A Study Of School Adaption Of The International Students At The Stage Of China’ Compulsory Education

As the prosperity of the Belt and Road Initiative,foreigners studying in China have become a great upsurge and there is a trend of a younger-age studying abroad.In response to the influx of more and more international students coming to China during the compulsory phase,relevant policies should be formulated as soon as possible to manage foreign students in compulsory phase.Schools and other social organizations should also take measures to do a good job in the work of overseas education.International students in the compulsory stage are still young,and educational guidance and psychological assistance are essential.This thesis considered the school adaptation of compulsory education as the research theme,and used questionnaires and interviews to study in primary and secondary schools in Yanji City,Jilin Province.The study was conducted for overseas students.In the design phase of the questionnaire,this paper constructed the research framework by collecting and analyzing the research results of early International students.Next combined it with the contents of interview to format Compulsory Education Phase of the School Adaptation Questionnaire.Then obtained the research data by conducting questionnaire survey to the whole students in every class.Due to the limited condition,there is no way to have a great deal of overseas students as informants,so chose Chinese students in Yanji who are from different grades in compulsory phase a total of 589.After the questionnaire was received,the data were input,exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were carried out.Tools used to analyze were SPSS.22 and AMOS.24.The questionnaire was standardized,and the reliability and validity of the questionnaire were tested.Finally the quantitative tool for the adaptation of foreign students in the compulsory education stage to study abroad under the background of Chinese culture was formed.The paper divided the dimensions of school adaptation for overseas students into six dimensions:school environment adaptation,culture and environment adaptation,peer relationship,teacher-student relationship,learning attitude and ability,and learning pressure.This paper investigated the school adaptation of 131 international students in Yanji city in the compulsory education stage by using the self-made questionnaire onThe School Adaptation of International Students in China in the Compulsory Education Stage,The Interview Outline for International Students in China in the Compulsory Education Stage,and The interview outline for teachers in the school adaptation of international students in China in the compulsory education stage The results of the questionnaire and the content of the interview are analyzed,and the following conclusions are drawn.The analysis was based on the result of questionnaire and the interview.(1)The reliability of the questionnaire for international students studying in China during the compulsory phase is above 0.90,and the content validity and structural validity are relatively good.It is applicable to the measurement and use of the adaptation of the school for international students studying in China during the compulsory phase;(2)The school adaptation of overseas student coming to China in the compulsory phase has scores from high to low in the order of:school environment adaptation,teacher-student relationship,peer relationship,culture and environment adaptation,learning attitude and ability and learning pressure.In terms of school environment adaptation and teacher-student relationship,international students have a high level of adaptation.Peer relations,cultural and environmental adaptation,learning attitude and ability,and learning pressure are at a medium level.The self-evaluation of overseas student is at a medium level.(3)In terms of the school adaptation of international students from different countries,the school environment adaptation,teacher-student relationship,and peer relationship are more consistent.The degree of cultural and environmental adaptation of Korean students is lower than that of other countries.Japanese students have better Chinese proficiency than students from other countries.In terms of study pressure,international students in North Korea and other countries(USA,Mexico,New Zealand,Argentina)feel less pressure than international students in South Korea and Japan;(4)In the comparison results of differences,there are different degrees of differences in the school adaptation of students studying in China at compulsory phase in terms of gender,family economic status,willingness to study in China,type of school,and whether they have studied Chinese before coming to China;(5)The school adaptation of foreign students coming to China in the compulsory phase can effectively predict their Chinese language ability.According to the above results,the following suggestions are proposed about this study:(1)In respect of school and cultural environment adaptation:Schools should pay attention to foregin students’ enrollment education and campus facilities,and also strengthen their multicultural education.Before choosing to study abroad,students should have a simple understanding of Chinese culture through their own interests in order to eliminate stereotypes and prejudices against certain countries and ethnic groups.Because that iternational students who are in the compulsory education stage are still young,thus there also still exist many aspects which require parental care and attention.Parents should fully understand the psychological impact of studying abroad on children,and develop children’s ability to adapt to cross-culture from their early ages.(2)In respect of peer and teacher-student relationship:Schools should communicate through multiple channels of home and school as well as pay attention to the mental health of international students for creating a communication platform towards international students.Individual students can participate in communication from multiple emotional aspects in order to adapt to the new learning environment faster.Then,parents should also need to master their children’s psychological status for the sake of helping international students ease the pressure of adaptation and provide support with encouragement.(3)In respect of learning attitude and learning pressure:Teachers who teach the Chinese during the compulsory education stage should choose or add the materials on the existing textbooks and provide teaching aids for foreign students who are new to learning Chinese;individuals should correct their motivation to study in China and establish correct learning goals;parents should actively engage with communications withinschool teachers.Parents of international students should pay more attention to the interpersonal status and psychological status of students in school rather than care about their children’s academic performance.