Unfulfilled Expectations: Influence of Chinese International Students’ Roommate Relationships on Sense of Belonging

Yao, Christina W.

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“…Previous research on sense of belonging and low-income students informed this study. Higher education researchers and practitioners have extensively used sense of belonging as a theoretical orientation for understanding different student experiences (Hurtado & Carter, 1997; McClure & Ryder, 2018; Means & Pyne, 2017; Museus & Maramba, 2011; Rosati et al, 2019; Samura, 2016; Soria & Stebleton, 2013; Strayhorn, 2012; Vaccaro & Newman, 2016; Yao, 2016). Within this study, we organize around Strayhorn’s (2012) conceptualization of sense of belonging, which centers a student’s “perceived social support on campus, a feeling or sensation of connectedness, the experience of mattering or feeling cared about, accepted, respected, valued by, and important to the group (e.g., campus community) or others on campus (e.g., faculty, peers)” (p. 3).…”

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“…Numerous studies have explored the concept of belongingness on college campuses as an essential ingredient for student persistence (Strayhorn, 2012; Tinto, 1993; Won, Wolters, & Mueller, 2018; Yao, 2016). In particular, researchers have identified belongingness as an important factor for minoritized students populations, such as African American students (Strayhorn, 2012), queer students of color (Duran, 2019), student activists (Rosati, Nguyen, & Troyer, 2019), Chinese international students (Yao, 2016), as well as students with privileged identities (White, middle class, heterosexual; Vaccaro & Newman, 2016).…”

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Keeping up with the Joneses or feeling priced out?: Exploring how low-income students’ financial position shapes sense of belonging.

Nguyen

Herron

2021

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

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This qualitative study examines how 30 low-income students' sense of belonging is affected by financial constraints. Guided by Strayhorn's (2012) sense of belonging concept, 30 low-income participants discussed how their financial positioning shaped their belongingness experiences. Findings illustrated participants' financial position shaped sense of belonging in three ways: (a) keeping up with technology, (b) spending money builds relationships, and (c) possessing the right academic materials. We conclude the article with implications for practice and future research.

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Keeping up with the Joneses or feeling priced out?: Exploring how low-income students’ financial position shapes sense of belonging.

Nguyen

Herron

2021

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

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“…As an important aspect of communication, language can always act as a barrier to the communication of immigrants in the host country (Adsera & Pytlikova 2015;Yao 2016). The Finnish Language has reported the issue in education (Sinkkonen & Kyttälä, 2014) and business (Grinblatt & Keloharju 2000).…”

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The Role of Communication as the Drive for Immigration: A Case Study in Finland

Hosseini¹,

Kotilainen²

2021

Education and New Developments 2021

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Recently many studies have remarked migration issues. Thus, in countries such as Finland, having a governmental strategy for increasing the number of migrants, especially educated immigrants or encouraging international students to stay, is highly important. While Finland is recognized as the happiest country, it would be arguable why it is not included in the list of top destination countries for immigration. The literature shows communication is one of the most issues for immigrants and international students, particularly those from Asian countries. Therefore, this study aims to understand how technology-based communication such as the use of social media influences international students' decision to immigrate. Respectively, 23 Iranian tertiary-level students were interviewed as the case of the study. Uses and Gratification theory was employed to investigate the role of media usage among the participants. The findings showed that although there is high desire among the participants to immigrate to Finland, the difficulty and unpopularity of the Finnish language and culture of distance in Finland reduces the motivation to emigrate and made the participants feel being the outsider in the university and society. The use of communication media has facilitated university admissions and communication with family, friends, compatriots and other international students, but has not been able to connect them to Finnish society. While educated immigrants in every country are human resources, the results of this study draw our attention to explore different aspects of communication, identifying motivating factors and reducing frustration among international students for immigration. These results emphasize on the development of strategies and tools for harnessing the potential of media and technology to connect international students as future educated immigrants in the host community.

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“…As such, the relationships international doctoral students have with their mentors may influence both their academic goals and their psychological well-being. Recent research has focused on whether international undergraduate students' sense of belonging was influenced by the relationships with their faculty and peers (Glass et al, 2015;Yao, 2016). In comparison, because doctoral programs require students to work with their mentors over several years, their sense of belonging may change over time to influence their academic goals and psychological well-being (Marijanovic et al, 2021).…”

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International Doctoral Students’ Sense of Belonging, Mental Toughness, and Psychological Well-Being

Zhang

Li²,

Unger³

2022

JCIHE

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This study described international doctoral students’ experiences and further examined the relationships between their academic goals and psychological well-being and their sense of belonging and mental toughness. A multiple case study was conducted in a southwest university with three international doctoral students. The findings of six interviews about international doctoral students’ experiences with their mentors and peers implied that their sense of belonging and mental toughness related to academic goals and psychological well-being. Their sense of belonging impacted academic goals or psychological well-being through international doctoral students’ communication and relationship with their mentors and support from their peers; and their mental toughness impacted academic goals or psychological well-being via cognition, behavior, and affection.

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Unfulfilled Expectations: Influence of Chinese International Students’ Roommate Relationships on Sense of Belonging

Cited by 39 publications

References 17 publications

Keeping up with the Joneses or feeling priced out?: Exploring how low-income students’ financial position shapes sense of belonging.

Keeping up with the Joneses or feeling priced out?: Exploring how low-income students’ financial position shapes sense of belonging.

The Role of Communication as the Drive for Immigration: A Case Study in Finland

International Doctoral Students’ Sense of Belonging, Mental Toughness, and Psychological Well-Being

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