International Doctoral Students Negotiating Support from Interpersonal Relationships and Institutional Resources during COVID-19

Autor/inn/en	Fu, Yiwei; Hu, Die; Liu, Xitao
Titel	International Doctoral Students Negotiating Support from Interpersonal Relationships and Institutional Resources during COVID-19
Quelle	In: Current Issues in Comparative Education, 24 (2022) 1, S.26-40 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1523-1615
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Doctoral Students; Asians; Social Networks; Interpersonal Relationship; Study Abroad; COVID-19; Pandemics; Student College Relationship; Academic Advising; Mental Health; Mentors; Well Being; Social Isolation; Social Support Groups + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Doctoral studies; Doctorate studies; Student; Students; Doctoral candidate; Doktorandenprogramm; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Doktorand; Doktorandin; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Akademischer Rat; Psychohygiene; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Soziale Isolation; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung
Abstract	The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected international students around the world. Chinese international students are challenged in their daily life and study due to the travel restrictions, disruption of research, closure of labs, and the rise of anti-Asian racism. This study investigates the challenges, especially psychological ones, faced by international doctoral students from China studying in the United States. and explores how their social networks and support systems help them navigate their life and study during the pandemic. In light of social networks and support theory, we interviewed 20 Chinese international doctoral students studying in the U.S. and found that falling in between intimate relationships and student-institution relationships, academic departments and advisors are able to provide all types of support, namely, instrumental, informational, and emotional. Their ability to provide emotional support was heavily overlooked, especially during a global crisis. Concerted efforts must urgently be put together to deal with the mental health of international doctoral students on campus and rebuild a supportive and hospitable U.S. higher education system. This study can contribute to the scholarship of international higher education by capturing international doctoral student experiences and perceptions in this crucial time and assessing higher education institutions' capability to support international students. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01