Thriving among international students in the U.S. during the Trump presidency

IF 1.5 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of International Students Pub Date : 2023-01-12 DOI:10.32674/jis.v13i4.4992

Alexander Jones, K. K. Young, L. Schreiner, Katie K. Koo

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International students are critical for a flourishing U.S. higher education landscape (Younger, 2018). During the Trump presidency, however, these students faced significant cultural, economic, and social challenges (Peters & Anderson, 2021). To better understand international students’ success, this study sought to identify pathways to their thriving. Thriving derives from positive psychology and views student success as an appreciative, holistic enterprise (Schreiner, 2016). We investigated whether college experiences and environments contributed to the variation in international student thriving at U.S. universities. Utilizing structural equation modeling, we specified a statistical model that explained nearly 70% of the variation in this population’s thriving. Psychological Sense of Community, Institutional Integrity, student-faculty interaction, and spirituality were the most significant contributors to the variation in international student thriving. The implications of these results include a focus on culturally responsive pedagogy and redefining acculturation to include the university’s responsibility to create environments where international students can thrive.

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特朗普总统任期内在美国留学生中蓬勃发展

国际学生对繁荣的美国高等教育格局至关重要（杨格，2018）。然而，在特朗普担任总统期间，这些学生面临着重大的文化、经济和社会挑战（Peters&Anderson，2021）。为了更好地了解国际学生的成功，这项研究试图找出他们茁壮成长的途径。繁荣源于积极的心理学，并将学生的成功视为一种欣赏、整体的事业（Schreiner，2016）。我们调查了大学经历和环境是否促成了国际学生在美国大学茁壮成长的差异。利用结构方程建模，我们指定了一个统计模型，该模型解释了该人口繁荣过程中近70%的变化。社区心理、机构完整性、师生互动和精神是国际学生成长变化的最重要因素。这些结果的含义包括关注文化响应教育法，重新定义文化适应，包括大学有责任创造国际学生能够茁壮成长的环境。

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Journal of International Students EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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2.90

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25.00%

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审稿时长

30 weeks

期刊介绍： The journal publishes scholarly peer-reviewed articles on international students in tertiary education, secondary education, and other educational settings that make significant contributions to research, policy, and practice in the internationalization of education worldwide. We encourage the submission of manuscripts from researchers and practitioners around the world from a myriad of academic fields and theoretical perspectives, including international education, comparative education, human geography, global studies, linguistics, psychology, sociology, communication, international business, economics, social work, cultural studies, and other related disciplines. We are especially interested in submissions which mark a new and demonstratively significant advancement in research on international students on topics such as: Cross-cultural studies of acculturation, intergroup relations, and intercultural communication Career preparation, employability, and career outcomes of short- and long-term mobility Development of international student social networks Emerging trends related to the mobility of international students and scholars English-mediated instruction (EMI) and second language acquisition (L2) Experiences of globally mobile LGBTQ+ students and other student populations Geopolitical perspectives and policies related to international students and other immigrants seeking education Global learning involving diverse people collaboratively analyzing and addressing complex problems that transcend borders International faculty, teaching assistants, and postdoctoral researchers Multicultural, intercultural, and cross-cultural engagement New educational contexts that involve the use of emerging technologies and online learning International student experiences in transnational higher education providers and programs.

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