Hospitality Begins with the Invitation: Counseling Foreign Students

Locke, Don; Velasco, Jacqueline

doi:10.1002/j.2161-1912.1987.tb00386.x

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“…The sensitization or desensitization of foreign students about forthcoming problematic situations can be very useful to equip these students in advance with the necessary coping skills and practical advice. Several authors (Althen, 1983;Brislin & Pederson, 1976;Locke & Valesco, 1987) also point that prevention of problems through such methods can be considerably more cost effective than handling the actual crisis through traditional 'after-the-fact' techniques.…”

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An examination of the psychological needs of the international students: Implications for counselling and psythotherapy

Sandhu

1994

Int J Adv Counselling

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Abstract. This article examines both intrapersonal and interpersonal factors that contribute to the psychological distress of international students. It presents several counselling strategies and techniques that are known to alleviate the acculturative stress of these students. The underlying purpose of this article is to make the sojourning experience of foreign students more satisfying and thus enhance their academic achievements.The tradition of traveling abroad for adventure and knowledge is as old as learning itself. As a world center of information and advanced technology, the United States of America has become a country of major attraction for foreign students. Both students and scholars perceive higher education in the United States as the best system in the world (Johnson, 1993). As a result, America ranks first among all countries of the world that host foreign students. According to the annual report, Open doors 1990Open doors -1991, from the total worldwide enrollment of 1,168,075 foreign students studying in the different countries of the world, 407,530 (34.89%) attended American colleges and universities (Zikopoulos, 1991). France ranked second with 136,015 foreign students (11.64%) and Germany the third by hosting 91,926 (7.87%) of them.It is important to note that foreign students from the Third World countries perceive that higher education in America could help them improve their professional opportunities in their own native countries (Altbach, Kelly & Lulat, 1985). Thus, it is not surprising that an overwhelming majority (80.9%) of foreign students attending United States universities is from underdeveloped countries. For American universities with declining enrollments, hosting the international students is also an economically rewarding opportunity.The most recent data available indicates that there were 438,618 international students enrolled in the United States for Fall 1992(Zikopoulos, 1993. This is a steady increase of 23.14% within past five years. Economic, cultural, and political factors indicate that the number of international students will be increasing significantly in the future

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An examination of the psychological needs of the international students: Implications for counselling and psythotherapy

Sandhu

1994

Int J Adv Counselling

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“…International students do have concerns and problems that are different from those ofAmerican students. As a consequence, American colleges and universities have a special responsibility to international students to provide special services or the customary services in special ways (Locke & Velasco, 1987).…”

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Coming to America: Developing Social Support Systems for International Students

Hayes

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1994

J Multicult Couns & Deve

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“…Chieffo & Griffiths, 2009, p. 366). Previous research has shown that sojourn duration has an impact on how intercultural experiences are evaluated (Larzén-Ö stermark, 2009;Locke & Velasco, 1987). By setting the time limit at 6 months we wanted to exclude students who might not have resided in Britain long enough to obtain more than tourist glimpses of the host culture.…”

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Intercultural Sojourns as Educational Experiences: A Narrative Study of the Outcomes of Finnish Student Teachers' Language-Practice Periods in Britain

Larzén‐Östermark¹

2011

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

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Hospitality Begins with the Invitation: Counseling Foreign Students

Cited by 21 publications

References 6 publications

An examination of the psychological needs of the international students: Implications for counselling and psythotherapy

An examination of the psychological needs of the international students: Implications for counselling and psythotherapy

Coming to America: Developing Social Support Systems for International Students

Intercultural Sojourns as Educational Experiences: A Narrative Study of the Outcomes of Finnish Student Teachers' Language-Practice Periods in Britain

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