The Impact of Internationalization on U.S. Faculty

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  In Poster Session: The Impact of Internationalization on U.S. Faculty

Abstract

This study seeks to fill a void in the literature by assessing the impact undergraduate international students have on U.S. faculty. An online survey was developed and sent to faculty at 27 universities ranked as having the highest number of international undergraduate students by Open Doors (2011). Four areas of faculty perceptions of international undergraduate students were examined: (1) academic skills, (2) instructional challenges, (3) instructional modifications and accommodations, and (4) existence and necessity of support services. The majority of the 452 faculty respondents reported international undergraduate students being less competent in the areas of in-class discussions and understanding the vocabulary of a course. Faculty also reported spending no additional time on instructional modifications and accommodations for these students.

Authors

• Kimberly Niezgoda, Wilkes University

• Elizabeth Dianne Johnson, George Mason University