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Poyrazli, Senel, and Kamini Maraj Grahame. "Barriers to Adjustment: Needs of International Students within a Semi-Urban Campus Community." Journal of Instructional Psychology 34.1 (2007): 28-45. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This study focus on the transformation that most International go through when they come to the United States. The basic barriers that most students face such as environment, English language proficiency, academic life,psychological experiences and social life. the study gives some tips and suggestions for the International students who just started their academic life. how to communicate more and to participate more in the class.

Boden, Joseph M., David M. Fergusson, and L. John Horwood. "Experience of Sexual Abuse in Childhood and Abortion in Adolescence and Early Adulthood." Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal 33.12 (2009): 870-876. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. The study looks at how child sexual abuse can tie in with adolescent abortions to influence adulthood. The study that was done was a 25-year study of the heath, development and adjustment of 1,265 New Zealand children. Studies showed that if higher rates of abuse were shown, then high rates of pregnancy and abortion developed.

Keller, Josh. "Colleges Large and Small Help International Students Adjust to American Life." Chronicle of Higher Education 56.8 (2009): B20-B23. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. The article discusses adjust with the U.S. universities life style, how they can make friends with other students both International and American. what are the problems that most students face, how the universities officials can help them feel like home and ensure that they get the quality of education they wanted to have here in the U.S.

Boden, Joseph M., David M. Fergusson, and L. John Horwood. "Experience of Sexual Abuse in Childhood and Abortion in Adolescence and Early Adulthood." Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal 33.12 (2009): 870-876. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. The study looks at how child sexual abuse can tie in with adolescent abortions to influence adulthood. The study that was done was a 25-year study of the heath, development and adjustment of 1,265 New Zealand children. Studies showed that if higher rates of abuse were shown, then high rates of pregnancy and abortion developed.

Boden, Joseph M., David M. Fergusson, and L. John Horwood. "Experience of Sexual Abuse in Childhood and Abortion in Adolescence and Early Adulthood." Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal 33.12 (2009): 870-876. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. The study looks at how child sexual abuse can tie in with adolescent abortions to influence adulthood. The study that was done was a 25-year study of the heath, development and adjustment of 1,265 New Zealand children. Studies showed that if higher rates of abuse were shown, then high rates of pregnancy and abortion developed.

Spencer, Amy. "Facilitating the Academic Success of International Students." Teaching Theology & Religion 6.3 (2003): 164-168. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. This essay is about the learning challenges that International Students need to overcome in order to have successful Academic education. It also how some teachers need to adjust their teaching methods to facilitate learning by international students.helping students develop social skills that would help them in and outside the class room. it also give the reader the process that most International Students go through when they first came to the U.S. first there are the International Students adjustment with the new environment. The second is the academic issues such as language difficulties and communicating in class.