Understanding the Challenges and Needs of International STEM Graduate Students: Implications for Writing Center Writing Groups

Autor/inn/en	Hambrick, Keira M.; Giaimo, Genie Nicole
Titel	Understanding the Challenges and Needs of International STEM Graduate Students: Implications for Writing Center Writing Groups
Quelle	In: Across the Disciplines, 19 (2022) 1-2, S.7-26 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Graduate Students; STEM Education; Barriers; Student Needs; Laboratories; Writing (Composition); Group Activities; Student Motivation; Interdisciplinary Approach; Self Esteem; Knowledge Level; Student Participation; Discipline; Student Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; STEM; Laboratory; Laboratorium; Schreibübung; Gruppenaktivität; Schulische Motivation; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Wissensbasis; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Disziplin
Abstract	We report outcomes from a multi-year study of writing center-sponsored writing groups at a land-grant university in the American Midwest to advocate for the unique needs of international STEM graduate students. Survey participants self-reported writing confidence, academic knowledge, amenability to peer feedback and collaboration, and other characteristics. Scores were low for international students, lower for STEM students, and lowest among international STEM students. International STEM graduate students also reported the highest degrees of improvement between pre- and post-participation surveys. We argue that writing centers and academic departments need to develop support services tailored to the unique needs of this population. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	WAC Clearinghouse. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523. Tel: 970-491-3132; Web site: http://wac.colostate.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01