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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

Creator:

Nordell Fort, Katherine

Abstract:

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