Business Research Project Globalization

Question: Discuss about theBusiness Research Projectfor Globalization. Answer: Introduction The globalization of the world has increased the cross country student mobility around the globe. The inflow of global students in different countries has significantly increased. According to Collis and Hussey (2013) the number of international students increases by around five percent each year. There are various benefits that are associated with this increasing number of the international students in different countries. They also increase the diversity in the student population, promote cross cultural knowledge, and add different perspectives to the discussions in classroom. However, most of the literature in recent times has mentioned the challenges faced by the international students and their coping mechanism mostly in Australia and Europe. Research Objectives To understand the challenges faced by the international students To understand the effect of such challenges on the psychology and the academic performance of the students To find out the solutions that are available for such challenges Literature Review The purpose of the study is to understand the challenges that the student faced in a metropolitan cities and the strategies that they follow to continue with their studies. It is also necessary to define the nature of those challenges as these have a negative impact on their psychology and the academic performance. The studies are also treated to be the fundamental ones in designing the support systems for the international students at the colleges and universities (Fenton-Smith et al. 2017). The most common challenge that is faced by the international students is the immigration issues. This has become more difficult after the repeated terrorist attacks in the western cities. Therefore several students are now heading towards the countries such as Canada and Australia, where the rules and regulations are not this much rigid. However, other than this, the students also face issues regarding the living situations and climate, academic expectations, racial discrimination, cultural differences, financial problems, loneliness and alienation, and most importantly the language proficiency (Altbach 2015). Amongst these, the discrimination, climate change, feelings of loneliness and language proficiency ate the most significant ones faced by the international students. Climate Change Climate change is a major challenge for the students who are studying in a different time zone as their bodies need to readjust; therefore it creates a feeling of confusion, disorientation and spiritual displacement (Castles, De Haas and Miller 2013). Feelings of Loneliness The scholars have found that most of the international students have reported to get ignored in the class and being excluded from the study groups and other social events by their peers (McFarlin and Sweeney 2014). Studies have also shown that they also feel distanced from their faculties due to their limited proficiency in the English language and feel aversion, no matter how hard they try. Discrimination Most of the non European students tend to face the racial discrimination. In the studies, the students have expressed that most of the students feel excluded and lacks adequate support from their peers (Yakunina et al. 2013). These attitudes generally reflect the gender, race and the place of their home countries in the international environment. Conclusion Most of the findings in the literatures indicate that the international students tend to face a series of difficulties. However, these challenges also motivate them to find the coping up strategies. Often they tend to become the autonomous learners and develop their own learning strategies. These adjustments may take some effort, time and a lot of support from different sides. Reference List Altbach, P., 2015. Perspectives on internationalizing higher education.International Higher Education, (27). Castles, S., De Haas, H. and Miller, M.J., 2013.The age of migration: International population movements in the modern world. Palgrave Macmillan. Collis, J. and Hussey, R., 2013.Business research: A practical guide for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Palgrave macmillan. Fenton-Smith, B., Humphreys, P., Walkinshaw, I., Michael, R. and Lobo, A., 2017. Implementing a university-wide credit-bearing English language enhancement programme: Issues emerging from practice.Studies in Higher Education,42(3), pp.463-479. McFarlin, D. and Sweeney, P.D., 2014.International Management: Strategic Opportunities Cultural Challenges. Routledge. Yakunina, E.S., Weigold, I.K., Weigold, A., Hercegovac, S. and Elsayed, N., 2013. International students' personal and multicultural strengths: Reducing acculturative stress and promoting adjustment.Journal of Counseling Development,91(2), pp.216-223.