Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association
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Educational Research & Development Journal
Vol 13, No 1 (2010)
Orientation Course and Cultural Adjustment Cycle: An Orientation Course for First-Year Chinese International College Stu |
| Fang Mei Law, Gwo Jen Guo |
Abstract |
| The purpose of this study was to introduce a semester-long orientation course for first-year international students and evaluate the impact of this course in helping Chinese international students improve their psychological well-being. The participants were 53 Chinese international students from the orientation course who were in their first year in the U.S. The results suggest that the orientation course had a positive impact and contributed to better interaction with Americans and better functional adjustment, as well as the use of more appropriate ways of coping with stress and expressing anger, thus leading to greater psychological well-being for the international students. |
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ISSN: 1526-8659