International graduate students' cross-cultural academic engagement: stories of Indonesian doctoral students on an American campus

The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of academic engagement of twelve Indonesian doctoral students attending an American graduate school during their first term and over time through demographic background surveys and semi-structured in-depth interviews. The research design...

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Published inQualitative report Vol. 18; no. 35; pp. 1 - 19
Main Authors Mukminin, Amirul, McMahon, Brenda J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Fort Lauderdale Nova Southeastern University, Inc 01.01.2013
The Qualitative Report
Nova Southeastern University
Subjects
Analysis
Asian students
Assignments
Barriers
Behavior
Classroom Communication
College campuses
College Faculty
College students
Conflict
Constraints
Core curriculum
Crosscultural Differences
Cultural Awareness
Cultural values
Doctoral Programs
Educational Experience
English (Second Language)
Foreign Countries
Foreign Students
Graduate Schools
Graduate Students
Group Dynamics
Higher education
Homework
Indonesia
International Education
Learner Engagement
Learning Strategies
Linguistics
Multicultural Education
Phenomenology
Qualitative Research
Schools
Second Language Learning
Semi Structured Interviews
Students
Studies
Surveys
Teacher Student Relationship
Teaching Methods
United States (South)
United States > US
Indonesia
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of academic engagement of twelve Indonesian doctoral students attending an American graduate school during their first term and over time through demographic background surveys and semi-structured in-depth interviews. The research design was qualitative in the phenomenological approach (Creswell, 2007; Merriam, 1998; Moustakas, 1994; Patton, 1990). We analyzed our interviews data by using within-case and cross-case displays and analyses (Miles & Huberman, 1994) while we analyzed the demographic data descriptively. We identified five major themes related to Indonesian doctoral students' academic engagement experiences , including (a) academic workload, (b) unfamiliarity with classroom dynamics, (c) unfamiliarity with the nature of relationships between faculty and student, (d) personal conflicts with and unfair treatment from professors, and (e) linguistic barriers. Implications of findings and future research are discussed. Keywords: Academic Engagement, Indonesian Doctoral Students, Phenomenology, Asian International Students, Student Engagement
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ISSN:1052-0147
2160-3715