Open AccessStrategies to Enhance Student Success: A Discourse Analysis of Academic Advice in International Student Handbooks
Author(s) -
Nick James Romerhausen
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of international students
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.47
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2166-3750
pISSN - 2162-3104
DOI - 10.32674/jis.v3i2.506
Subject(s) - honesty , face (sociological concept) , advice (programming) , pedagogy , psychology , intervention (counseling) , population , mathematics education , medical education , sociology , medicine , social psychology , social science , demography , psychiatry , computer science , programming language
As the population of international students continues to rise at U.S. colleges and universities, multiple academic obstacles pose barriers to success. Research on strategies of intervention has primarily included face-to-face interactions while an exploration of other assistance approaches is minimal in comparison. This study explored the role that mediated discourse plays in supporting international students with navigating paths through U.S. colleges and universities, by examining seven institutions’ assistance handbooks. Discourse analysis allowed for an in-depth investigation of the academic advice available to international students concerning classroom culture, instructional styles, relationships with instructors, assessment, and academic honesty.