Título: | The Ambiguities of International Student Status: American Undergraduate Students in Canada |
Autores: |
Kenyon, Kristi Heather; The University of British Columbia Frohard-Dourlent, Hélène; The University of British Columbia Roth, Wendy D.; The University of British Columbia |
Fecha: | 2012-04-29 |
Publicador: | Canadian Journal of Higher Education |
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Tipo: | research-article |
Tema: | No aplica |
Descripción: | As Canadian universities seek to attract more international students, one of the largest groups of international students has received little programmatic attention: Americans. Relying on 120 qualitative interviews with undergraduates at the University of British Columbia, we ask how the experiences of these American students differ from those of other international students, and how well international student services meet the group’s needs. Although American students resemble domestic students in some respects, they face similar adaptational challenges as other international students in others. Yet American students are often less prepared to meet those challenges because of low expectations of cultural and institutional difference, and because they do not see themselves as part of the international student community toward which services are directed. By targeting services on the basis of broad administrative categories created for financial purposes, the university reduces the take-up of the very services students need. |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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