International Student Classroom Interaction

Probably the most interesting piece of research I have found for my capstone so far is a dissertation from 1959 about International student adjustment. Interestingly I am working on pretty much the same topic.

Did you know that Indiana was one of the top schools for International students in the United States in the 50s and 60s? Back then IU had around 400 students which was really large for that time.

Many of the things I have read over and over again in more recent research is also noted in this dissertation. The question is are these problems that we are doomed to have to deal with or is it that everyone just talks about the problems but doesn't try to solve or at least reduce them. Some of the issues discussed in this dissertation have been addressed by the international student center but many of the common ones haven't.

Do I expect to solve these problems with my capstone no but I hope to make some improvements at least within the Department of Informatics.

This little glance back in time is really very interesting and even with how old it is I think I has some interesting information.

Right now I am waiting on my HSC to come back and then I need to set up my online survey. I am also planning on meeting with someone from the International student center so I can understand the orientation process more. Maybe I can observe orientation in the spring.