By Jenna Mittelmeier I recently received funding from the German Academic Exchange Network (DAAD) to conduct a piece of research focusing on international students and their interactions within their multiculturalContinue reading “Where do students see multicultural learning taking place?”
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Causes, mechanisms, and consequences of Othering in higher education
by Yang Liu and Yizhu Qian This post is a summary of the authors’ chapter in the Research with International Students book (chapter 5). Othering has garnered attention within higherContinue reading “Causes, mechanisms, and consequences of Othering in higher education”
Interview with Asuka Ichikawa
This interview is with Asuka Ichikawa (she/her), a Ph.D. Candidate in the Higher Education program at Boston College. Her research explores international student migration, intercultural mental health, and critical feministContinue reading “Interview with Asuka Ichikawa”
Conducting critical quantitative research with international students: A scholar-practitioner’s perspective
Written by Keanen M. McKinley (William & Mary) Critical quantitative research is gaining interest among researchers across fields, including researchers working with international students. Although quantitative research may have anContinue reading “Conducting critical quantitative research with international students: A scholar-practitioner’s perspective”
Interview with Hyacinth Udah
This interview is with Hyacinth Udah, Senior Lecturer at the James Cook University, Australia. Hyacinth takes a decolonial lens in research, examining the coloniality of power influencing international students’ experiences.Continue reading “Interview with Hyacinth Udah”
Researcher positionality – the multiple spatialities of mobile bodies
Written by Vera Spangler (PhD Researcher, University of Surrey) How we know, inhabit, experience, and move through worlds is shaped by our fluid and intersectional identities, which emerge relationally andContinue reading “Researcher positionality – the multiple spatialities of mobile bodies “
Interview with Kalyani Unkule
This interview is with Kalyani Unkule, Associate Professor at O.P. Jindal Global University in India. Kalyani’s research complements her practice in intercultural dialogue and impact-driven projects in higher education internationalisationContinue reading “Interview with Kalyani Unkule”
Call for collaboration: Confronting ethical dilemmas in qualitative research with international students
by Dr Keanen M. McKinley Last year, I conducted interviews with international students as part of a qualitative study. Throughout the course of the study—including conducting the interviews, drafting myContinue reading “Call for collaboration: Confronting ethical dilemmas in qualitative research with international students”
Interview with Tang T. Heng
This interview is with Tang T. Heng, Assistant Professor in the National Institute of Education at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Tang has written extensively about deficit and homogenising narrativesContinue reading “Interview with Tang T. Heng”
The continued distinction of EU and non-EU students in a post-Brexit UK
Written by Jenna Mittelmeier (Senior Lecturer in International Education, University of Manchester) While reading a journal article published this year, I was struck by an author’s definition of international studentsContinue reading “The continued distinction of EU and non-EU students in a post-Brexit UK”