Journal of International Students
Volume 8, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 1865-1878

Developing culturally responsive programs to promote international student adjustment: A participatory approach (Article)

Johnson L.R. , Seifen-Adkins T. , Sandhu D.S. , Arbles N. , Makino H.
  • a University of Mississippi, United States
  • b University of Mississippi, United States
  • c Lindsey Wilson College, United States
  • d University of Mississippi, United States
  • e University of Mississippi, United States

Abstract

International students in the United States face acculturative stress, yet few seek counseling. In this paper, we highlight a participatory approach to develop culturally and contextually competent programs to enhance international student adjustment and engagement. We combined findings from the Acculturative Stress Scale of International Students (ASSIS) with interviews eliciting international student concerns and ideas for programming. On the ASSIS, randomly selected international students (n=40) expressed high levels of acculturative stress. These students, along with key informants (n=5) and international student leaders (n=8) formed focus groups, and provided suggestions for programs. Based on these formative results, we developed and described a variety of programs. Our experiences with participatory approaches suggest a promising avenue for enhancing cultural and contextual competence in international student programming. © Journal of International Students.

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Participatory approach International students Adjustment Program development

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85059168473&doi=10.5281%2fzenodo.1468100&partnerID=40&md5=d715b7c951e3bed5d5882a46dddbb6bb
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1468100
ISSN: 21623104
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English