Social Capital and First-Year Chinese ESL Student Transition Into U.S. Higher Education: An Application of Portes's Economic Social Capital Paradigm

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Abstract

Social capital is one of the key factors for the successful social and academic transition into higher education. This paper presents results from a qualitative study on how social capital affected first year Chinese international students starting their academic journey in ESL and their social/academic transitions into U.S. higher education.

Authors

• Michael J. Smith, Portland State University

• Akiko Ota, Michigan State University