International students' enrollment in institutions of higher education in the US has expanded
considerably in the last decades (Institute of International Education, 2012). A vast body of …

This study examined the extent to which recreation participation, intercultural friendship, and
adaptation to college in the US vary by an international student's region of origin …

Although social support is a significant contributor of school adaptation, Asian international
students tend to have a lack of social support. To build up social support, leisure …

Few studies have provided an examination of the academic component of acculturation.
This study sought to extend the work in this area by examining factors impacting academic …

Following an ecological framework, the primary purpose of this study was to examine the
adjustment needs of international students within their academic and social communities …

Universities are among the most dynamic contemporary arenas for intercultural contact, and
one of the most interesting phenomena for social interaction studies, both conceptually and …

International students contribute nearly $19 billion, annually, to the US economy (Fischer,
2011) and they increase cultural diversity and improve international relations (Sandhu & …

This study explored the roles of leisure participation in helping Chinese international
graduate students cope with acculturative stress. In particular, it examined (a) the …

Student mobility has become a key feature in the drive toward internationalization of higher
education in the United States. International students contribute to the academic culture of …

International students' enrollment in higher education in the US has expanded considerably
in the last decades. In this study, international students' experiences were examined in …