ADAPTATION OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS OF KAZAKHSTANI UNIVERSITIES

Abstract

This article examines the characteristics of international students’ adaptation to the educational process of higher education institutions. Scientific studies on the problem of adaptation, including its theoretical foundations, are reviewed and analyzed. The scientific analysis is based on the works of Kazakhstani and foreign scholars. The essence of the concept of adaptation is revealed, the types of adaptation are described, and the content of the adaptation process is examined. This process is determined by the specificity of the subjects of adaptation, which define the direction of its development and the nature of interaction, which should be constructed within the framework of a comprehensive approach. Particular attention is paid to personal development and the features of students’ adaptation to a new environment during their studies at a university. At present, issues of psychological assistance in the intercultural adaptation of migrants are insufficiently addressed, especially psychological support for students arriving from other countries and residing in a foreign cultural environment. An analysis of the specifics of the adaptation process in universities under modern conditions of educational development is conducted, as well as of teaching methods and the organization of the learning process. The main objective in analyzing foreign experience in student adaptation is the integration of methods that have a positive impact on adaptation; issues of psychological and pedagogical adaptation of the individual in the educational space are also actively examined. The success of international students’ adaptation to university studies is largely determined by value orientations as a factor ensuring the effective organization of the educational process.