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Developing Culturally Responsive Programs to Promote International Student Adjustment: A Participatory Approach

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: International students in the United States face acculturative stress, yet few seek counseling. In this paper, we highlight a participatory approach to develop culturally and contextually competent programs to enhance international student adjustment and engagement. We combined findings from the Acculturative Stress Scale of International Students (ASSIS) with interviews eliciting international student concerns and ideas for programming. On the ASSIS, randomly selected international students (n=40) expressed high levels of acculturative stress. These students, along with key informants (n=5) and international student leaders (n=8) formed focus groups, and provided suggestions for programs. Based on these formative results, we developed and described a variety of programs. Our experiences with participatory approaches suggest a promising avenue for enhancing cultural and contextual competence in international student programming.

Source: Journal of International Students

DOI: 10.32674/jis.v8i4.235

Authors: Laura R. Johnson, Tanja Seifen-Adkins, Daya Singh Sandhu, Nadezda Arbles, Hitomi Makino

Institution: University of Mississippi

Language: English

Topic: International Student and Expatriate Challenges

Subfield: Communication

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2909874296

FWCI: 3.831

Cites: 29

Cited by: 18

Related to: 10