Jiyagatai
Greener Journal of Educational Research Vol. 8(4), pp. 065-075, June 2018
ISSN: 2276-7789
Research Article
Manuscript Number: 051118070
(DOI: http://doi.org/10.15580/GJER.2018.4.051118070)
Challenges Faced by International Students in China
Associate Prof. Dr. Jiyagatai
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify the problems
among international students in China.
Questionnaires were sent to 100 international students at Inner Mongolia
University, Agriculture University, Inner Mongolia Normal University, and Inner
Mongolia University of economic and finance which had been selected based on
multi sampling. During the study abroad by international students adjustment
problems experienced by doctorate, post graduate, undergraduate students in
Inner Mongolia Province China. Mooney Problem Check List (MPCL) was used to
recognize the categories of problems among international students in China.
This research survey consists of 11 categories of problems. The categories
included health, finances, lifestyle and career, social and recreational,
psychological social relation, personal relationships and emotional problems, marriage
and sexual, family, moral and religious, adapting to academic work, future
career adapting, curriculum and method of teaching problems. Suggestions and
recommendations were also collected through interviews. Data collected were
analyzed using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS). Pareto
Principle was used to identify the most disturbing items in each category of
problems. The Major finding of this research shows that the most disturbing
categories of problems among international students at China, Inner Mongolia
province are social and recreational problems and curriculum and method of
teaching problems
Keywords: Culture difference,
International students, Foreign students in China, Problem experienced by
international students in china.
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