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International Students in Higher Education Classrooms: Diversity, Challenges, and Promising Practices for Educational Institutions

International Students in Higher Education Classrooms: Diversity, Challenges, and Promising Practices for Educational Institutions

Hau Trung Ho, Minh Ngoc Tran, Stephanie Doyle, Johnson Kukatlapalli, Ha Thuong Vu
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 28
ISBN13: 9781799874041|ISBN10: 1799874044|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668466568|EISBN13: 9781799874058
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7404-1.ch006
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Ho, Hau Trung, et al. "International Students in Higher Education Classrooms: Diversity, Challenges, and Promising Practices for Educational Institutions." Contemporary Issues in Multicultural and Global Education, edited by Clementine M. Msengi, et al., IGI Global, 2022, pp. 84-111. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7404-1.ch006

APA

Ho, H. T., Tran, M. N., Doyle, S., Kukatlapalli, J., & Vu, H. T. (2022). International Students in Higher Education Classrooms: Diversity, Challenges, and Promising Practices for Educational Institutions. In C. Msengi, G. Lartey, & K. Sprott (Eds.), Contemporary Issues in Multicultural and Global Education (pp. 84-111). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7404-1.ch006

Chicago

Ho, Hau Trung, et al. "International Students in Higher Education Classrooms: Diversity, Challenges, and Promising Practices for Educational Institutions." In Contemporary Issues in Multicultural and Global Education, edited by Clementine M. Msengi, Grace K. Lartey, and Katherine R. Sprott, 84-111. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7404-1.ch006

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Abstract

This chapter draws on the literature and on the authors' own research to present insights into the experiences and perspectives of international students transitioning into Anglophone higher education classrooms. The projects focused on Vietnamese, Indian, and African students' experiences in New Zealand. Using various research approaches—mixed methods, interpretative phenomenology, and narrative—these studies captured multiple aspects of student experiences. These students came from diverse cultural backgrounds and had a variety of motivations for studying abroad. They encountered multiple challenges related to unfamiliar academic conventions and different teaching and learning approaches. In the chapter, common challenges and features of the student experiences are organized under the themes of diversity (backgrounds, motivations, and linguistic), academic challenges (writing, reading, and plagiarism), relationships, agency, and support services. The chapter concludes with recommendations for institutions and faculty to accommodate student needs in ways that respect their diversity.

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