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Vietnamese graduate international student repatriates: Reverse adjustment

Journal of international students, 2017-07, Vol.7 (3), p.449 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

COPYRIGHT 2017 Journal of International Students ;Copyright Journal of International Students (JIS) Jul/Aug 2017 ;ISSN: 2162-3104 ;EISSN: 2166-3750 ;DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.570295

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  • Title:
    Vietnamese graduate international student repatriates: Reverse adjustment
  • Author: Le, Anh T ; LaCost, Barbara Y
  • Subjects: Adjustment ; Advisors ; Asian students ; Brain research ; Child & adolescent psychiatry ; College faculty ; Competitive advantage ; Cultural conflict ; Cultural identity ; Culture shock ; Educational administration ; Educational systems ; Expatriates ; Foreign students ; Global economy ; Graduate students ; Higher education ; Host country ; Immigrant students ; Mobility ; Qualitative research ; Repatriation ; Social adjustment ; Social aspects ; Social science research ; Social studies ; Study abroad
  • Is Part Of: Journal of international students, 2017-07, Vol.7 (3), p.449
  • Description: Keywords: Vietnamese international students, Reverse culture shock, international student readjustment, international student repatriate In the last decade, international students have become an integral part of the student population in the higher education sector (Bartram, 2007). Economically, the benefits international students bring to the host countries are manifold. Besides paying for tuition and living expenses, international students also serve as research assistants and post-doctoral fellows who further research advancement in the host country, which improves the host country's competitive advantage in the global economy. [...]international students who return to their home countries usually bring with them good will about the host country. Educating international students is a great opportunity for the host country to influence future leaders who will guide the development of their home countries. Research on international student mobility has been focused on the flow from home country to host country; less attention has been paid to what happens after graduation or after students return to their home countries, an issue often referred to as "reverse mobility" (Lee & Kim, 2010). [...]host countries invest considerable amounts of human and financial resources (faculty, staff, advisor, assistantship, grants, etc.) into the education of international students, so they have an interest in acquiring knowledge about how these students utilize their training/education after graduation. [...]individual institutions and host countries' higher education systems are interested in learning about how relevant and useful the provided education has been for international students who return their home countries; knowledge gained can encourage them to provide targeted and...
  • Publisher: Jonesboro: Journal of International Students
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 2162-3104
    EISSN: 2166-3750
    DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.570295
  • Source: Alma/SFX Local Collection
    ProQuest Central
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