Engagement, Satisfaction, and Belonging of International Undergraduates at U.S. Research Universities
International students face challenges that their U.S. classmates rarely encounter, but few studies examine specific ways in which undergraduate experiences of international students compare to those of their U.S. classmates. This study examines U.S. and international student responses to an undergr...
Main Authors: | , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Journal of International Students
2018-01-01
|
Series: | Journal of International Students |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.ojed.org/index.php/jis/article/view/169 |
id |
doaj-a61ed34728074439b35c67302afefcb9 |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-a61ed34728074439b35c67302afefcb92020-11-25T03:20:11ZengJournal of International StudentsJournal of International Students2162-31042166-37502018-01-0181351–374351–37410.32674/jis.v8i1.169169Engagement, Satisfaction, and Belonging of International Undergraduates at U.S. Research UniversitiesSam Van Horne0Shuhui Lin1Matthew Anson2Wayne Jacobson3University of Iowa, United StatesUniversity of Iowa,United StatesUniversity of Iowa,United StatesUniversity of Iowa,United StatesInternational students face challenges that their U.S. classmates rarely encounter, but few studies examine specific ways in which undergraduate experiences of international students compare to those of their U.S. classmates. This study examines U.S. and international student responses to an undergraduate survey administered at nine U.S. research universities in order to identify similarities and differences in ways that these two groups perceive their experiences. Findings suggest that in many ways, experiences with faculty for the two groups are more similar than different. However international students consistently report lower levels of social satisfaction and feelings of being welcome and respected on campus, suggesting that interactions among students are a significant factor in international student sense of belonging at the university.https://www.ojed.org/index.php/jis/article/view/169international studentsresearch universitiesstudent experience |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
English |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Sam Van Horne Shuhui Lin Matthew Anson Wayne Jacobson |
spellingShingle |
Sam Van Horne Shuhui Lin Matthew Anson Wayne Jacobson Engagement, Satisfaction, and Belonging of International Undergraduates at U.S. Research Universities Journal of International Students international students research universities student experience |
author_facet |
Sam Van Horne Shuhui Lin Matthew Anson Wayne Jacobson |
author_sort |
Sam Van Horne |
title |
Engagement, Satisfaction, and Belonging of International Undergraduates at U.S. Research Universities |
title_short |
Engagement, Satisfaction, and Belonging of International Undergraduates at U.S. Research Universities |
title_full |
Engagement, Satisfaction, and Belonging of International Undergraduates at U.S. Research Universities |
title_fullStr |
Engagement, Satisfaction, and Belonging of International Undergraduates at U.S. Research Universities |
title_full_unstemmed |
Engagement, Satisfaction, and Belonging of International Undergraduates at U.S. Research Universities |
title_sort |
engagement, satisfaction, and belonging of international undergraduates at u.s. research universities |
publisher |
Journal of International Students |
series |
Journal of International Students |
issn |
2162-3104 2166-3750 |
publishDate |
2018-01-01 |
description |
International students face challenges that their U.S. classmates rarely encounter, but few studies examine specific ways in which undergraduate experiences of international students compare to those of their U.S. classmates. This study examines U.S. and international student responses to an undergraduate survey administered at nine U.S. research universities in order to identify similarities and differences in ways that these two groups perceive their experiences. Findings suggest that in many ways, experiences with faculty for the two groups are more similar than different. However international students consistently report lower levels of social satisfaction and feelings of being welcome and respected on campus, suggesting that interactions among students are a significant factor in international student sense of belonging at the university. |
topic |
international students research universities student experience |
url |
https://www.ojed.org/index.php/jis/article/view/169 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT samvanhorne engagementsatisfactionandbelongingofinternationalundergraduatesatusresearchuniversities AT shuhuilin engagementsatisfactionandbelongingofinternationalundergraduatesatusresearchuniversities AT matthewanson engagementsatisfactionandbelongingofinternationalundergraduatesatusresearchuniversities AT waynejacobson engagementsatisfactionandbelongingofinternationalundergraduatesatusresearchuniversities |
_version_ |
1724618920390819840 |