Journeying to study at a distant university is not new in the history of higher education. In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries many students traveled to cities like Paris, Bologna and Salerno to participate in advanced studies. However, the numbers of students enrolling at distant post-secondary
Critical Issues of Literature on Counseling International Students
✍ Scribed by Eunju Yoon; Tarrell Awe Agahe Portman
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 761 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0883-8534
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✦ Synopsis
A review of the American professional counseling literature brings to light 5 patterns concerning research related to counseling international students. Emergent themes include universal vs. subgroup characteristics, environmental vs. personal factors, developmental vs. pathological perspectives, counseling goals, and methodological problems. Suggestions for future research and practice are provided.
En un repaso de la literatura profesional de consejeria americana salen a relucir cinco modelos que tratan la consejeria de estudiantes intemacionales. Algunos temas que resaltan: las características universales en oposición a las sub‐grupales; los factores medioambientales en oposición a los personates; las perspectivas de desarrollo en oposición a las de patología; las metas de consejería; y los problemas metodológicos. Se hacen sugerencias para investigaciones y prácticas futuras.
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