanding associated with the adjustment of international students and, in practical terms, increases our current knowledge regarding student recruitment and international student support services. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01