Journal of Advances in Education Research
Foreign Students’ Impressions of American High Schools
Download PDF (172.2 KB) PP. 34 - 38 Pub. Date: February 21, 2017
Author(s)
- Dan Peterson*
Seattle University, Seattle, USA
Abstract
Every year thousands of successful foreign students attend American high schools,
sponsored by many organizations. These students have experienced an education in two countries, so
they have a specific, participatory knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of two very different
systems. Using a survey designed for this study, the students in this study compared American high
schools with the high schools in their home countries. Initially the foreign students rated their home
high school higher than their American high school, but by the end of the school year, they rated
American high schools higher than their home country high school. The results indicate many
strengths of American schools and also indicate areas of improvement needed from this unique
perspective of foreign students.
Keywords
Education, foreign students, and American high schools
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