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The Facilitative Role of A Community-based Non-profit Organization in First-year International Graduate Students’ Sociocultural Adjustment in A Midwestern University

Huang, Shanshan
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1274013121

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2010, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Cross-Cultural, International Education.
This study depicted, explained, and explored the facilitative role of a community-based non-profit organization, International Alliance, in first-year international graduate students’ sociocultural adjustment in a Midwestern university in the United States. Interviews were conducted with four first-year international graduate students selected out of 24 online survey respondents, the organization’s director, and two volunteers. Based on analysis derived from of social learning theory, international students’ social and network patterns, social capital theory, and the concept of community of practice, five categories were identified as crucial in facilitating sociocultural adjustment, and three factors were found to influence the five categories. The five categories were 1) “Hospitable Image”, 2) “Friendship Platform”, 3) “Accessible Help”, 4) “Group Fit Cultivation”, and 5) “Personalized Approach.” The three factors influencing the five categories were international Alliance’s mission statement, umbrella-structured operations, and volunteers’ cross-cultural training.
Bruce Collet, PhD (Committee Chair)
Christopher Frey, PhD (Committee Member)
Marc Simon, PhD (Committee Member)
86 p.
Education
community-based non-profit organization; international graduate students; sociocultural adjustment

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  • Huang, S. (2010). The Facilitative Role of A Community-based Non-profit Organization in First-year International Graduate Students’ Sociocultural Adjustment in A Midwestern University [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1274013121

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Huang, Shanshan. The Facilitative Role of A Community-based Non-profit Organization in First-year International Graduate Students’ Sociocultural Adjustment in A Midwestern University. 2010. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1274013121.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Huang, Shanshan. "The Facilitative Role of A Community-based Non-profit Organization in First-year International Graduate Students’ Sociocultural Adjustment in A Midwestern University." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1274013121

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