The Effects of Stressors, Living Support, and Adjustment on Learning Performance of International Students in Taiwan

Hwang, Kevin P.; Wang, Ming Kuen; Sodanine, Saing

doi:10.2224/sbp.2011.39.3.333

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“…The academic reputation of Taiwanese universities plus the generally open and tolerant culture are very strong invitations for students to come and study. The same condition was observed by an earlier study by [17] in other Taiwanese universities.…”

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Navigating New Waters: Indonesian Muslims Practicing Islam in A Taiwanese University

Sodusta¹,

Setiawan²,

Setiawan³

2018

Proceedings of the Mathematics, Informatics, Science, and Education International Conference (MISEIC 2018)

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This phenomenological study sought to understand the lived experiences of Indonesian international students studying in Taiwan and their practice of Islam. An open-ended questionnaire was first administered to a group of Indonesian students in a Taiwanese public university then three interviewees were selected based of the richness of their responses. Data from both questionnaires and interview transcripts were used. Using Braun and Clarkes' (2006) thematic analysis procedures, five major recurring themes were identified: (a) the Taiwan appeal; (b) practice of Islam; (c) support systems; (d) difficulties; and (e) their proposed solutions. Practicing Islam away from home gains a new meaning for them as it becomes their identity. Moving from a majority to a minority experience was the underlying structure of their experience. The essence of their experience was likened to that of sailing with an Indonesian watercraft, the sampan, while in new cultural waters. Conclusions, implications, and recommendations were also drawn from their collective experience.

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Navigating New Waters: Indonesian Muslims Practicing Islam in A Taiwanese University

Sodusta¹,

Setiawan²,

Setiawan³

2018

Proceedings of the Mathematics, Informatics, Science, and Education International Conference (MISEIC 2018)

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“…Concern about new food also features during this period of adjustment for the students and can increase feelings of homesickness (Edwards et al, 2010;Hwang et al, 2011). Dovey et al (2008) found that consuming food from their own country helped to alleviate students' homesickness.…”

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“…For these reasons, Bartram (2008) suggests regular personal tutoring, and engaging the student in cultural and social networking should be encouraged as soon as possible according to Brown and Holloway (2008). Hwang et al (2011) report that social support and a supportive university environment can have a significant impact on international student adjustment and learning performance.…”

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Providing a positive learning experience for international students studying at UK universities: A literature review

Lillyman

Bennett

2014

Jnl of Research in Internatl Education

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Much of the current literature relating to international students at university level tends to highlight their experiences from a deficit perspective and in some cases even problematises the experience for the student and university. Other studies tend to focus on recruitment and motivation rather than the lived experiences of the student, thereby providing little assistance to guide the student, academic and host university in their preparation for, and working with, the international student. International students choose to study in the United Kingdom for a variety of positive reasons. However, these factors have the potential to become stressors as the student makes the transition to studying in a foreign country. Rather than viewing these stressors from a negative perspective, this literature review identifies how, with planning, support and understanding, universities can provide and develop a positive experience for all concerned.

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“…Moreover, such perceptions may prevent a sojourner from realizing his or her potential while abroad. For example, they may indirectly affect work (Bhaskar-Shrinivas, Harrison, Shaffer, & Luk, 2005;Hechanova, Beehr, & Christiansen, 2003) or academic outcomes (Hwang, Wang, & Sodanine, 2011;Tsang, 2001), and lead to early return to the home country.…”

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Protective or harmful? Exploring the ambivalent role of social identification as a moderator of intergroup stress in sojourners

Bierwiaczonek

Waldzus

Zee

2017

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

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Living outside one's home country may be stressful, and having strong social ties should help deal with this stress. However, social ties may be protective or harmful depending on whether the social group they evoke belongs to the host-or the home country context. The current study examines how social identification with different groups may either buffer or aggravate the negative effects of two stressors (perceived discrimination and symbolic threat) on sojourner adaptation. Two hundred and twenty international students sojourning in nine different countries responded to an online questionnaire. As expected, adaptation was negatively predicted by both stressors. Moreover, high identification with the group of international students attenuated the negative effects of perceived discrimination on psychological adaptation, while home country identification aggravated the negative effects of symbolic threat on sociocultural adaptation.

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The Effects of Stressors, Living Support, and Adjustment on Learning Performance of International Students in Taiwan

Cited by 15 publications

References 11 publications

Navigating New Waters: Indonesian Muslims Practicing Islam in A Taiwanese University

Navigating New Waters: Indonesian Muslims Practicing Islam in A Taiwanese University

Providing a positive learning experience for international students studying at UK universities: A literature review

Protective or harmful? Exploring the ambivalent role of social identification as a moderator of intergroup stress in sojourners

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