ERIC Number: EJ1134314
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Publication Date: 2017
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Faculty as Bridges to Co-Curricular Engagement and Community for First-Generation International Students
Glass, Chris R.; Gesing, Peggy; Hales, Angela; Cong, Cong
Studies in Higher Education, v42 n5 p895-910 2017
The proportion of first-generation international students at US institutions ranges from one-tenth to one-half of the total international student body. First-generation status is an underexplored, and potentially significant, demographic factor in international students' adaptation to college. Researchers used structural equation modelling (SEM) to examine how faculty interaction out-of-class, engagement with cultural variation in-class, and students' interest in cross-cultural interaction relates to sense of community and co-curricular engagement among first-generation (n = 508) and non-first-generation (n = 955) international students', respectively. The primary contribution of this study is providing evidence for the importance of interactions with professors out-of-class and engagement with cultural variation in-class on international students' sense of community and co-curricular engagement, especially first generation students. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Foreign Students, Structural Equation Models, Sense of Community, Teacher Student Relationship, Student Participation, Hypothesis Testing, Cultural Differences, Undergraduate Students, Predictor Variables, Questionnaires, Online Surveys, Statistical Analysis, Educational Practices, Interaction, Interpersonal Relationship, Teacher Role, Likert Scales
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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