Higher Education Institutions and International Students' Hindrances: A Case of Students from the African Portuguese-Speaking Countries at Two European Portuguese Universities

Autor/inn/en	Ambrósio, Susana; Marques, João Filipe; Santos, Lucília; Doutor, Catarina
Titel	Higher Education Institutions and International Students' Hindrances: A Case of Students from the African Portuguese-Speaking Countries at Two European Portuguese Universities
Quelle	In: Journal of International Students, 7 (2017) 2, S.367-394 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2162-3104
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; College Students; Educational Experience; Portuguese; Higher Education; Foreign Countries; Semi Structured Interviews; Student Attitudes; Student Needs; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Administrator Attitudes; Academic Achievement; Student Adjustment; Services; Cultural Differences; Social Support Groups; Peer Relationship; Africa; Portugal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Bildungserfahrung; Portugiesischunterricht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Schulleistung; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Dienstleistung; Kultureller Unterschied; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Peer-Beziehungen; Afrika
Abstract	We present a study to comprehend if the support given by higher education institution (HEI) to international students coming from the Portuguese-Speaking African Countries meets their academic and social hindrances. Our starting point was a set of semi-structured interviews focused on the perspectives of these students, their Professors and Course Directors as well as on the perspectives of HEI' staff. Despite findings indicate a positive institutional support, it seems there is still much to do in order to do it properly with these students. These different perspectives will allow us to reflect on the impact that those actions/resources have on the path of students from Portuguese-Speaking African Countries and to systematize suggestions to enhance their experiences in HE. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01