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African Studies A SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RECENT RESEARCH & PROGRAMS Curry, Ann & Copeman, Deborah “Reference service to international students: A field stimulation research study,” Journal of Academic Librarianship 31(5): 409-420, September 2005. Guzman, Eduardo & Michael J. Burke. “Development and test of an international student performance taxonomy,” International Journal of Intercultural Relations 27: 659-681, 2003. Hendrickson, Blake, Devan Rosen & R. Kelly Aune “An analysis of friendship networks, social connectedness, homesickness, and satisfaction levels of international students,” International Journal of Intercultural Relations In press. DOI:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2010.08.001 Howze, Philip C. & Moore, Dorothy M. “Measuring international students' understanding of concepts related to the use of library- based technology,” Research Strategies 19:57-74, 2003. Hsieh, Min-Hua “Challenges for international students in higher education: One student's narrated story of invisibility and struggle,” College Student Journal 41(2): 379-91, June 2007. Huang, Rong “Chinese international students' perceptions of the problem-based learning experience,” Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education 4(2):36-43, 2005. Hurley, Tina, Nora Hegarty and Jennifer Bolger “Crossing a bridge: The challenges of developing and delivering a pilot information literacy course for international students,” New Library World 107(1226/1227): 302-320, 2006. Jiao, ShuQin, Fu Zhuo, Liming Zhou & Xiaoying Zzhou “Chinese academic libraries from the perspective of international students studying in China,” International Information & Library Review 41:1-11, 2009. Kaur, Daljit “International students and American higher education: A study of the academic adjustment experiences of six Asian Indian international students at a research level II university,” Dissertation submitted to the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2006. Lin, Lin “Chinese graduate students' perception of their adjustment experiences at the University of Pittsburgh,” Submitted to the graduate faculty of the School of Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, 1998. Lin, Mei-Yun “Library user services: What do newly arrived Chinese students need?” Journal of East Asian Libraries No. 135, February 2005. Lin, Shao-Chen “Perception of U.S. Academic library services of first-year graduate students from Taiwan: A photo-elicitation study,” A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the reQuirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2006. Lin, Shu-Ping & Nancy E. Betz “Factors related to the social self-efficacy of Chinese international students,” Counseling Psychologist 37(3): 451-471, April 2009. Pan, Jia-Yan, Daniel Fu Keung Wong, Lynette Joubert & Cecilia Lai Wan Chan “Acculturative stressor and meaning of life as predictors of negative affect in acculturation: A cross-cultural comparative study between Chinese international students in Australia and Hong Kong,” Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 41: 740-750, 2007. Skyrme, Gillian, “Is this a stupid question? International undergraduate students seeking help from teachers during office hours,” Journal of English for Academic Purposes 9:211-21, 2010. Sobre-Denton, Miriam, “The emergence of cosmopolitan group cultures and its implications for cultural transition: A case study of an international student support group,” International Journal of Intercultural Relations 2010 doi:10.1016/j.ijntrel.2010.09.007. Song, Yoo-Seong “A comparative study on information-seeking behaviors of domestic and international business students,” Research Strategies 20:23-34, 2005. Xie, Christina Xinyan “Mainland Chinese students' adjustment to studying and living in Hong Kong,” Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Education at the University of Leicester, November 2009. .
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