Success factors for international postgraduate students' adjustment. Exploring the roles of intercultural competence, language proficiency, social contact and social support.

Autor/inn/en	Young, Tony J.; u.a.
Titel	Success factors for international postgraduate students' adjustment. Exploring the roles of intercultural competence, language proficiency, social contact and social support.
Quelle	In: European Journal of Higher Education, 3 (2013) 2, S. 151-171Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2156-8235; 2156-8243
DOI	10.1080/21568235.2012.743746
Schlagwörter	Mobilität; Studentenaustausch; Internationalität; Mobilität; Wissenschaftleraustausch; Studentenaustausch; Akademischer Austausch; Internationalität
Abstract	The growth in the number of 'international' students in higher education is a phenomenon of increasing importance to educators, researchers and policymakers worldwide. This multi-methodological study explored factors associated with their adjustment, successful or otherwise. It integrated associations across three domains of enquiry which had hitherto usually been pursued separately - psychosocial, intercultural and educational adjustment. Specifically, the study investigated associations between a broad range of outcome indices - academic grades (for both taught and research assignments), psychological well-being, and satisfaction with life in the new environment - and, as contributory factors, participants' intercultural competence, language proficiency, and the degree, quality and patterns of social contact during their sojourn. Participants were 108 non-UK postgraduate students from a wide range of countries undertaking MA programmes at a British university. Of these, 102 completed a questionnaire with both quantitative and qualitative responses, and a further six took part in semi-structured interviews over their programme of study. Findings indicated strong associations between participants' academic achievement, satisfaction with life in the new environment and psychological well-being, and aspects of their intercultural competence, contact with non-co-nationals, including hosts, and with their language proficiency. Implications of these findings, and a future research agenda, are discussed. (HRK / Abstract übernommen).
Erfasst von	Hochschulrektorenkonferenz, Bonn
Update	2013/4