scholarly journals Exploring the Impact of the Academic Interactions and Social Relations of Graduate Black African Students on their Learning Experiences in Beijing

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond Owusu Boateng
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
International Student ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Academic Experiences ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Classroom Dynamics ◽  
African Students ◽  
Black African ◽  
African Student ◽  
The Impact

Current data on international student has not particularly examined the experiences of the international African students in China. Furthermore, faced with a situation where the researcher encountered challenges as a student in China; I self-located in exploring the experiences of the African student in adapting to a new social and academic environment. A phenomenological research framework using semi-structured interviews was used to explore the social and academic experiences of 12 African Graduate students from three Universities in Beijing, China. Participants identified Chinese language as a major challenge, reported limited interaction with Chinese lecturers and discriminatory treatments during classroom dynamics. Added to these, there is much preference given to students from western countries. The study concludes by discussing the implication for practice and emphasizes the importance of universities acknowledging the cultural background of each other and incorporating perspectives of all students in a particular class to enhance student life experiences.

scholarly journals Exploring the Implication of Graduate African Students’ Academic and Social interactions on their Learning Experiences in Beijing

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond Boateng
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Academic Experiences ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Classroom Dynamics ◽  
African Students ◽  
Black African ◽  
The Social ◽  
Beijing China ◽  
Enhance Student Learning

Current research on international students has not particularly examined the African students’ experiences in Chinese universities. Furthermore, faced with a situation where I encountered challenges as a student in China; I self-located and explored the social and academic interactions of African students in Beijing. I employed semi-structured interviews to explore 12 Black African Graduate students’ learning experiences of studying in three different Universities in Beijing, China. Participants identified Chinese language as a major challenge, reported limited interaction with Chinese lecturers and discriminatory treatments during classroom dynamics. Further, the students indicated that preference was given to students from Western countries. Although some were ambivalent about their experiences, in general, these experiences did not produce negative impact on their learning, rather the students reported their overall academic experiences as being positive. The study concludes by discussing the implications of the findings for practice and recommends specific interventions to enhance student learning experiences

“You haven’t gone out and done anything”: Exploring Disabled Veterans Experiences in Higher Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 0095327X2110639
Author(s):  
Steven P. Cassidy ◽  
Heather Albanesi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Traditional Students ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Disabled Veterans ◽  
Comfort Levels ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Through the analysis of 24 in-depth, semi-structured interviews, this study explored the process through which disability affects veterans’ experiences in the university classroom and their social relations with traditional students. Using inductive-exploratory qualitative methods, this study builds upon the sociological understanding of veterans’ experiences in higher education. Findings from this study tentatively suggest that while disability related fear/hypervigilance, stigma, and anxiety significantly impact veterans’ comfort levels when engaging with traditional students, veterans also externalize the impact of their disability as a social artifact of their military service. More research is needed to determine if the interaction of disability and artifacts of service decreases veterans’ ability to integrate well with traditional students in classroom settings.

scholarly journals A Narrative Thematic Study of the Impact of International Placement Experience on Graduate Occupational Therapy Practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia Levitt ◽  
Susan Gilbert-Hunt ◽  
Amy Baker ◽  
Kobie Boshoff
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Cultural Sensitivity ◽  
International Student ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Student Placement ◽  
International Educational Exchange ◽  
Narrative Study ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Student Placements

Abstract Aim and Background: Globally, there is movement towards the internationalisation of allied health care. Many universities across the globe are offering international student placements as part of the movement to create therapists equipped to participate in a dynamic, borderless environment.  This narrative study sought to contribute to the developing body of knowledge exploring these longer-term impacts. Design and Methods: Seven occupational therapy graduates who completed an international placement as part of their studies were recruited. Narrative data were gathered via in-depth semi-structured interviews, and thematically analysed by coding and grouping similar concepts to develop themes. Results: The overarching themes were the influence of international placement on participants’ paths and practice as therapists. Sub-themes included developing relationships, representing occupational therapy, working with interpreters, cultural sensitivity and empathy, reflective practice, resourcefulness and autonomy. Conclusion: The study identifies ongoing impact of international student placement on occupational therapy practice. Participants gained a rangeof experiences during their time overseas that has influenced their practice as therapists. Future studies would provide further knowledge to inform universities and students of the benefits of undertaking international student placements. Keywords: international educational exchange, professional practice, professional competence

scholarly journals Combination of Bonding, Bridging and Linking Social Capital in a Livelihood System: Nomadic Duck Herders Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
pp. 136-158
Author(s):  
Darmawan Salman ◽  
Kasmiyati Kasim ◽  
Asmita Ahmad ◽  
Nurhady Sirimorok
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Livelihood Assets ◽  
Linking Social Capital ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Gain Access ◽  
Livelihood System

Livelihood systems of nomadic duck herders make a unique study subject due to the livelihood assets, strategies, and outcomes they manage, which involve interactions with various actors that keep moving around. Social capital the duck herders build in their interaction with other actors, namely rice farmers, play an important role to face different vulnerability context, including those brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. This study aims to characterize components of bonding, bridging and linking social capital in the context of relationships between duck herders and other actors, and seeks to find the essential role of the combination of the three types of social capital for livelihood outcomes, particularly in facing vulnerabilities due to the pandemic. The method of grounded theory research was applied for its ability to allow researchers to reveal processual relationships between duck herders and other actors. Data were collected through semi structured interviews, analyzed by open, axial, and selective coding. The duck herders combine components of bonding, bridging, and linking social capital selectively depending on the interests behind each interaction with different actors. The bridging and linking role that social capital plays in herders’ interactions with farmers and irrigation officials is undertaken in order to gain access to natural capital (rice fields and irrigated water), while in their interaction with egg traders, they utilize bridging social capital to gain access to financial capital (in the form of cash and loans). The vulnerability context due to the pandemic has shaken the livelihood system of the duck herders by upsetting the egg supply chain due to social restriction policies. Social capital therefore plays an important role in facing vulnerability, in the context of forming good will among egg traders that continued to buy eggs from the duck herders, which served as a kind of pay back for the loyalty of the duck herders. We find that social capital plays a vital role in a livelihood system, within which the access to livelihood assets depend on social relations. This study also explored the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic as it resonates more on supply chains than production processes.

scholarly journals Negotiating Contestations for Community-Oriented Heritage Management: A Case Study of Loushang in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 58-71
Author(s):  
Xiaomei Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Heritage Management ◽  
Guizhou Province ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Cultural Continuity ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

AbstractRural heritage is a living heritage of significant importance; it requires community-oriented management for cultural continuity and local development. Different social relations exist at rural heritage sites, which lead to external contestation among stakeholders and internal contestation within the community. It is essential to identify the impact caused by such contestations and determine an appropriate way to negotiate solutions. This paper examines the case of Loushang in Guizhou Province, identifying the contestations by examining the social relations through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Negotiation requires an appropriate person or social group to act as intermediary: they engage the stakeholders and induce them to collaborate; they also empower the community in heritage management. The case of Loushang indicates the tools that are necessary to facilitate community-oriented management for rural heritage; it bridges theoretical research and heritage practice.

scholarly journals Leaving Home: The Challenges of Black-African International Students Prior to Studying Overseas

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 588-613
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Frances Caldwell ◽  
Denis Hyams-Ssekasi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Host Institution ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Leaving Home ◽  
African Students ◽  
Black African ◽  
Education Professionals ◽  
Higher Education Professionals

Much of the literature on international students centres on their experiences once they arrive in their host countries. This study explores the preparations of Black-African students for leaving their home countries to study abroad. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 50 Black-African students studying at one British university. The students spoke of the complex and frustrating process of obtaining visas and applying to university abroad as well as the tensions they felt in leaving their communities. These pressures were extensive and impacted their subsequent ability to adjust to life in their host institution. A greater understanding of the backgrounds of international students will enable higher education professionals to develop more culturally inclusive universities.

scholarly journals Academic Failure: Unspoken Experiences by International Postgraduate Students in a Malaysian University

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 79-94
Author(s):  
Jasvir Kaur Nachatar Singh
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
International Student ◽  
Research University ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Academic Failure ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
International Student Mobility ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
The Impact

Malaysia aspires to become a regional and international hub of higher education through an international student mobility initiative. Existing scholarly work on international students is skewed towards understanding the general challenges faced by international students, but limited work has been conducted in exploring the impact of severe supervision challenges on international postgraduate students’ experiences in a Malaysian research university. Hence, this paper explores the evidence of academic failure experienced by international postgraduate students by drawing on semi-structured interviews with 33 international postgraduate students. Academic failure experiences were faced by international postgraduate students as a result of two major challenges: supervision issues, and faculty mismanagement. The experience of academic failure has impacted the students’ enthusiasm, motivation and inspiration in progressing in their research work and has also impacted them psychologically. The implications for developing significant and profound strategies to assist international postgraduate students in achieving positive educational outcomes are also discussed.

Russia - European Union: The continuation ofthe sanctions standoff

2017 ◽  
pp. 114-127
Author(s):  
M. Klinova ◽  
E. Sidorova
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Economic Sanctions ◽  
Current Data ◽  
The State ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Year 2013

The article deals with economic sanctions and their impact on the state and prospects of the neighboring partner economies - the European Union (EU) and Russia. It provides comparisons of current data with that of the year 2013 (before sanctions) to demonstrate the impact of sanctions on both sides. Despite the fact that Russia remains the EU’s key partner, it came out of the first three partners of the EU. The current economic recession is caused by different reasons, not only by sanctions. Both the EU and Russia have internal problems, which the sanctions confrontation only exacerbates. The article emphasizes the need for a speedy restoration of cooperation.

The Impact of COVID-19 Quarantine on Children‘s Behaviors and Language

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽  
pp. 796-806
Author(s):  
Sana M Kamal ◽  
Ali Al-Samydai ◽  
Rudaina Othman Yousif ◽  
Talal Aburjai
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Child Psychology ◽  
Simple Random Sample ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
The World ◽  
Female Children ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Pharmaceutical Interventions

COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the world, which considered a relative of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), with possibility of transmission from animals to human and effect each of health and economic. Several preventative strategies and non-pharmaceutical interventions have been used to slow down the spread of COVID-19. The questionnaire contained 36 questions regarding the impact of COVID-19 quarantine on children`s behaviors and language have been distributed online (Google form). Data collected after asking parents about their children behavior during quarantine, among the survey completers (n=469), 42.3% were female children, and 57.7 were male children. Results showed that quarantine has an impact on children`s behaviors and language, where stress and isolationism has a higher effect, while social relations had no impact. The majority of the respondents (75.0%) had confidence that community pharmacies can play an important role in helping families in protection their children`s behaviors and language as they made the highest contact with pharmacists during quarantine. One of the main recommendations that could be applied to help parents protection and improvement their children`s behaviors and language in quarantine condition base on simple random sample opinion is increasing the role of community pharmacies inpatient counseling and especially towards children after giving courses to pharmacists in child psychology and behavior. This could be helpful to family to protect their children, from any changing in them behaviors and language in such conditions in the future if the world reface such the same problem.

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