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

Autor/inn/en	Caldwell, Elizabeth Frances; Hyams-Ssekasi, Denis
Titel	Leaving Home: The Challenges of Black-African International Students Prior to Studying Overseas
Quelle	In: Journal of International Students, 6 (2016) 2, S.588-613 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2162-3104
Schlagwörter	Blacks; Study Abroad; Student Adjustment; Foreign Countries; Foreign Students; Semi Structured Interviews; Student Attitudes; Cultural Background; College Applicants; African Culture; Higher Education; Qualitative Research; Grounded Theory; Undergraduate Students; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Black person; Schwarzer; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Ausland; Schülerverhalten; College applications; Studienbewerber; Africa; Culture; Afrika; Kultur; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Qualitative Forschung; Großbritannien
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01