Self-Segregation or Global Mixing?: Social Interactions and the International Student Experience

This qualitative study examines the social interaction patterns among international students at a large research university in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Based on semistructured interviews with 60 international graduate students, the researchers provide a conceptual framework that...

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Published inJournal of college student development Vol. 54; no. 4; pp. 413 - 429
Main Authors Rose-Redwood, CindyAnn R, Rose-Redwood, Reuben S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 01.07.2013
Subjects
College campuses
College students
Cultural identity
Educational Researchers
Elementary school students
Foreign Students
Graduate Students
Higher education
Interpersonal communication
Interpersonal Relationship
Qualitative Research
Research Universities
Semi Structured Interviews
Social Capital
Social Integration
Social Networks
Student Experience
Studies
United States (Mid Atlantic States)
United States > US
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Summary:This qualitative study examines the social interaction patterns among international students at a large research university in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Based on semistructured interviews with 60 international graduate students, the researchers provide a conceptual framework that identifies 4 primary types of social interactions that shape international student experiences at US higher education institutions: self-segregation, exclusive global mixing, inclusive global mixing, and host interaction. The results indicate that conceptions of cultural identity as well as alternative forms of social capital play a crucial role in the formation of international social networks within a university setting.
ISSN:0897-5264
1543-3382
1543-3382
DOI:10.1353/csd.2013.0062