Impact international student diversity has on the academic and social experiences of Chinese international graduate students : a phenomenological study

The authors identify and discuss current issues and concerns of Asian international graduate students about their academic and social experiences in American higher education. International graduate students from countries outside of the U.S. are an important constituency for research institutions in America due to the added cultural richness they bring to the academy. However, many Asian international graduate students in U.S. encounter difficulty when attempting to acculturate and may have difficulty adjusting to their environment. This chapter includes discourse on academic and social challenges, time management difficulties, dueling agendas, and socioeconomic struggles. Important also, this chapter offers recommendations for Asian international students on American college and university campuses. Lastly to better support Asian international doctoral students, this chapter encourages academic departments, administrators, faculty, and all graduate students to learn to view themselves as playing various roles as academic advisors, teachers, and graduate students.

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Attracting and Retaining Global Talent: International Graduate Students in the United States

International Higher Education ◽

10.6017/ihe.2018.93.10372 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (93) ◽

pp. 11

Author(s):

Rajika Bhandari

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Graduate Students ◽

International Student ◽

The United States ◽

Data Sources ◽

Current Status ◽

International Graduate Students ◽

International Graduate ◽

The U.S

In light of current developments in in-bound international student flows to the U.S., this articleuses multiple recent data sources to examine the appeal of the U.S. as a destination forinternational graduate students, as well as the current status of international graduate enrollmentin the U.S.

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Challenges Facing Asian International Graduate Students in the US: Pedagogical Considerations in Higher Education

Journal of International Students ◽

10.32674/jis.v4i1.494 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 16-33 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Shu-Yuan Lin ◽

Susan Day Scherz

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

United States ◽

Graduate Students ◽

Phenomenological Study ◽

The United States ◽

International Graduate Students ◽

International Graduate ◽

Conceptual Structures ◽

English Speaking ◽

Linguistic Challenges

Non-Native English Speaking (NNES) international students attending colleges and universities in the United States often encounter difficulties in adjusting to their new cultural environment. In addition, they often struggle with academic language while learning the content and conceptual structures of various graduate level disciplines. This phenomenological study identified cultural and linguistic challenges experienced by NNES Asian international graduate students at a mediumsized rural university in the northwestern United States. A pedagogical framework and recommendations for professional practice address the linguistic, cultural, and academic needs of this particular student population in higher education.

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A Study of Resiliency Characteristics in the Adjustment of International Graduate Students at American Universities

Journal of Studies in International Education ◽

10.1177/1028315307308139 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 22-45 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Jing Wang

Keyword(s):

Graduate Students ◽

Organizational Development ◽

International Student ◽

Statistical Analyses ◽

International Graduate Students ◽

Adjustment Problem ◽

American Universities ◽

International Graduate ◽

Personal Resilience ◽

Student Problem

This research introduced the concept of resilience into the study of adjustment of international graduate students at U.S. universities. The purpose of this study was to explore relationships among resilience characteristics, background variables, and adjustment problem areas, and to gauge the effects of resilience and background variables on adjustment. The Organizational Development Resources' Personal Resilience Questionnaire and the Michigan International Student Problem Inventory were used, and 207 usable responses were gathered. Statistical analyses revealed that resilience characteristics were moderately associated with background variables, highly negatively correlated with adjustment problem areas, better correlated with adjustment problem areas than were background variables, and resilience had the greatest effect on adjustment.

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Attracting and Retaining Global Talent: International Graduate Students in the United States

International Higher Education ◽

10.6017/ihe.0.93.10428 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 11-12

Author(s):

Rajika Bhandari

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Graduate Students ◽

International Student ◽

The United States ◽

Data Sources ◽

Current Status ◽

International Graduate Students ◽

International Graduate ◽

The U.S

In light of current developments in in-bound international student flows to the U.S., this articleuses multiple recent data sources to examine the appeal of the U.S. as a destination forinternational graduate students, as well as the current status of international graduate enrollmentin the U.S.

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Violence Against International Students: A Critical Gap in the Literature

Trauma Violence & Abuse ◽

10.1177/1524838017742385 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 71-82 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Emily J. Bonistall Postel

Keyword(s):

International Students ◽

Graduate Students ◽

Sexual Violence ◽

International Student ◽

Research Review ◽

Future Research ◽

International Graduate Students ◽

Student Body ◽

Extant Literature ◽

International Graduate

Despite the growing trend on college campuses to increase their international student body, this population is largely left out of research due to the complexity they bring to the research process compared to their domestic counterparts. This is particularly true for the existing research on campus sexual violence; thus, there is no research-based indication that international students, let alone international graduate students, would face victimization risks on campus in the same way the extant literature identifies for domestic undergraduates. The existing research on international students indicates that their experiences are different than their domestic counterparts, and the sparse literature on graduate students indicates their experiences are different from their undergraduate counterparts. A specific focus on the intersection of these two identities, international graduate students, is almost completely absent from the literature. This research review highlights key research that provides foundational knowledge for the experience of international students and international graduate students with regard to their vulnerability to sexual violence. The author organizes the extant literature into three major areas that inform the overarching research topic: (1) international student experiences, (2) victimization, and (3) campus culture. Basic findings indicate that there are limitations in extrapolating previous research findings on campus sexual violence to this population, calling for a need to focus specifically and intentionally on this population of students. The objective of this article is to review the current state of knowledge about the risk and vulnerability of international students to sexual violence and victimization and to address the directions for future research.

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Supervising International Graduate Students in Sport Management: Perspectives of Experienced Advisors

Sport Management Education Journal ◽

10.1123/smej.2014-0006 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 51-65 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Karen Danylchuk ◽

Robert Baker ◽

Brenda Pitts ◽

James Zhang

Keyword(s):

International Students ◽

Graduate Students ◽

International Student ◽

Sport Management ◽

International Graduate Students ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Global Perspectives ◽

Educational Backgrounds ◽

International Graduate ◽

Quality Of Delivery

This study examined the perspectives of sport management academicians regarding their experiences supervising international graduate students. Fifteen experts were interviewed and provided their perspectives on practices used in international student involvement—specifically, student identification, recruitment, acceptance, orientation, progress, and retention, and the inherent challenges and benefits. The primary challenges cited by the majority of participants were language and cultural differences in learning; however, all participants concurred that the benefits of supervising international students far outweighed the challenges. These benefits included, but were not limited to, bringing international and global perspectives into the learning environment, which was positive for both students and professors. Findings from this study may provide program administration with insights on key factors affecting the quality of delivery of sport management education to international students. Consequently, high-quality programs can be developed to meet the needs of students from diverse cultural and educational backgrounds.

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Inside the International Student World

Journal of International Students ◽

10.32674/jis.v10i1.1031 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 124-144

Author(s):

Jean Kaya

Keyword(s):

International Students ◽

Graduate Students ◽

International Education ◽

Lived Experiences ◽

International Student ◽

The United States ◽

Imagined Communities ◽

International Graduate Students ◽

International Graduate ◽

Lower Case

Substantial research emphasizes recruitment and retention of international students over their lived experiences. This qualitative study employed a sociocultural lens to explore five international graduate students’ lived experiences in the United States and their postgraduation plans. Findings suggest that international graduate students navigate a World that encompasses individual worlds that revolve around challenges, opportunities, and imagined communities. I draw on Gee’s (2014) notion of capitalizing a word normally written in lower case to make clear two differing connotations of the word “world.” I discuss implications for higher education host institutions and their offices of international education.

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