The Graduate Experience: Living and Studying Abroad (A Case Study)
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Foreign student, second languages, educational counseling, student adjustment, financial support.Abstract
This article is a qualitative case study describing the experience of Angélica an international graduate student from Latin America, who received her doctorate at the University of New Mexico in the United States. Her case demonstrated how administrators and faculty learn about the experience and struggles endured by international students, especially those who learned English a short time before admission to graduate studies. While a single case is understandably idiographic in nature and inevitably requires a larger sample, from the analysis of Angélica’s case and the analysis of the relevant literature common topics emerged persuading me to conclude that the issues that commonly impact the life of international students have to do with: 1) second language problems; 2) the quality of academic advisement received; 3) the availability of financial support; 4) the level of integration into their academic program; and 5) the level of cultural adjustment in their host country.Downloads
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Green, S. G. (1991). Professional entry and the adviser relationship. Group & Organization Studies, 16 (4), 384-407.
Harvey, Ch. & Stewart, M. (1991). Academic advising of international students. Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development, 19 (4), 173-182.
LeCompte, M. & Preissle, J. (1993). Ethnography and qualitative design in educational research. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
Lincoln, I. & Guba, E. (1985). Naturalistic inquirí. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications Inc.
Luzio, A. (1998). The squeezing effect: The cross-cultural experience of international students. British Journal of Guidance & Counseling, 26 (2), 209-223.
McLaren, P. (1999). Schooling as a ritual performance. Boston: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
Merriam, S. B. (1998). Qualitative research and case study applications in education. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Open Doors. (2005). Report on international education exchange. New York: Institute of International Education.
Patton, M. Q. (1990). Qualitative evaluation methods (2nd. ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Pedersen, P. (1991). Counseling international students, The Counseling Psychologist, 19 (1), 10-58.
University of New Mexico. (2003). UNM Catalog 2003-2005. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico, Office of the Registry.
Yin, R. K. (1994). Case study research: Design and methods. (2nd ed.) Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Ziegler, R. (1997). International students and country of origin News. Serial Review, 23, 33-46.
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2008-11-01
