Adjustment in the Management of International Students of Haikou University of Economics

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Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study adjustment in the management of international students at Haikou University of Economics (HUE), 2) to compare international students` opinions about the adjustment in the management of HUE, 3) to study the guidelines of supporting adjustment in the management with international students work. The samples consisted of 80 international students and interview 5 administrators, selected by simple random sampling classified by student year. The research instrument was a 5-rating scale questionnaire with item validity (IOC values) between .67 to 1.00, and a reliability value of .912. The data were statistically analyzed by using percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, One-way ANOVA, and LSD.

The results of the research were as follows: 1) adjustment in the management of international students` opinions at HUE that was at the highest level in total and all aspects. The highest mean was psychological adjustment, followed by academic adjustment, cultural adjustment, and social adjustment. 2) The compare of adjustment in the management of international students at HUE, classified by gender was statistically significant at .05 level in total, academic adjustment and cultural adjustment, male give higher mean than female, meanwhile student year was no different.3) Administrators provide relevant opinions and suggestions on the adjustment in the management of international students.

Keywords: Adjustment management, international student, Academic adjustment, social adjustment, Cultural adjustment, psychological adjustment.