Advising International Students in Engineering Programs: Academic Advisors' Perceptions of Intercultural Communication Competence

Autor/inn/en	Zhang, Yi Leaf; Dinh, Trang V.
Titel	Advising International Students in Engineering Programs: Academic Advisors' Perceptions of Intercultural Communication Competence
Quelle	In: NACADA Journal, 37 (2017) 2, S.33-43 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0271-9517
Schlagwörter	Academic Advising; Foreign Students; Foreign Student Advisers; Engineering Education; Intercultural Communication; Interpersonal Competence; Faculty Advisers; Teacher Attitudes; Cultural Differences; Knowledge Level; Familiarity; Phenomenology; Semi Structured Interviews; Change Strategies; Higher Education; Counseling Techniques; Skill Analysis; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akademischer Rat; Ausländerbeauftragter; Ingenieurausbildung; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Lehrerverhalten; Kultureller Unterschied; Wissensbasis; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Lösungsstrategie; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Counseling technique; Counselling technique; Counselling techniques; Beratungsmethode
Abstract	In recent years, an increasing number of international students have enrolled in engineering programs in U.S. colleges and universities. These students often encounter challenges, and academic advisors play a significant role in international students' academic success. Using a model of intercultural communication competence, we explored attitudes toward and understanding of cultural differences among academic advisors in a college of engineering at a 4-year research university. We also investigated advisors' knowledge of and skills in conducting intercultural communication with international students. The findings shed light on advising international students in engineering programs, and we provide recommendations for academic advisors on conducting effective communication with students from diverse cultural backgrounds. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01