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Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Leaving home
T2 - the challenges of Black-African international students prior to studying overseas
AU - Caldwell, Elizabeth Frances
AU - Hyams-Ssekasi, Denis
PY - 2016/4
Y1 - 2016/4
N2 - Much of the literature on international students centres on their experiences once they arrive in their host countries. This study explores the preparations of Black-African students for leaving their home countries to study abroad. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 50 Black-African students studying at one British university. The students spoke of the complex and frustrating process of obtaining visas and applying to university abroad as well as the tensions they felt in leaving their communities. These pressures were extensive and impacted their subsequent ability to adjust to life in their host institution. A greater understanding of the backgrounds of international students will enable higher education professionals to develop more culturally inclusive universities.
AB - Much of the literature on international students centres on their experiences once they arrive in their host countries. This study explores the preparations of Black-African students for leaving their home countries to study abroad. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 50 Black-African students studying at one British university. The students spoke of the complex and frustrating process of obtaining visas and applying to university abroad as well as the tensions they felt in leaving their communities. These pressures were extensive and impacted their subsequent ability to adjust to life in their host institution. A greater understanding of the backgrounds of international students will enable higher education professionals to develop more culturally inclusive universities.
M3 - Journal article
VL - 6
SP - 588
EP - 613
JO - Journal of International Students
JF - Journal of International Students
SN - 2162-3104
IS - 2
ER -