...Educational Counsellors e Education of International Counseling Psychology Students in the United States Y. Barry Chung University of Illinois at Urbana-Charnpaign The special needs and concerns of international counseling psychology students in the United States have been largely ignored. The purpose of this paper is to discuss education issues regarding this student population . Topics covered include: admission, language and cultural adjustment, learning experience, practicum and internship, thesis and dissertation, reentry, and recommendations for future research . Many counseling psychology education programs in the United States are committed to increasing diversity in their student body by recruiting students from different demographic backgrounds (e .g ., sex, age, geographic location, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, physical disability, etc .) . Some programs are more successful than others in this effort . However, a diverse student body also demands special attention in education programs . It is obvious that students from different backgrounds may have different needs and concerns . Unfortunately, some programs tend to treat everybody the same way with limited assistance for the professional growth of students from diverse backgrounds . International counseling psychology students in the U.S . are among those whose needs and concerns are largely ignored . International students constitute a significant portion of the student population and they certainly contribute...
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...Accounting Students Dr Anura De Zoysa School of Accounting and Finance University of Wollongong Wollongong, NSW 2500 Australia Tel: 61 2 42215382 Fax: 61 2 42214297 E-mail: anura@uow.edu.au And Dr Kathy Rudkin School of Accounting and Finance University of Wollongong Wollongong, NSW 2500 Australia Tel: 61 2 42213148 Fax: 61 2 42214297 E-mail: krudkin@uow.edu.au The Effects of Employment on Academic Performance of Australian Accounting Students ABSTRACT This study examines factors that impact students engaged in paid employment while studying in a tertiary accounting program in a regional Australian university. It examines the differences in experience of domestic and international students. No direct significant relationship was found between paid employment and academic performance for the overall study sample. There was a positive relationship found between paid employment and academic performance with respect to domestic students. However, in the case of international students a negative relationship between paid employment and academic performance was observed. A significant positive relationship between a shift work pattern of paid employment and academic performance was found. The Effects of Employment on Academic Performance of Australian Accounting Students 1. Introduction This study makes a contribution to the literature identifying and examining the factors that impact student performance...
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...This school is home of the topnotchers in different fields of medical science. In that note, the growing population of new students, Filipino and even foreign students is observable. Entering into a new university is a big challenge for every freshmen student because they need to adapt to the new setting. For many young people, the transition to college is relatively smooth and they learn to handle their new lives well. But for some, however, the need to manage new schedules, new friendships, new responsibilities and intense study can be overwhelming. Adjustment with university life is considered one of the main indicators of success in university life as it is an indicator for the student’s ability to face the problems resulting from fulfilling his academic, social and emotional needs. Through achieving adjustment with university life the students will be able to form a kind of good relationships with others in the university leading him to enhance his academic achievement. Moreover, adjustment with university life can be a strong indicator of the academic level of the students from one hand and the level of social relations development and achieving personal goals from the other hand. We can note that many educational scholars studied this aspect in order to explore the status of the academic, social and psychological level of undergraduate students then determining the problems facing them when trying to achieve their goals. The stage of university life is an important...
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...Relevant Literature Rawling, M. & Sue, E. Preparedness of Chinese students for American culture and communicating in English. * Focus groups with eight Chinese students studying in America to measure the expectations and perceived realities of their experiences. * Chinese students are unprepared for American culture and language by their classes in China. * When students experience or perceive discrimination as a result of their culture or limited English proficiency, they are less likely to engage with other members of the community. * More engagement and public efforts to address stereotyping and decrease discrimination. * Suggestion: addressing popular culture portrayals of Asians and Asian Americans * “Students may feel uncertain about how to respond to or conduct themselves in various situations, causing them to feel inadequate, misunderstood, and dejected” (Rawling & Sue, p. 31). * Suggestion: Mentorship or “buddy” program – pairing American students with Chinese students to give them a resource in navigating cultural situations. * International students feel more homesick, but students that interact with others at their host institution feel less homesick. * Zhang & Xu (2007) reported that Chinese students were not accustomed to receiving syllabi for courses and did not utilize them to gain important course information. * Suggestion: Stress importance of reading syllabi and asking questions, possibly...
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...experiences. After, travelling to various countries, I had the opportunities to spend half a year as an exchange student in UCD in Ireland in 2011. In 2009, I spent half a year on an exchange program at the University College Dublin in Ireland. Like other international students, I came across problems with language barriers and cultural differences in a foreign country. I grew up in Beijing, China, and encountered differences such as study habits and social customs that were new to me. However, as they say, when the going gets tough, the tough gets going. I made lots of friends there and fell in love with Ireland together with my fellow members and friends. I broadened my mind and horizons, acquainting myself with new friends and learning a large amount about Ireland and the people who live there, develop as a global citizen. I am energetic and willing to share experiences with peers. When applying for a Master’s degree, New York was my first choice. I had been here once and the activities and opportunities here totally caught me. Remembering Beijing, the same metropolitan-smell in New York just stimulates my desire to explore more. I have made some friends in classes and student clubs in the past academic year, however, I hope to have a bigger platform to meet more people of similar interest and explore together. I have lots of ideas, and I have the motivation to put them into action. I have also been the team leader of academic-related project. When I have an idea, I do...
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...THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TRAVEL MARKET: TRAVELSTYLE, MOTIVATIONS, AND ACTIVITIES GREG RICHARDS* and JULIE WILSON† *Fundació Interarts (Interarts Foundation) and Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain †Department of Geography and History, Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain Abstract: One sign of the growing interest in student travel both from the tourism industry and academic researchers is the global independent travel survey conducted by the International Student Travel Confederation (ISTC) and the Association for Tourism and Leisure Education (ATLAS). The survey, conducted in 2002, covers the profile and travel behavior of 1630 students booking travel from student travel organizations in eight countries. This article reports the initial results of this research. The survey showed that students are frequent travel consumers with extensive previous experience of relatively long trips outside of their own world region. Most students see their travelstyle as that of “traveler,” but a significant proportion of the market characterized their travel as “backpacking.” Motivations reflecting a desire for experience are prevalent with student travelers, particularly in terms of exploring other cultures. Motivations tend to be differentiated by destination region and travelstyle and are distinct between students and other young travelers. In spite of these differences in motivation, however, the activities actually engaged in showed little differentiation between...
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...organization 19 6.0 USBCE – Created a specilized Organization 43 7.0 USBCE identifies its major outsidide organization 44 8.0 What role will USBCE play in the Work/Travel program 47 III Conclussion 51 IV Bibliography 53 V Appendix 1 VI Appendix 1 I. Executive Summary Background Having been the direct beneficiary of a few different types of cultural exchange programs I appreciate the value such an organization provides. In my lifetime I have been able to travel to, study and work in more than five different countries. My hope is to be able to use my experiences to create a cultural exchange organization to assist students with international study as well as a broad cultural experience. A program like this will help students to gain a global perspective and cultivate a global network of social contacts. Students can also expect to develop independence, be a more well rounded individual and become a global citizen. | | |...
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...MacroPlan Australia Setting New Standards MacroPlan Australia Setting New Standards Student Accommodation Study October 2006 PREPARED FOR CITY OF WHITEHORSE City of Whitehorse MACROPLAN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD SYDNEY |MELBOURNE Page 1 of 60 MacroPlan Australia Setting New Standards + Contact Information PROJECT DIRECTOR Con Tsotsoros (Director, Spatial Planning) MELBOURNE SYDNEY Fairfax House Level 5, 19-31 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW. 2000 t. 02 9252 1199 f. 02 9241 6002 REPORT CONTACT Jason Black (Associate Director, Spatial Planning) MELBOURNE MELBOURNE Level 4, 107-109 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Vic. 3000 t. 03 9663 6826 f. 03 9663 2896 e. info@macroplan.com.au w. www.macroplan.com.au Signed+ …………………………………….……. Dated: 26 October 2006 + This document has been reviewed by the Director of the Spatial Planning Group, MacroPlan Australia. This document is for discussion purposes only unless signed and dated by the person(s) identified. Disclaimer © MacroPlan Australia Pty Ltd All Rights Reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means without the written permission of MacroPlan Australia Pty Ltd. Intellectual Property Rights All Rights Reserved. All methods, processes, commercial proposals and other contents described in this document are the confidential intellectual property of MacroPlan Australia Pty Ltd and may not be used or...
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...Personal, Social, Academic and Career Problems Expressed by Minority College Students. By: Lucas, Margaretha S., Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development, 08838534, Jan93, Vol. 21, Issue 1 by providing an environment conducive to personal development without the level of conflict and isolation minorities experience at most White universities retention, but also progression and social-academic productivity are difficult for them highlighted in their writings covert, intrapsychic factors such as emotions, attitudes, perceptions, aspirations, and expectations about college, and interpsychic factors such as institutional climate, faculty, and professional staff employed by the university. reported African-American students' struggles with finances, academic adjustment, living conditions, emotional-psychological concerns, career-vocational concerns, and to a lesser degree, health, peer relationships, and family relationship concerns It seemed appropriate to survey freshmen for this project because an early assessment of potential problems and an early introduction to the university's counseling center and other relevant services might result in timely detection and possible solution of academic and psychological problems. Early detection of problems and familiarity of resources are crucial The majority of students in this sample of minority students did not want counseling (66.7%), and when they did they wanted career guidance, not personal or social guidance or a...
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...email address provided in your application. If you do not receive an email by the 15th business day please first log into your application to see if a decision has been made. If not, please contact Tiffany Nelson (tnnelson@gsu.edu) and she will provide you with an updated timeline. * If you are accepted and choose to deposit, there is a $250 non-refundable deposit due within 7 days of acceptance (does not come off total cost) ______ * After you have submitted your deposit and beginning in September 2013, you will receive a welcome email from Student Services which will include the link to any required online foundation courses. These courses are included in the cost of tuition. * Upon review of academic transcripts students admitted with non-business degrees and/or have not taken one or any of the following courses will be required to take an online course in Accounting, Economics and/or Quantitative Methods. Students may be required to take one or all of these courses depending on their transcript. Waivers will not be granted based on work experience, certification or degree. * Please note: * Each course takes about 25 hours to complete * You do not have to complete in one sitting * You do have to pass a test for each course * You may take the evaluation an unlimited number of times * Orientation * Date – Tuesday, January 7, 2014 – Mandatory _______ * 8 AM – 5 PM * You will receive your books...
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...Culture shock Any person who has lived in a foreign country as a student may experience differences in what the new culture considers important, values, and differences in the way that the new culture gets things done. Sometimes this conflict in values provokes physical and mental responses in a person living abroad. The reaction or response to unfamiliar situations is called Culture Shock. The term of “Culture Shock” is to describe the anxiety resulting from not knowing what to do in a new culture. As culture shock is a profoundly personal experience, it does not affect all people in the same way. Culture shock is a normal part of living in a foreign cultural environment, for it is one of the biggest problems that students face coming to foreign country. As the reaction changes in unexpected directions, it is necessary to identify what situations cause culture shock, and in what moments students experience the problem in order to teach individual new coping strategies. First of all, as culture shock happens inside each international student who encounters unfamiliar events and unexpected circumstances, it’s possible to identify what situations may cause culture shock. Ten international students were surveyed and their opinions about what are the cause of culture shock. The most common reasons that international students are uncomfortable here. As can be seen, most of the students interviewed addressed the issue of homesickness as an important factor to their discomfort...
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...Jaya is a language center for both local and international student in Malaysia that was established in 2003 and situated in Klang. Pusat bahasa offers a wide selection in language courses and other extra-curricular activities. Pusat Bahasa Titian Jaya has a number of different centres in different locations throughout both east and west Malaysia. Pusat Bahasa Titian Jaya has its own strength as one of the pioneer of language centres in Malaysia. PBTJ has over 10 branches throughout Malaysia and offers flexible studying time with unlimited learning sessions, and also full and part time courses, suitable for those who is already in the working environment. PBTJ also offers a very affordable fee plan with easy schemes payment upon request. PBTJ has a very limited number of international students as opposed to large number of local students. In order for PBTJ to be recognized worldwide, a good marketing plan should be implemented in order to bring in more international students. Some PBTJ locations are not strategic due to the fact that there is an unlimited mode of transportation. Locations of the centres are also not located near the target market. PBTJ studying fees is also considered to be quite high by certain target market. PBTJ has a number of threats. Over the last few years there is quite a number of language centres being built up with different and unique marketing plan that can lure in a large number of international students. Other than that, large and well known Universities...
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...Texting and High school Students For my project I chose the topic of texting because I wanted to examine the habits of high school students when it comes to technology, especially texting. I found my answers by asking random students of different races and genders ten questions about texting. I wanted to find out just how big texting has gotten from recent years when calling someone was the chief way of communicating with people over a large distance. I initially predicted that all the students that I surveyed would text or had texted before, and I also predicted that not many students would follow the phone off policy that our school has put in place. Also I was curious to see who not only disobeyed that rule but went as far as texting in class as lessons were being taught. The questions had no particular pattern as far as race and gender go and I feel that most students answered honestly to the questions that I asked them. The answers that I received led me to believe that almost all students text, most people don't turn off their phone, and sadly a vast majority of people text while a lesson is being taught. Overall my predictions were on point as I, also do these same things and made the assumption that my peers did as well. If I was to do this experiment again, I would want to interview more students, and students that have a different cultural background like a foreign exchange student to see If their habits were the same as they are here in America. I would also like...
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...percent of U.S. students are disengaged from school (Klem & Connell, 2004; Willms, 2003). This phenomenon is not unique to the U.S. In a study using data from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Willms found that on average, 25% of students in the 43 countries studied reported a low sense of belonging and an average of 20% of students reported low participation. Although there is some discrepancy in numbers due to differences in sampling and measurement, these studies show that overall, more than one in five students is disengaged from school. Student engagement is a multifaceted concept that includes behavioral, emotional, and cognitive components (Fredricks et al., 2004). Behavioral engagement refers to students’ participation in academic and non-academic activities at school. Emotional engagement refers to students’ sense of belonging at school and identification with school. Cognitive engagement includes mental involvement with learning through the exercise of thinking. Research has shown that each component of engagement is significantly related to student outcomes; however, previous studies have for the most part examined only one or two components of student engagement (e.g., Alexander, Entwisle, & Horsey, 1997; Woolley & Bowen, 2007). Therefore, studies that examine all three components of student engagement are needed. Student engagement is more...
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...2013 International Student Orientation Positions Available International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) is looking for graduate and undergraduate students to help facilitate our Fall 2013 orientation for approximately 1,800 incoming international students. We have paid position openings for one International Student Orientation (ISO) Coordinator and six ISO Leaders. Orientation Coordinator Description: Working under the supervision of the ISSS staff, this person will be responsible for overall preparation and planning of all orientation sessions (+/- 33 sessions) and events (+/- 10 events); provide support and coordinate logistics for immigration check-in sessions; provide assistance to newly arrived international students with the immigration check-in process; assist with ISO communications; serve as the point of contact for Penn units and other outside organizations before and during Orientation; schedule and supervise ISO Leaders; monitor work flow and processes before and during Orientation; track and record associated expenses and manage budget; keep orientation statistics; recruit area businesses to donate prizes for welcome reception; create event flyers, posters and signs; collect all pamphlets and brochures from Penn and non-Penn service providers; participate in and attend all assigned ISO activities; and perform other duties as assigned. Time commitment: Approximately 20 hours/week from mid-June to mid-July, and 20 - 40 hours/week from...
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