Barriers to Transitions for International Students: How Higher Education Practitioners Interact with Students
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Given the number of international students on higher education campuses, we are concerned about practitioners’ ability to interact with those students. The purpose of this op-ed is to help practitioners be more aware of the barriers international students often experience when they transition to campus and ways practitioners can better interact with students. We focus on two barriers international students experience: language and communication style. Lastly, we provide four recommendations for practitioners to consider as it relates to their interactions with international students: policies and practices, proactive connections, collaboration, and training.
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