A survey of foreign students' adjustment at Iowa State University

Foreign students' use of home country online resources : a uses and gratifications perspective

“…No direct research was found to explore how foreign students obtain news from their home countries, although it was mentioned in some studies that a hunger for home country news does exist among foreign students in the United States. But no further research was done (e.g., Lee, 1984;Mustaffa, 1990;Meng, 1990;Patchara, 1990).…”

“…Since 1950s, a variety of studies have been done on foreign students in the U.S. Among them, the use of mass media has always been the main topic ( e.g., Ellison & French, 1958;Johnson, 1971;Kang, 1972, Lee, 1984Lo, 1989;Meng, 1990;Mustaffa, 1990, Patchara, 1990. However, most of the research put the emphasis on the use of U.S. media when foreign students' news-seeking behaviors are concerned ( e.g.…”

“…However, most of the research put the emphasis on the use of U.S. media when foreign students' news-seeking behaviors are concerned ( e.g. , Lee, 1984;Lo, 1989;Meng, 1990;Mustaffa, 1990;Ryu, 1976;Sernlak, 1979;Seyfi, 1979). How foreign students use U.S. mass media to adjust themselves to the new environment and are acculturated to American culture, is the focus of the previous studies (e.g.…”

“…How foreign students use U.S. mass media to adjust themselves to the new environment and are acculturated to American culture, is the focus of the previous studies (e.g. , Ellison & French, 1958;Johnson, 1971 ;Kang, 1972;Meng, 1990;Mustaffa, 1990;Ryu, 1976). Some studies did mention seeking of home country news, though they were generally underestimated because of the scarcity of home country news for foreign students in the U.S. at that time (e.g., Lee, 1984;Lo, 1989;Meng, 1990;Mustaffa, 1990).…”

International undergraduate student adjustment in a community as a function of motivation, self-esteem, interpersonal relationships, participation in activities, and English language skills

“…Green, personal communication, December 10, 1992;Rad, 1986). International students who spend more of their leisure time with Americans are better adapted than those who do not (Furnham, 1988;Kamal, 1990;Mustaffa, 1990;Noury, 1970;Surdam & Collins, 1984). Yet they report finding difficulty in achieving the level of interaction and intimacy witli Americans they desire (Elenwo, 1988;Pedersen, 1976;Thomas and Althen, 1989).…”