Document Type
Article
Source Publication Title
Journal of International Students
First Page
175
Last Page
194
Abstract
In this study, I focused on international Chinese doctoral students and sought to better understand their lived experience in transition to U.S. higher education. I also aimed to explore strategies that can be employed to improve these students’ academic and sociocultural experiences on American campuses. Guided by the adult transition theory (Goodman, Schlossberg & Anderson, 2006), this study used an interpretive phenomenological method. Qualitative data were collected from in-depth focus group interviews. The findings of this study informed higher education educators and practitioners about unique challenges faced by international Chinese graduates in transition and provided insightful knowledge for new practice, programs, and policies that can be created to improve international students’ transition and success.
Disciplines
Education | Educational Leadership
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Language
English
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Zhang, Yi Leaf, "International Students in Transition: Voices of Chinese Doctoral Students in a U.S. Research University" (2016). Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Faculty Publications. 3.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/edleadershippolicy_facpubs/3