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Yin, Lishu; Huang, Li-Ching; Hare, Dwight – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2010
This in-depth study examined the perspectives of 17 Korean undergraduate exchange students attending a U.S. southern university during the 2005-2006 school year. The struggles and frustrations they experienced; the difficulties they encountered socially, culturally, and academically; their contributions to the American academic community; and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Transportation, Foreign Students, Asians
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Domizi, Denise P. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2008
This study examined the perceptions of six first-year students involved in a residential learning community during the program's pilot year. During group interviews, study participants shared their perceptions about what they were learning as members of the community and what value they placed on that learning. The findings indicated students…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Student Attitudes, Boarding Schools, College Freshmen
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Krause, Kerri-Lee D. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2007
This qualitative study explores the nature of undergraduate commuter students' social involvement with peers during the transitional first six months of their university experience. Focus group interviews with 46 participants provided a student perspective of the role of social interactions in students' transition to university life. Findings…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Commuting Students, Student Attitudes, Student Needs