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Evaluation of an international roommate-pairing program
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Evaluation of an international roommate-pairing program
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Tolman
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Steven
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Steven Tolman
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Mangin
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Melinda
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Melinda Mangin
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Advisory Committee
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chair
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Barnett
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Steven
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Steven Barnett
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internal member
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McCormick
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Richard
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Richard McCormick
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Advisory Committee
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outside member
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Newmann
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Anne
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Anne Newmann
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Advisory Committee
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outside member
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School of Education
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theses
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2016
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2016-01
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2016
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eng
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There are over 700,000 international students currently studying in the U.S. (McMurtrie, 2011) contributing close to $12 billion yearly to the U.S. economy (Altbach, 2004). Universities cannot take for granted that international students will choose U.S. institutions. While great attention and research efforts have been given to support programs like international student orientation, there is a gap in the literature examining support programs within residence halls targeting international students. The purpose of this quantitative study was to evaluate an international roommate program (IRP) to determine its impact on international students at a large state school in the Northeast. This research addressed the question: Does participation in an international/domestic roommate-pairing program have a positive impact on international students’ satisfaction, acclimation, academic success, navigation of the English language, and social relationships? This research question was addressed by surveying first-year international students living in residence halls and comparing outcomes of those participating in one of the IRP programs (IRP1 and IRP2) with those not participating (NON). Using the statistical method of Factor Analysis for data reduction of survey responses, eight variables were created based on themes addressing the primary research question. These eight newly created variables were analyzed through ANCOVA (statistically controlling for 16 demographic variables). The results showed differences between IRP1, IRP2, and NON groups through three key findings that were statistically significant: 1) IRP2 participants were more likely than NON participants to recommend the university others based on their residential experience; 2) IRP2 participants had greater overall satisfaction, acclimation, food satisfaction, and perceived benefit from having an American roommate than IRP1 participants; 3) IRP1 participants had lower food satisfaction than the IRP2 and NON participants. Residential environment (living accommodations and dining) and structured support appeared to have the greatest impact on international students. The findings of this study support the hypothesis that the program indeed had positive impacts and will contribute important information to the existing literature base and can be used by Residence Life professionals to establish effective support programs for international students within the residence halls.
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Education, Culture and Society
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Rutgers University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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ETD_6953
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electronic resource
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1 online resource (viii, 145 p. : ill.)
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Ed.D.
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Includes bibliographical references
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Students, Foreign
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Roommates
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Education, Higher--United States
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Dormitories
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by Steven Tolman
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Graduate School of Education Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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doi:10.7282/T3HT2RCT
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ETD doctoral
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The author owns the copyright to this work.
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Tolman
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Steven
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2015-12-26 23:20:00
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Steven Tolman
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Rutgers University. Graduate School of Education
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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