Exploring the Stress Factors That Impact the Well-being of International Students on an HBCU Campus: A Phenomenological Study
Starr-irving, Letoyia D., Clark Atlanta University
2022-05
2020-2029
A number of international students choose to study in the United States because of its global reputation for providing better opportunities, relative economic and political stability, and an autonomous society that promotes social freedom and independent opinions that are typically suppressed in other countries (Hirschman, 2005). Regardless of why they chose to study in the United States, international students are sometimes faced with stressors that impact their well-being as they matriculate within their respective programs of study. This phenomenological study explores the stressors impacting international students' well-being on an HBCU campus. This study was conducted at a historically Black college or university (HBCU) in the southeastern United States. A total of eight international students were included in this study, all of whom were either undergraduate or graduate students, or international alumni from a research institution. The study used qualitative data to investigate how stressors such as language barriers, cultural differences, financial hardship, and homesickness affected international students' well-being. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews, using open-ended questions. Participants interacted via Zoom Conference Calling, a virtual video website and application. The primary data analysis tool was hand-coding, but NVIVO, a qualitative analysis software program, was used as a backup. Based on the findings, several strategies were proposed to help higher education professionals on HBCU campuses and other institutions better understand the stress factors that impact international students' well-being and how these professionals may best support them.
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Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
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Doctor of Education (EdD)
Clark Atlanta University
Department of Educational Leadership
Warner, Sean
Georgia--Atlanta
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2022_starr_irving_letoyia_d.pdf
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