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

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...

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Main Authors:	Anh T. Le, Barbara Y. LaCost, Michael Wismer
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Journal of International Students 2016-01-01
Series:	Journal of International Students
Subjects:	international students sense of belonging identity development graduate students female students
Online Access:	http://ojed.org/index.php/jis/article/view/485

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spelling	doaj-c3b94121dfbb48a09ffc51ebbaa848672020-11-24T21:08:03ZengJournal of International StudentsJournal of International Students2162-31042166-37502016-01-0161128152485International Female Graduate Students' Experience at a Midwestern University: Sense of Belonging and Identity DevelopmentAnh T. Le0Barbara Y. LaCost1Michael Wismer2University of Nebraska-LincolnUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnInternational 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 indepth 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.http://ojed.org/index.php/jis/article/view/485international studentssense of belongingidentity developmentgraduate studentsfemale students
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title	International Female Graduate Students' Experience at a Midwestern University: Sense of Belonging and Identity Development
title_short	International Female Graduate Students' Experience at a Midwestern University: Sense of Belonging and Identity Development
title_full	International Female Graduate Students' Experience at a Midwestern University: Sense of Belonging and Identity Development
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publisher	Journal of International Students
series	Journal of International Students
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publishDate	2016-01-01
description	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 indepth 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.
topic	international students sense of belonging identity development graduate students female students
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International Female Graduate Students' Experience at a Midwestern University: Sense of Belonging and Identity Development

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