"Trying to Be Accepted": Exploring Foreign-Born Immigrants' Interactions With Faculty and Practitioners. Issue 4 (2nd October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stebleton, Michael J.; Rost-Banik, Colleen; Greene, Elizabeth; DeAngelo, Linda
• Is Part Of: Journal of student affairs research and practice. Volume 54:Issue 4(2017)
• Page Start: 357
• Page End: 370
• Publication Date: 2017-10-02
• Subjects: Universities and colleges -- United States -- Periodicals; Counseling in higher education -- United States -- Periodicals; Counseling in higher education; Universities and colleges; United States; Periodicals; 378
• DOI: 10.1080/19496591.2017.1331444
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1949-6605

Abstract

Abstract : This multi-institutional qualitative study included an examination of foreign-born, undergraduate, immigrant college students' interactions with faculty members and student affairs professionals. Individual interviews with 103 immigrant students—representing over 40 countries—were collected across three U.S.-based institutions. Using Bronfenbrenner as a guiding framework and Charmaz's constructivist grounded theory, three main theoretical categories that impact students' sense of belonging emerged: navigating the system, encountering injustices, and seeking validating relationships. Implications for student affairs practice are highlighted.