Japanese Exchange Students' Academic and Social Struggles at an American University

Autor/inn/en	Sato, Takahiro; Hodge, Samuel R.
Titel	Japanese Exchange Students' Academic and Social Struggles at an American University
Quelle	In: Journal of International Students, 5 (2015) 3, S.208-227 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2162-3104
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Asians; Student Exchange Programs; International Educational Exchange; Social Problems; Academic Achievement; Social Experience; Student Experience; Qualitative Research; Demography; Student Surveys; Semi Structured Interviews; Study Abroad; Social Distance; Collectivism; Individualism; Group Discussion; Cultural Isolation; Teacher Attitudes; Change Strategies; Questionnaires; Foreign Countries; Japan; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Schüleraustausch; Internationaler Austausch; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Schulleistung; Soziale Erfahrung; Studienerfahrung; Qualitative Forschung; Demografie; Schülerbefragung; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Individualismus; Gruppendiskussion; Lehrerverhalten; Lösungsstrategie; Fragebogen; Ausland; USA
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze the views of exchange students from Asia about their academic and social experiences at an American university. The participants were eight exchange students from Japan (four men and four women). This study was descriptive-qualitative (Patton, 2002). The data sources were a demographic survey and two semi-structured interviews conducted during the participants' study abroad sojourn. The interview data were analyzed using the constant comparative method (Merriam, 1998). The emergent themes were (a) social distance contributes to academic struggles, (b) collectivism positioned against individualism, (c) isolation in group discussions, and (d) professors' negativity. We include recommendations aimed at improving international students' academic and social experiences at American universities. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01