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Eastern Kentucky University Encompass Online Theses and Dissertations Student Scholarship January 2012 The Impact Of International Students On American Students And Faculty At An Appalachian University My Mustapha Jourdini Eastern Kentucky University Follow this and additional works at:https://encompass.eku.edu/etd Part of theEducational Administration and Supervision Commons Recommended Citation Jourdini, My Mustapha, "The Impact Of International Students On American Students And Faculty At An Appalachian University" (2012).Online Theses and Dissertations. 107. https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/107 This Open Access Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Scholarship at Encompass. It has been accepted for inclusion in Online Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please [email protected]. THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ON AMERICAN STUDENTS AND FACULTY AT AN APPALACHIAN UNIVERSITY By MY MUSTAPHA JOURDINI Master of Arts Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, Kentucky 2004 Bachelor of Arts Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, Kentucky 2002 Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Eastern Kentucky University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTORATE OF EDUCATION December, 2012 Copyright © My Mustapha Jourdini, 2012 All Rights Reserved ii DEDICATION This dissertation is dedicated to my beloved mother, Fatima El-Khattabi, whose love, kindness, and altruism continue to inspire me. Thanks beloved mother for sacrificing everything, including your education and health, so your children can have a better life. May The Almighty always bless you in this life and in the Hereafter. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank Dr. Charles Hausman and Dr. James Rinehart for providing direction and guidance for the early drafts of my research. I would also like to thank Dr. James Bliss, whose office door was open to me and who read and provided valuable feedback on the complete draft of this dissertation. Thanks to Dr. Sherwood Thompson, my dissertation chair and excellent professor, for his feedback, contagious optimism, and ongoing support. Dr. Dr. Neil Wright, a very dear and kind friend, whose intellect and generosity, symbolize the best of America that continue to lure immigrants like myself. He has been supportive of my academic and professional development for over a decade and for that I will always be grateful. My indebtedness also goes to Dr. Norman Powell, a long-time colleague and champion of diversity, for agreeing to serve on my dissertation committee. In many ways, this dissertation is a reflection of my own struggles to survive and thrive in the U.S. It symbolizes the web of support that has helped me grow from an introvert and bashful young man with little means to a confident, reflective, grateful, and caring world citizen. I would like to thank Professor Michael Lewis and his wife, Ms. Claudia Lewis, for hosting me in their house and encouraging me to attend EKU. I would also like to thank Dr. Magdy El-Kalliny and his wife, Dr. Zenab Abdelallim, Mr. Bracelen Flood and his wife, Ms. Kathy Flood, Dr. Bonnie Gray, Ms. Virginia Underwood, Dr. Linda Frost, Ms. Debra Ball, Ms. Beth Blanchard, Dr. Gene Kleppinger, Dr. Bethany Miller, Dr. Lisa Kay, Dr. Salome Nnoromele, Dr. Jose Varela, Dr. Nadeem Khan, Dr. Asad iv Jadoon, Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, Mr. Ahmed Nifa, Mr. My Rachid Bouddi, and Mr. Abdel-Aziz Houzzali, for supporting my doctoral work. Finally, and more importantly, I would like to thank my beloved parents, my wife, Fadwa Hamidi, my brothers and sisters, and the rest of my large family, for their prayers, patience, and moral support. v ABSTRACT This study examined the effects of exposure to international students on American student and faculty perceptions at a regional Appalachian University. A revised and improved version of Jaleh Shabahang’s (1993) International Education Opinionnaire was used to survey American students and faculty regarding their perceptions of the educational and cultural impact of international students. The revised instrument also measured American student and faculty perceptions of five ethnic groups of international students. Three independent samples t-tests were administered to compare the views between two American groups: students or faculty in international-related academic departments (IRs) and non-international-related academic departments (NIRs). The first test examined the average difference in perceived educational impact of international students. The second test examined the difference in perceived cultural impact of international students. The third test examined the relative standing of five ethnic groups of international students between White, Non-Hispanic and Non-White participants. Data analysis revealed that there were no significant differences between American students or faculty from IRs and NIRs on the first and second tests. The data analysis also revealed no significant differences between White, Non- Hispanic and Non-White American students or faculty regarding their attitudes toward the five ethnic groups of international students. American students and faculty from both kinds of academic departments at the Appalachian University mostly agreed or strongly agreed on the positive educational and cultural contributions of international students. In terms of perceptions, the third vi independent samples t-test showed that Middle Eastern and Hispanic students ranked the lowest. Keywords: educational impact, cultural impact, ethnicity, diversity, international students, American students, American faculty, and learning. vii
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