Acculturative stress among international students

The role of foreign students in higher education sector in Malaysia is increasing. Thus, with the growing number of these students, administrators and academics are identifying ways to enable them to adapt to the new environment. This study aims to assess the level of acculturative stress experience...

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Main Authors: Rajab, Azizah, Abdul Rahman, Hamidah, Panatik, Siti Aisyah, Mansor, Nur Syazwin
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spelling my.utm.595952022-04-24T13:42:53Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/59595/ Acculturative stress among international students Rajab, Azizah Abdul Rahman, Hamidah Panatik, Siti Aisyah Mansor, Nur Syazwin L Education (General) The role of foreign students in higher education sector in Malaysia is increasing. Thus, with the growing number of these students, administrators and academics are identifying ways to enable them to adapt to the new environment. This study aims to assess the level of acculturative stress experienced by international undergraduates in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Three hundred and seventy eight students completed the Acculturative Stress Scale for International Students (ASSIS). Data were analyzed using Social Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 18 and the results indicated that the majority of international undergraduates are suffering moderately from some degree of cultural stress especially for items relating to change or culture shock, homesickness and perceived hate. The findings suggest that there are calls for several improvements to programs designed to assist the international undergraduates adapt to their new cultural setting. JOEMB 2014-11 Article PeerReviewed Rajab, Azizah and Abdul Rahman, Hamidah and Panatik, Siti Aisyah and Mansor, Nur Syazwin (2014) Acculturative stress among international students. Journal of Economics, Business and Management, 2 (4). pp. 262-265. ISSN 2301-3567 http://www.joebm.com/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=38&id=419
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topic L Education (General)
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Rajab, Azizah
Abdul Rahman, Hamidah
Panatik, Siti Aisyah
Mansor, Nur Syazwin
Acculturative stress among international students
description The role of foreign students in higher education sector in Malaysia is increasing. Thus, with the growing number of these students, administrators and academics are identifying ways to enable them to adapt to the new environment. This study aims to assess the level of acculturative stress experienced by international undergraduates in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Three hundred and seventy eight students completed the Acculturative Stress Scale for International Students (ASSIS). Data were analyzed using Social Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 18 and the results indicated that the majority of international undergraduates are suffering moderately from some degree of cultural stress especially for items relating to change or culture shock, homesickness and perceived hate. The findings suggest that there are calls for several improvements to programs designed to assist the international undergraduates adapt to their new cultural setting.
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author Rajab, Azizah
Abdul Rahman, Hamidah
Panatik, Siti Aisyah
Mansor, Nur Syazwin
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Abdul Rahman, Hamidah
Panatik, Siti Aisyah
Mansor, Nur Syazwin
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title Acculturative stress among international students
title_short Acculturative stress among international students
title_full Acculturative stress among international students
title_fullStr Acculturative stress among international students
title_full_unstemmed Acculturative stress among international students
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publisher JOEMB
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