英文摘要 |
In recent years, colleges and universities of Taiwan have been attractive for many exchange students from Chinese Mainland. “Buddy Program” is temporarily solving adaptative problems of exchange students in their study and life in Taiwan. Aims of that is to enhance mutual understanding, build friendship, and broaden students’ horizons. This study adopts focus group interview, participant observation and document analysis by analyzing the viewpoints of students and international office staff who both have deep understanding of the status quo of “Buddy Program” at NCHU. According to research findings, the information flow of the three parties involved is not smooth. Most of the program participants do not show frequent contact with each other, and the program organizers lack the knowledge about intercourse details. The participants demand mutual social supports, whilst the organizers are not aware of the concrete contents of participants’ social needs. Part of the participants accepted the necessity for adjusting “Buddy Program”, and the organizers suggest that it requires sufficient time and observation to consider possible adjustment. There are differences in the understanding of cultural distance between Taiwan and Chinese Mainland, and objections exist when it comes to whether cultural distance affects the development of “Buddy Program”. Based on the above analysis, this study proposes suggestions as follows: to promote the understanding of each groups’ objectives; to smoothly facilitate information flow of three parties; to create incentives and mediate the participants’ experience; to counsel consensus of participants; to conduct a third-party assessment in future implementation process. |