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Experiences of transition to the American community college : a thematic literature review of international student adjustment and exploratory grounded theory study of South Korean students' successful transition

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Nordell Fort, Katherine

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The purpose of this dissertation is twofold; to review existing literature regarding the process of international student transition to the United States and to specifically increase the understanding of the experiences of a defined international student population through an original grounded theory study. Specifically, the study describes experiences of South...

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Dissertation

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and let go of her/his home culture. More recent work by Pedersen (1991 & 2008) and Sue (2008) shows
White college students' cross-racial involvement in multicultural organizations and the shaping of white consciousness

Creator:

Shingle, Michael E.

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This qualitative study explored the experiences of self-identified White students currently enrolled at a predominantly White institution who were cross- racially involved for at least ten weeks in a multicultural association, club, or organization that had students of color as the racial majority. This study also examined students' consciousness of...

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Masters Thesis

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, Davis, & Evans, 2005). Atkinson, Morton, and Sue (2003) indicate that White students have traits that