37 research outputs found
Earning American College Credits in China: New Model of Transfer College Credit Programs
The concept of âTransfer College Credit Programs (TCCP)â has spread to the far corners of the Earth. There are two types of TCCPs: 1) high school students around the globe planning on attending American colleges or universities enroll in college-level courses while still in high school in their home country and earn American college credits which are later transferred to their American institutions, and 2) currently enrolled international undergraduate students taking courses offered during summer break in their home countries and transferring the credits back to their university. This study investigates the popularity of these programs in China, and illustrates a typology of TCCPs offered in China
International Graduate Studentsâ Academic Performance: What Are the Influencing Factors?
International graduate students have been a sizeable segment of the student body in the U.S. higher educational system. However, this student population has not completely been understood by higher education administrators and faculty and their diverse needs have not been met by existing services on campuses. This study examined factors associated with the studentsâ academic performance in the United States. The findings indicated that factors associated with masters and doctoral studentsâ academic performances were greatly different. This study suggests policies, services and programs to meet this populationâs unique needs and to assist in their academic success in the United States
College Application with or without Assistance of an Education Agent: Experience of International Chinese Undergraduates in the US.
Using third-party education agents is a well-established practice in many countries. As a result, the number of international students placed by agents has grown considerably over the past years. However, in the US, the practice of using agents to increase international enrollment still carries a derogatory connotation in the educational community. Inexperience with agents coupled with incomplete knowledge about studentsâ experiences using agents may contribute to misunderstandings about agent recruitment practices that may lead to biased institutional decisions. Using both quantitative and qualitative data, this study provides a better understanding of the use of education agents and how they may assist studentsâ application to a US higher education institution. The study also reveals the potential problems for students using the services of agents
Studying Overseas: Factors Impacting Intention of Female Students in Mainland China
The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that impact Chinese female studentsâ intention to study overseas. This study also aimed to understand how these factors impact female studentsâ decision making process. Using a survey questionnaire, data were collected from 96 female undergraduates who enrolled in a 4-year public university in North Central China fall 2010. Descriptive analyses, exploratory factor analyses, and structural equations modeling were utilized to answer the research questions. The results of the study indicated that studentsâ satisfaction with campus experience, English proficiency, and only child status had significant direct effects on their intention to study overseas. The results also identified parentsâ education, Level of Institutional Support, Quality of Campus Relationship as significant indirect effects
International Graduate Students: How Do They Choose Academic Majors?
International graduate students are a sizeable segment of the student body in the U.S. higher educational system, but remain an understudied population in the educational literature. As a result, this student population is not adequately understood by higher education administrators and faculty. The current study explored 16 factors associated with international graduate studentsâ choice of academic majors for their American degrees and how factors affected this populationâs academic choice among four academic categories. Based on the findings, this study suggests recruitment and admission policies and support services and programs to attract and retain international graduate students, in order to understand and direct this population of students during their study in the United States, and to increase international graduate studentsâ contributions in economy, innovation, and diversity
Closing the Academic and Equity Gaps: How Achieving the Dream Redefined Assessment
This chapter will demonstrate how Achieving the Dream, a nonprofit leader of a national reform network of community colleges and openâaccess universities, uses assessment to guide institutions toward a culture of evidence, equity and continuous improvement to improve student success.Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/146378/1/ir20257_am.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/146378/2/ir20257.pd