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Importance-performance matrix analysis of the factors influencing international students’ psychological and sociocultural adaptations using SmartPLS

Shafaei, Azadeh and Razak, Nordin Abd (2015) Importance-performance matrix analysis of the factors influencing international students’ psychological and sociocultural adaptations using SmartPLS. In: 2nd International Symposium on Partial Least Squares Path Modeling - The Conference for PLS Users., 16 June 2015 - 19 June 2015, Seville, Spain .

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Event:	2nd International Symposium on Partial Least Squares Path Modeling - The Conference for PLS Users., 16 June 2015 - 19 June 2015, Seville, Spain
Abstract:	With the increase in international mobility in higher education especially in Asia, the issue of cross-cultural adaptation becomes paramount since international students try to overcome challenges and flourish psychologically and socioculturally in a new environment. Therefore, this study is conducted to identify the factors influencing international postgraduate students’ psychological and sociocultural adaptations in Malaysian public universities, an emerging education hub in the region. It also further investigates importance-performance matrix analysis (IPMA) of the antecedents for psychological and sociocultural adaptations as the endogenous variables to provide insights and derive recommendations for education policymakers and academic administrators to ensure successful international postgraduate students’ cross-cultural adaptation.
Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Cross-cultural adaptation, psychological adaptation, sociocultural adaptation, Importance-Performance Matrix Analysis (IPMA), internationalization of higher education
Link to this item:	https://doi.org/10.3990/2.320
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