PROBLEMS OF FOREIGN STUDENTS ADAPTATION TO THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS AT A RUSSIAN UNIVERSITY (BY THE EXAMPLE OF PENZA STATE UNIVERSITY) 

Bekker Igor' L'vovich, Candidate of pedagogical sciences, associate professor, professor of sub-department of pedagogy, Penza State University (40 Krasnaya street, Penza, Russia), igor.bekk@gmail.com
Ivanchin Sergey Anatol'evich, Postgraduate student, head of department of social adaptation and cultural activities, Penza State University (40 Krasnaya street, Penza, Russia), iv-serg@bk.ru

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Background. Diversity of factors, influencing foreign students adaptation, and approaches to interpretation thereof is explained by differences in research goals and mismatches of authors’ methodological views, as well as by actual differences in sociocultural environments of various Russian regions. The aim of the study is to reveal and describe a real set of problems, faced by foreign students at Penza State University, and to determine the influence thereof on student adaptation to the education process of the university.
Materials and methods. In order to solve the research tasks the authors carried out a questionnaire poll among foreign students of PSU with 200 respondents, making up 20,3 % from the total number of foreign students at PSU.
Results. The present study allowed to reveal problems of social adaptation of foreign students in PSU. The article considers features of some problems of foreign students and points out the most important social problems in the course of their adaptaion.
Conclusions. The study of the problems of foreign students at PSU allows to determine the influence thereof on student adaptation to the education process of the university. The obtained data facilitate more reasonable and commited planning and arrangement of the university’s socio-education environment.

social adaptation, problems of foreign students adaptation.

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