Date of Last Revision
2023-05-02 14:20:02
Major
Business and Org Comm - Organizational Communications
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2015
Abstract
This research project was conducted in order to investigate the current recruitment and assimilation processes experienced by international-student athletes at an NCAA Division I university, and to identify ways to improve those processes. The investigation was conducted through in-depth interviews with seven international student-athletes. The ages of these participants ranged from between 18 and 22 years old, 1 and 3 years of attendance at the University, and consisted of 5 females and 2 males. The participants play a variety of different sports, and each had a unique country of origin. The analysis revealed language, dietary changes, and social support are among various other themes experienced as difficulties for these students as they seek to make a transition into an American university. Suggestions such as greater coaching support, more focused university programming, and individual mindset changes are discussed further.
Research Sponsor
Dr. Yang Lin
First Reader
Dr. Kathleen Clark
Second Reader
Dr. Sylvia White
Recommended Citation
Frawley, Alexandra L., "Acculturation of International Student-Athletes" (2015). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 188.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/188