A Foreign Affair: A Phenomenological Study of Barriers to Adult Liberian Refugees' Success in the American College Classroom

Autor/in	White Ellis, Carla
Titel	A Foreign Affair: A Phenomenological Study of Barriers to Adult Liberian Refugees' Success in the American College Classroom
Quelle	(2013), (163 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, Capella University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-3033-3909-7
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Phenomenology; Barriers; Success; Adult Students; Refugees; Classroom Environment; War; Social Change; College Students; Student Experience; Migrant Problems; Immigrants; Foreign Policy; Academic Achievement; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Educational Practices; Performance Factors; Liberia; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Erfolg; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Flüchtling; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Krieg; Sozialer Wandel; Collegestudent; Studienerfahrung; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Außenpolitik; Schulleistung; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Bildungspraxis; Leistungsindikator; USA
Abstract	Liberia has survived a fourteen-year civil war. Within this time, many Liberians were forced to flee their countries and seek refuge. The United States and Liberia have held a long-standing friendly relationship; hence, there are thousands of Liberian refugees living within the United States. The educational issues of refugees worldwide is lacking in research. Consequently, the purpose of this dissertation is to gain an understanding of the lived experiences of adult Liberian refugees matriculating within American college classrooms. Through phenomenological methodology, the lived experiences of ten Liberian refugees enrolled within American college classrooms produced valuable results. Three major themes were found that described the perceptions and barriers to Liberian refugees academic success. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01