International Female Graduate Students' Experience at a Midwestern University: Sense of Belonging and Identity Development

Autor/inn/en	Le, Anh T.; LaCost, Barbara Y.; Wismer, Michael
Titel	International Female Graduate Students' Experience at a Midwestern University: Sense of Belonging and Identity Development
Quelle	In: Journal of International Students, 6 (2016) 1, S.128-152 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2162-3104
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Females; Educational Experience; Self Concept; Graduate Students; Interviews; Student Attitudes; Transformative Learning; Positive Attitudes; Sex Role; Gender Differences; Cultural Background; Phenomenology; Researchers; Social Support Groups; Acculturation; Student Adjustment; Friendship; Teacher Student Relationship; College Faculty; Academic Advising; Health Services; Family (Sociological Unit); Qualitative Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Bildungserfahrung; Selbstkonzept; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten; Pädagogische Transformation; Geschlechterrolle; Geschlechterkonflikt; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Researcher; Forscher; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Akkulturation; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Adaptation; Freundschaft; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Fakultät; Akademischer Rat; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Familie; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	International female graduate students have to negotiate multiple aspects of their identities as non-native learners and women in a society with different gender norms than their home countries. However, their experiences have not been well researched within the scholarship on international students. In this study, using the phenomenological approach, we explored the phenomenon of being an international female graduate student in the U.S. The seven participants are diverse in terms of countries of origin, academic programs, and life situations. Using open-ended questions, we conducted in-depth one-on-one interviews with the participants. The findings indicate that the participants perceived being international female graduate students at this university as a positive, life-changing, and transformative experience. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01