ERIC Number: EJ749743
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Oct
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0160-7960
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The Impact of Cross-Cultural Experiences on Worldviews of Chinese International Students
Yang, Haiwen; Harlow, Steven; Maddux, Cleborne; Smaby, Marlowe
Counseling and Values, v51 n1 p21 Oct 2006
This study compared worldviews of Chinese international students who have been in the United States for 1 year or less, Chinese international students who have been in the United States for 4 years or more, and European American students. Worldview was assessed with the Scale to Assess Worldview (F. A. Ibrahim & H. Kahn, 1987). Results indicated that (a) each group demonstrated its own general patterns of worldviews, (b) Chinese international students with substantial cross-cultural experience believed more in controlling nature and were more future oriented than were European Americans, and (c) newly arrived Chinese international students viewed human relationships as more individualistic than did European American students. Implications for cross-cultural counseling are discussed. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: World Views, Foreign Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Chinese, White Students, Matched Groups, Group Testing, Individual Differences, Hypothesis Testing, Likert Scales, Research Methodology, Group Experience
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
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