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Developing Management Guidelines for International Students’ Learning Success at Guangxi Minzu University, China

Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The objectives of this research were: 1) to investigate problems and needs of international students, teachers, and administrators on the learning success of students and 2) to develop the management guidelines for international students’ learning success. The respondents were 160 international students, 84 teachers, and 6 administrators from Guangxi Minzu University. The research instruments employed in this study were questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, and a set of questions for the focus group discussion meeting. The information and data collected were analyzed through content analysis and descriptive analysis. The findings indicated that: 1) the opinions of international students, teachers, and administrators towards the problems of students’ learning success were at a moderate level. In terms of student performance, and student outcomes, teachers and administrators rated them at a moderate level; however, the student achievement was at a low level. All respondents viewed the needs of students’ learning success at a high level. Besides, international students rated the need for student achievement at the highest level. 2) The 7 chapters of guidelines for international students’ learning success included 1) Understanding cultural differences 2) Making a study plan 3) Finding learning resources, 4) Being positive 5) Developing good time management habits 6) Building social networks and 7) Seeking help and support, were evaluated by the 3 specialists and possessed the IOC values from 0.67 to 1.00, meaning the guidelines were acceptable and could be used with international students to achieve learning success at a university.
Language: English
Subfield: Communication
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7220128573
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