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Spencer, Tom.

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A Multi-Site Empirical Study of International Student Adjustment.

紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	A Multi-Site Empirical Study of International Student Adjustment./
作者:	Spencer, Tom.
出版者:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2017,
面頁冊數:	210 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-08(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International79-08A(E).
標題:	Adult education. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=10799098
ISBN:	9780355776805

A Multi-Site Empirical Study of International Student Adjustment.
Spencer, Tom.

A Multi-Site Empirical Study of International Student Adjustment. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2017 - 210 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-08(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Pennsylvania State University, 2017.

International student enrollments in U.S. colleges and universities continue to increase. Entry into an undergraduate or graduate program requires that applicants demonstrate suitable English language proficiency by means of a standardized test score such as the Test of English (TOEFL) or the International English Language Tests (IELTS). Increasingly, international student applicants seek an alternate path to college admittance in the United States. One option to meet English language admission requirements are Intensive English Programs (IEPs). These programs, typically located on college and university campuses, provide English language education for these hopeful students. Varying in co-curricular support, opportunities to enroll in credit-bearing courses, academic advising, and social activities, IEPs provide a revenue for their host institutions; however, less is known about student outcomes. That is, how former IEP students adjust once they have matriculated to undergraduate or graduate status and the ways in which IEPs may have contributed to less stressful adjustment.

ISBN: 9780355776805Subjects--Topical Terms:

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520 $a To demonstrate the utility of IEPs, which are often marginalized within college and university settings, more evidence of positive student outcomes is needed. Studies that have examined former IEP student outcomes have typically been single-site studies. One purpose of the present study was to address this gap in research. Using data collected from IEP students at 28 colleges and universities across the United States, this study examined the social and academic adjustment of specific student populations, their experiences in IEPs, and adjustment to college in their first semester as matriculated students.
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