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Kortegast, Carrie; Yount, Emily M. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2016
Recent trends in globalization have increased the number of U.S. children and adolescents being raised outside the United States. Using the framework of adults in transition, the authors sought to understand the structure of Third Culture Kids' (TCKs), specifically Missionary Kids', transition to college. Findings indicate that participants must…
Descriptors: Foreign Culture, Acculturation, Student Adjustment, Identification (Psychology)
Rochecouste, Judith; Oliver, Rhonda; Bennell, Debra – International Journal of Higher Education, 2014
This paper examines the cultural safety offered to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students within their university environments. In the context of this paper, cultural safety includes cultural competency, as recently subscribed by Universities Australia, and "extends beyond (to) cultural awareness and cultural…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Pacific Islanders, Cultural Awareness, Racial Bias
Davis, Samantha – Online Submission, 2016
The purpose of this case study was to explore the effects of art-making on the racial climate of a multicultural classroom of 11th graders. Critical Race Theory and Critical Race Methodology laid the foundation for approaching the topic of racial climate in an academic setting. An emphasis was placed on analyzing the developments of the…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Classroom Environment, Case Studies, Grade 11
Kashyap, Nishmin – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This is a phenomenological study of ten graduate international students at Chardin University (pseudonym). Through 30 in-depth interviews, multiple social contacts, and group and member checking sessions, stories emerged that highlight the social experiences of these graduate international students through their transient lives. Theoretical…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Private Colleges, Research Universities
Kashyap, Nishmin Balsara – College and University, 2011
This is a phenomenological study of ten graduate international students at Chardin University (pseudonym). Through 30 in-depth interviews, multiple social contacts, and group and member checking sessions, stories emerged that highlight the social experiences of these graduate international students through their transient lives. For the purposes…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Socialization, Research Universities, Social Experience
Jennison Smith, Virginia M – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Scope and Method of Study. This qualitative study used heuristic phenomenology and involved 20 interviews at 3 different sites, 2 focus groups, formal and informal observations, and the analysis of various artifacts including photos, drawings, and documents. Findings and Conclusions. Third culture kids are a diverse group of individuals who spent…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Child Development, Foreign Countries, Self Concept
Sawir, Erlenawati; Marginson, Simon; Deumert, Ana; Nyland, Chris; Ramia, Gaby – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2008
In a study of international student security, consisting of 200 intensive interviews with students, resident onshore in Australia, it was found that two thirds of the group had experienced problems of loneliness and/or isolation, especially in the early months. According to Weiss, students experience both "personal loneliness" because of…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Coping, Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns
Huster, Kimberli A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
U.S. higher education institutions are enrolling increasing numbers of long-term immigrant students, who belong to Generation 1.5. Essentially beginning college while still in the process of learning English, these students often struggle in higher education, and they present new challenges to college writing instructors. This study explored the…
Descriptors: Females, Higher Education, Cultural Pluralism, Immigrants
Spurling, Nicola – LATISS: Learning and Teaching in the Social Sciences, 2007
This paper presents an empirical study of the social situations of first year Chinese students in one UK University. The study used in-depth interviews and constructivist grounded theory to investigate the social situations of 19 foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate students in 2004-05. This exploratory approach was informed by Siu's…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Constructivism (Learning), Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Moran, Christy D.; Lang, Dennis James; Oliver, Jenea – Journal of College Student Development, 2007
This phenomenological investigation highlights the experiences of evangelical Christian student leaders at two Midwestern public universities. These students perceived their public university environments not only as incongruent with, but also as antagonistic and oppressive toward, their values, beliefs, and behaviors. Besides detailing how these…
Descriptors: Universities, Student Leadership, Social Status, Student Attitudes