However, it is unproductive to generalize the study's findings across all institutions and across similar Asian American student populations. Although our recommendations make some generalizations across groups, this is difficult to avoid if we hope to stimulate discussion around the issues raised by the students in the study. It also should be emphasized that the participants in this study were from a major research university with a large population of international students. Whereas the results of our study are confined to this one institution, they suggest some important ways in which college classrooms can be made more responsive to the teaching and learning needs of Asian American students. The dialogue begun in this study a good first step.
Further work needs to be done, however.
With more attention to these issues, the dialogue can only grow richer, and it can eventually help us to enhance the classroom experience in ways that will benefit all college students and teachers.