Survival strategies of international undergraduate students at a public research midwestern university in the United States: A case study

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dc.contributor.authorTsevi, L.
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-18T09:11:39Z
dc.date.available2019-07-18T09:11:39Z
dc.date.issued2018-01
dc.description.abstractIn this qualitative study, I explored the strategies that international undergraduate students at a public research Midwestern university in the United States employ to persist and survive their educational transition to achieve academic excellence. Using Tinto’s (1987) theory of persistence as the theoretical framework, this paper employed a case study method. Five undergraduate international students were interviewed via semi-structured in-depth interviews. The findings indicated that students experienced both academic and non-academic challenges. Strategies adopted included involvement in out-of-classroom activities and dependence on family and friends. Recommendations include requiring academic counsellors and university administrators to devise curriculum and programs to assist international students. Further, the teaching faculty should reach out to students who have English language challenges.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1250404
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/31527
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of International Studentsen_US
dc.subjectChallengesen_US
dc.subjectInternational undergraduate studentsen_US
dc.subjectPersistenceen_US
dc.subjectStrategiesen_US
dc.subjectSurviveen_US
dc.titleSurvival strategies of international undergraduate students at a public research midwestern university in the United States: A case studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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