International Students: Three Social Adaptability Types

Beatrice D’Alimonte

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A provider of training solutions and resources to advance inclusion and

success of international students

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Highlights of the Research

● The study identifies three categories of social

adaptability styles of students: confident

optimists, appreciative optimists, and

apprehensive optimists

● The study finds out that acculturation processes

for graduate students may differ by gender,

cultural discrepancies between the country of

origin and the host country.4

Suggestions

1. Enhancing international student programs with training, workshops, and resources that help students build “social, cultural and communicative competencies”

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2. Creating and/or improving the quality of international student orientation programs by providing information about acculturation processes

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Suggestions

3. Creating opportunities for social interaction between international graduate students and host country graduate students

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4. Developing gender-specific group discussion programs

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International Student Career Success Resources

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Virtual Live Workshops Career Advice & Tips

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