Doctoral Theses and Dissertations

To spotlight doctoral contributions

Many doctoral researchers are conducting research with international students and about the wider internationalisation of higher education. This resource compiles completed doctoral research from global scholars about these topics. This list is a living resource and you can add yours by using this form. We will include any completed PhD dissertation or thesis in any language and from any university.

Please note: The doctoral theses and dissertations listed below have not been reviewed for quality or criticality, so readers may wish to use their critical judgment when reviewing them.

We are grateful to Yaqiao Liu for her support in compiling this resource.

  1. Doctoral research with international students 
  2. Doctoral research about the wider internationalisation of higher education

Doctoral research with international students 

2024

Laveglia, J. (2024). A naturalistic evaluation of mindfulness training and practice as self-care resources for international graduate students in high-stress fields. [Doctoral dissertation, University of Memphis]. Availabe at: https://www.proquest.com/docview/3034090770/4D93149E7608417BPQ/5?accountid=12253&sourcetype=Dissertations%20&%20Theses 

Merecoulias, M. (2024). The cosmopolitans: International students’ identity negotiations, past and present, at an Ontaria university. [Doctoral thesis, University of Toronto]. Available at: https://www.proquest.com/docview/3034131233/4D93149E7608417BPQ/3?accountid=12253&sourcetype=Dissertations%20&%20Theses 

O’Reilly, C. (2024). The outlooks of international students when immersed in an Irish higher education setting. [EdD thesis, University of Glasgow]. Available at: http://theses.gla.ac.uk/84070/

Tan, J. (2024). Transitional Experiences of International Students in U.S. Higher Education – A Case Study-Mixed Methods Inquiry. [Doctoral thesis, Miami University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1701283107603496

2023

Abduljabbar, S. (2023). Relationships Between Flow, Mathematics Self-Efficacy, and Mathematics Anxiety Among International Undergraduate Students in the United States. [Doctoral thesis, Andrews University]. Available at: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations/1786 

Acar, E.C. (2023). International Students’ Work Experience in London: Case of South Asian Students.  [Doctoral thesis, Middlesex University]. Available at: https://repository.mdx.ac.uk/item/8q467 

Advani, N. (2023). Understanding Barriers to Accessing Mental Health and University Well-Being Services for International Students (ISs).  [Doctoral thesis, University of Exeter]. Available at: https://ore.exeter.ac.uk/repository/handle/10871/133615 

Almadani, F. (2023). Building Personal Friendships in A Multicultural Society.  [Doctoral thesis, University of North Dakota]. Available at: https://commons.und.edu/theses/5225 

Angelichin-Zhura, G. (2023). Becoming cosmopolitan. Symbolic capital and new imaginaries of belonging among international students in Germany. [Doctoral thesis, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin].  

Ariati, J. (2023). Mixed methods approach to investigating international students’ perception of teaching presence and sense of community in online classrooms and university belonging at Predominantly White Institutions.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Oklahoma]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/11244/339021 

Buhendwa, J. K. (2023). The Impact of External Stakeholders’ Collaboration on International Student Enrolment in the College of Career and Technical Education in a City in the North-Central United States: A Case Study. [Doctoral thesis, Liberty University]. Available at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/4513 


Chen, X. (2023). Set Sail on a New Academic Journey: The Chinese International Postgraduate Students’ Academic Socialisation in UK Higher Education. [Doctoral thesis, University of Bath]. Available at: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.888396

Da Silva Canavarro, A. (2023). Brazilian International Student and Academic Mobilities from the Periphery to the Core: Between Marxist Dependency Theory and Intersectionality. [Doctoral thesis, University of Lausanne]. Available at: https://serval.unil.ch/notice/serval:BIB_58398BCE29F5

Denga, B. (2023). Internationalization Policies and In/equitable Experiences of African International Students in Canadian Post-secondary. [Doctoral thesis, University of Alberta]. Available at: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/fb3fcb34-7722-4703-a77f-1606137e08c9/view/8f72d89e-c67a-4243-93f2-a1c6750997f2/Denga_Benjamin_202307_PhD.pdf

Ekanoye, A.L. (2023). Perceptions of sub-Saharan African International Students in United States: Mental Health Concerns and Help-Seeking Behavior. [Doctoral thesis, University of New Orleans]. Available at: https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/3075

Fagan, L.O. (2023). Understanding Involvement and Integration Factors for International College Student Persistence. [Doctoral thesis, Seton Hall University]. Available at: https://scholarship.shu.edu/dissertations/3070 

Guan, F. (2023). Exploring The Link Between Studying Abroad and Student Employability: A Study of International Students in A Chinese University. [Doctoral thesis, University of Edinburgh]. Available at: https://era.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/40811 

Lamichhane, P. (2023). A matricentric intersectional study of international postgraduate student-mothers’ experiences in Australian higher education.  [Doctoral thesis, Western Sydney]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:72834

Li, Y. (2023). Identity Construction Through English as Lingua Franca: A Study on A Group of International Students from China at A UK University.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Southampton]. Available at: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/476784/ 

Liu, S. (2023). Cultural Transitions: The Surviving and Thriving of Single Chinese International Female Doctoral Students in the United States. [Doctoral thesis, University of Pittsburgh]. Available at: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/45345/1/Liu_Shali_Dissertation%20D-scholar.pdf

Liu, Y. (2023). Foreign Feelings: Emotive and Intersectional Experiences of International Chinese Students.  [Doctoral thesis, North Carolina State]. Available at: https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/resolver/1840.20/41047 

Merabet, R. (2023). Belonging, Being, And Interculturality: A Narrative Exploration of The Experiences Endured by Students Labeled International in A British University.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Leeds]. Available at: https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/33344/ 

Mesouani, H. (2023). Racism without Race: The Racialization of Middle Eastern and North African Students at U.S. Colleges. [Doctoral thesis, University of San Diego]. Available at:  https://digital.sandiego.edu/dissertations/973 

Myers, L.M. (2023). Testing the Trust, Confidence, and Cooperation Model with International Students and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Spokespersons. [Doctoral thesis, Kent State University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent169186291333451

Ngbabare, S.M.J. (2023). A Phenomenological Study of International African Graduate Students’ Transition and Persistence at Four-Year US Universities. [Doctoral thesis, Ohio University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1680595313158354 

Pedersen, T. (2023). Making mobility meaningful: A study of policy and practices of international student mobility in Norwegian teacher education. [PhD thesis, Oslo Metropolitan University]. Available at: https://skriftserien.oslomet.no/index.php/skriftserien/article/download/843/891

Rahman, R. (2023). “THAT FELT WEIRD”: International Graduate Students’ Emerging Critical Awareness Of their Experiences with Microaggression. [Doctoral thesis, University of New Mexico]. Available at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/educ_llss_etds/153


Reed, Lin. (2023). A Phenomenological Study of the Linkage Between Chinese Students’ Undergraduate Experiences in the U.S. and Their Career Choices and Planning.  [Doctoral thesis, Liberty University]. Available at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/5025 

Robertson, K. (2023). “We’re out in the deep,” but “This is the life. We should fight for the life.”: A Study of L2 International Students in Their First University Semester During the Coronavirus Pandemic. [Doctoral thesis, University of Oklahoma]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/11244/340000

Schwartz, C. (2023). How Context and Values Shape the Experiences of International Enrollment Managers: A Multiple Case Study. [Doctoral thesis, University of Cincinnati]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1684771251877962 

Shan, J. (2023). Exploring Internationalisation of Higher Education: Chinese Postgraduate Students’ Oral Participation in English During Their Experience at A UK University.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Edinburgh]. Available at: https://era.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/40684 

Sheng, J. (2023). Students as Consumers? Chinese International Students’ Perspectives and Experiences in UK Universities. [Doctoral thesis, University of York]. Available at: https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/34304/ 

 Sumner, J.A. (2023). Navigating The Normative Terrain of The Internationalised Higher Education Environment: An Investigation of International Students’ and Tutors’ Negotiation of The Common-Sense “Rules”.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Bristol]. Available at: https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/354289901/Redacted_Final_Copy_24_01_23_Sumner_JA_PhD.pdf 

Vu, T. (2023). Work placement: Sensemaking among international students. [Doctoral dissertation, Curtin University]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92902

Wang, W. (2023). An Investigation of Chinese International Postgraduate Taught Students’ ‘Third Spaces’ And Their Psychological Well-Being in Scotland. [Doctoral thesis, University of Glasgow. Available at: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/83775/ 

Yin, S. (2023). An Exploration of Generation Z Chinese International Students’ Sense of Belonging. [Doctoral thesis, University of Pittsburgh]. Available at: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/43992/1/Shengjun%20Yin%20-%20Final%20ETD.pdf 

Yin, S. (2023). An Exploration of Generation Z Chinese International Students’ Sense of Belonging. [Doctoral thesis, University of Pittsburgh]. Available at: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/43992/1/Shengjun%20Yin%20-%20Final%20ETD.pdf 

Yoon, D. (2023). International Student-Athletes’ Unique Challenges: Collegiate Coaches’ Facilitation of Social Capital and Servant Leadership. [Doctoral thesis, University of New Mexico]. Available at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/educ_hess_etds/163 

Zhang, Y. (2023). International Students’ Cultural Experience: A Study Based on Chinese Undergraduate Students in The Context of the UK. [Doctoral thesis, University of Exeter]. Available at: https://ore.exeter.ac.uk/repository/handle/10871/133222

2022

Alharbi, L. (2022). Examining International Student Self-Efficacy at American Higher Education Institutions. [Doctoral thesis, The Ohio State University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1658324796454933 

Alsuhaibani, A. (2022). An Investigation of International Students’ Transition and Their Use of Social Media: The Experience Of Saudi Students Coming To The UK. [Doctoral thesis, University of Sheffield]. Available at: https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/30968/1/Thesis.pdf 

Berrouaine, I. (2022). Eco-systemic transitions: a holistic vision of international students’ transition experiences to British higher education. [Doctoral thesis, University of Nottingham]. Available at: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/71872/ 

Childs, B. (2022). Indian international students’ experiences with racism. [Doctoral dissertation, California State University, Fresno]. Available at: https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/downloads/vx021n03x

Choi, M. (2022). Academic Discourse Socialization for International Students in Architecture: Embedding an Imagined Scenario in Telling a Design Narrative.  [Doctoral thesis, The Ohio State University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1658460915770387  


Coggans, D. (2022). The International Student Experience: A Qualitative Study of Intergroup Relations In An Irish Institute Of Technology.  [Doctoral thesis, Queen’s University Belfast]. Available at: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.854934 

Crumley-Effinger, M. (2022). International Student Mobility and Migration: Policy Pervasion and the Student Experience. [Doctoral dissertation, Loyola University Chicago]. Available at: https://www.proquest.com/openview/f647168c6ce245f488471e178d431b41/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

Dangeni. (2022). On Becoming an English Teacher: An Investigation into Student Engagement Among Chinese International Students Learning on UK TESOL Master’s Programmes.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Glasgow]. Available at: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.853414 

Elhour, R. (2022). Voices From Palestine: An Investigation of The Sociolinguistic Trajectories of Palestinian Postgraduate Students in English HE.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Roehampton]. Available at: https://pure.roehampton.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/9574013/Elhour_Rawand_Final_thesis.pdf 

Gashlan, B. (2022). The emotional well-being of Gulf Arab international university students. [Doctoral thesis, University of Manchester]. Available at: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.873856 

Griazina, A. (2022). Universities in the marketplace: competition, international students, and entrepreneurialism in the UK HE. [Doctoral thesis, University College London (University of London)]. Available at: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10161804/ 

Hanaoka, V. E. W. (2022). Identity Construction of International Students in Japan: L2 Japanese Speakers’ Meta-Awareness of Their Positioning in Interaction.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/10125/103889

Jernigan, S. (2022). Creating Institutional Change: Addressing Mental Health Concerns for International Students to Increase Student Success.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Cincinnati]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1668636617891553 

Johnson, C. D. (2022). We All Shine On: Supporting International Student Voices in An Academic Context.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Liverpool]. Available at: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.863671 

Lantz-Wagner, S. (2022). Paths to Pathways: Exploring Lived Experiences of International Students to and through Third-party Pathway Programs. [Doctoral thesis, University of Dayton]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1670156990444444

Lechkhab, A. (2022). Experiences and development of intercultural citizenship through international mobility among Algerian postgraduate students: a comprehensive approach through the lens of ELF. [Doctoral thesis, University of Southampton]. Available at: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/469016/ 

Liu, N. (2022). How Does Exposure to An Authentic English-Speaking Environment Contribute to Chinese International Students’ Academic Reading Comprehension? [Doctoral thesis, University of Kentucky]. Available at: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/edsc_etds/108 

Liu, X. (2022). Culture And Identity in The Learning of L2 Pragmatics During Study Abroad: A Longitudinal Narrative Study of Five Chinese Students Sojourning in the UK.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Leeds]. Available at: https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/32014/ 

MacKiewicz, J. (2022). English Language and Literacy Development Of Home And International Students At A UK University.  [Doctoral thesis, University of York]. Available at: https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/32863/ 

Mahboob, S. (2022). Total Corporate Brand Image and Its Impact on University Enrolment Intention: A Study from International Prospective Students. [Doctoral thesis, Brunel University]. Available at: https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/26754 

Monaghan, C. (2022). Transition and the international taught postgraduate nursing student: qualitative evidence from Middle Eastern students in a UK university.  [Doctoral thesis, Queen’s University Belfast]. Available at: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.851466  

Morris-Lange, Simon. (2022). International students as future immigrants?! An Analysis of How Higher Education Institutions Respond to Changing Societal Expectations. [Doctoral Thesis, Humboldt University of Berlin]. Available at: https://edoc.hu-berlin.de/bitstream/handle/18452/24962/dissertation_morris-lange_simon.pdf?sequence=3

Oyelana, O. (2022). Crossing Borders: A Narrative Inquiry into the Experiences of International Graduate Students. [Doctoral thesis, University of Alberta]. Available at: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/0ae887ad-1bf9-4a90-afbb-7b43cfe9cd41/view/52257ad7-14d1-48cb-93e0-a3ab9b507ab3/Oyelana_Olabisi_202209_PhD.pdf 

Rovagnati, V. (2022). Exploring Assessment and Feedback Histories, Literacies, And Intercultural Competence Development: Longitudinal Narratives of International Postgraduate Students. [Doctoral thesis, University of Kent]. Available at: https://www.proquest.com/openview/75d81820153562e95874212a838e74dd/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=2026366&diss=y 

Stevens, C. (2022). Female Punjab International Students’ Perceptions of Safer Acclimatisation to A Southern Ontario, Canada College: A Mixed Methods Study.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Liverpool]. Available at: https://www.proquest.com/openview/9ddd50ee37cee307aa5435a0a169efe8/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=2026366&diss=y 

Tao, Xi. (2022). Becoming A Global Citizen Through Study Abroad: A Longitudinal Study of Chinese Postgraduate Students’ Experience in the UK.  [Doctoral thesis, University College London (University of London)]. Available at: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10150522/ 

Wagemaker, M. (2022). Metacognition of Academic Speech for International Multilingual Graduate Students.  [Doctoral thesis, North Carolina State]. Available at: https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/resolver/1840.20/39652 

Wang, Y. (2022). Career Outcomes of International Master’s Recipients from Chinese Institutions: A Study of Students from Three ASEAN States.  [Doctoral thesis, Seton Hall University]. Available at: https://scholarship.shu.edu/dissertations/2970 

Wu, G. (2022). Academic Discourse Socialization of International Graduate Students: The Negotiation of Participation in Classroom Speaking Activities. [Doctoral thesis, Clemson University]. Available at: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_dissertations/3235 

Xing, C. (2022). Understanding The Resilience Process of Chinese International Higher Degree by Research Students in Australia: A Bourdieusian Sociological Mixed-Methods Study. [Doctoral thesis, Queensland University of Technology]. Available at: https://eprints.qut.edu.au/236967/ 

Xu, H. (2022). Measuring Acculturative Stress of Chinese International Students: Development and Validation of the Unique Stress of Chinese International Students Questionnaire (USCIS). [Doctoral thesis, Bowling Green State University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1619631745104121 

Yu, J. (2022). A Critical Study of Chinese International Students’ Experiences of Race and Racism in the Age of COVID-19. [Doctoral thesis, University of California]. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4rg083ms 

Zhou, L. (2022). Expectations, Challenges, and Strategies for Developing Global Competence: Experiences of Chinese International Graduate Students in the United States.  [Doctoral thesis, University of California]. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/70b4s81d 


Zhou, S. (2022). “Working Out” The Relationship Between Informal Language Contact and Phrasal Verb Development of International Students in the UK.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Oxford]. Available at: https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:9a8d3413-b497-41c6-a8f5-3d324a90d7bb 

Zieger, L. R. (2022). Essays on the psychometric and statistical properties of the Programme for International Student Assessment.  [Doctoral thesis, University College London (University of London)]. Available at: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10141666/ 

2021

Babatunde, W. (2021). Staging International Student Mobility: An Ethnography of Precarity, Negotiation and Agency of African Students at A Chinese University.  [Doctoral thesis, Canterbury Christ Church University]. Available at: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.845245 

Bashir, A. (2021). Predictors of Psychological and Sociocultural Adjustment of Pakistani International Students. [Doctoral thesis, Beaconhouse National University]. Available at: https://prr.hec.gov.pk/jspui/handle/123456789/16882 

Butler, B.M. (2021). The Perceived English Writing Needs of Non-Primary English International Doctoral Students at R1 Universities Across the United States. [Doctoral thesis, University of Tennessee]. Available at: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/6686

Daru, S. (2021). The Psychological Wellbeing of Indian International Students in the UK. [Doctoral thesis, University of Manchester]. Available at: https://www.proquest.com/openview/e50cd5df1acb50e0d574fc66b153c8ab/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=2026366&diss=y 

Desai, P. A. (2021). Yātrā: A Phenomenology of Acculturation and Sojourner Experience of Indian International Students in the U.S.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Nebraska – Lincoln]. Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cehsedaddiss/335

Edwards, J.F. (2021). “My voice is me”: Using Currere to Explore International Students’ Constructions of Voice and Identity In A New Language And Culture.  [Doctoral thesis, Miami University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1617633374773987  

Ghosh, P. (2021). In Pursuit of Belongingness: A Study into International Student Participation in UK Campus Theatre Societies Impacting Their Sense of Belonging in The University Context. [Doctoral thesis: University of Surrey]. Available at: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.847776

Grant, A.R. (2021). International Students in the Campus Carry Debate: A Descriptive Phenomenological Inquiry. [Doctoral thesis, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville]. Available at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/4298 

Gueracague, N. (2021). “C’est compliqué!”: A Critical Exploration of How African International Students in France Negotiate Aspects of Power, Identity and Agency. [Doctoral thesis, University of Exeter]. Available at: https://www.proquest.com/docview/2593927779?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true&sourcetype=Dissertations%20&%20Theses

Hassan, M. (2021). Perceived Learned Helplessness Among International Students in An English Preparatory Programme in Singapore. [Doctoral thesis, University of Liverpool]. Available at: https://www.proquest.com/openview/655e37b293e959563fcf9957e341e4df/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=2026366&diss=y

Hidalgo, T. A. (2021). Factors Impacting International Students’ Sense of Belonging. [Doctoral thesis, University of Toledo]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1620159884600869 

Huang, N. (2021). Exploring Chinese International Undergraduate Students’ Cross-cultural Adjustment to American Universities.  [Doctoral thesis, St. Cloud State University]. Available at: https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/hied_etds/47 

Kainth, S. (2021). ‘South Asian’ international students’ perceptions about counselling in the UK: A qualitative exploratory study using thematic analysis. [Doctoral thesis, University of Manchester]. Available at: https://pure.manchester.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/189881498/FULL_TEXT.PDF 

Kemiche, Z. (2021). Internationalisation of higher education: lived experiences of international students and perspectives on the global university.  [Doctoral thesis, Canterbury Christ Church University]. Available at: https://www.proquest.com/openview/0c9028ad7ae1f56c0f3b1f2fbcbd16ed/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=2026366&diss=y

Lee, J. (2021). Going Global?: International Students, UK Higher Education and The Pursuit Of An International Career. [Doctoral thesis, University College London (University of London)]. Available at: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.835895 

Lee, K. (2021). Educational Pathfinders?: A Study of International Student Mobility In China. [Doctoral thesis, University of Oxford]. Available at: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10128484/

Liu, J. (2021). Chinese international students’ participation in the oracy demands of British higher education. [Doctoral thesis, University of Glasgow]. Available at: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/82274/ 

López-Murillo, K.A. (2021). Experiences Of Mexican Doctoral Students Supported by The CONACYT International Mobility Scholarship Programme.  [Doctoral thesis, University College London (University of London)]. Available at: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10122361/

Ng, J. (2021). Fitting In on Campus: How Acculturation Orientations Shape International Students’ Experiences of Restorativeness, Felt Belonging and Comfort. [Doctoral thesis, University of Exeter]. Available at: https://www.proquest.com/docview/2636095498?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true&sourcetype=Dissertations%20&%20Theses 

Oukraf, A. (2021). Resilience construction among international PhD students: learning from Facebook posts, daily practices, and creative nonfiction. [Doctoral thesis, Canterbury Christ Church University]. Available at: https://www.proquest.com/openview/c3192d93c0a163a19db811191f2e96ed/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=2026366&diss=y

Park, J. (2021). The Complexity of Identity Construction for Korean International Undergraduate Students in the United States.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Minnesota]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/11299/224995 

Parkin, J. (2021). International Postgraduate Students’ Experiences of Independent Learning Within A UK Higher Education. [Doctoral thesis: Sheffield Hallam University]. Available at: https://www.proquest.com/openview/6a715111f9ba21a74a312fae3a93ccde/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=2026366&diss=y 

Qiqieh, S. (2021). An Exploratory Study of Factors Influencing the Transition of International Students in Their First Year of Study in A Multicultural Institution in The United Arab Emirates.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Liverpool]. Available at: https://www.proquest.com/openview/a617ff64b19c588f2e4e4fadf8bb17c8/1.pdf?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=2026366&diss=y 

Reddel, M. (2021). Belonging: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Communication Coaching Workshops on Participation and Self-Esteem for International Students with Non-Native Accents at The University Of Nebraska-Lincoln.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Nebraska – Lincoln]. Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cehsdiss/399 

Sadoudi, Y. (2021). ‘Travelling to the West’: voices of Algerian PhD students’ transition to Britain. [Doctoral thesis, Canterbury Christ Church University]. Available at: https://www.proquest.com/openview/6466cb50a25059d12520608159f08275/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=2026366&diss=y 

Thomas, W.T.J. (2021). Orienting New International College Students During a Global Pandemic: Spatiality’s Contributions to Staff Work Practices.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Kentucky]. Available at: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/epe_etds/76  

Tran, T. (2021). Enhancing International Student Mobility in Higher Education: A Case Study of Viet Nam. [Doctoral thesis, University of the West of Scotland]. Available at: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.849322 

Xu, Y. (2021). An Exploration of The Commitment to Home Culture and Home Cultural Groups of Chinese International Students in British Higher Education.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Huddersfield]. Available at: https://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/35503/ 

Zhan, J. (2021). Chinese International Students’ Intercultural Experiences During Their First Year of Study in An Australian University.  [Doctoral thesis, University of New South Wales]. Available at: https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/bitstreams/577e0439-fc10-4b42-9034-817d78cd72d1/download 

Zhao, X. (2021). Understanding International Postgraduate Students’ Adjustment in A British University: Motivations for Study Abroad and Subsequent Academic, Sociocultural and Psychological Experiences. [Doctoral thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne]. Available at: https://theses.ncl.ac.uk/jspui/handle/10443/5548 

2020

Al Ghamdi, A. (2020). Acculturation Experiences and Identity Negotiations in Saudi Arabian International Students in the UK: From an Acculturation Perspective to A Dialogical Self Perspective.  [Doctoral thesis, Oxford Brookes University]. Available at: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.823628 

Alharbi, E. (2020). Away From Home: A Mixed-Methods Study of Well-Being of International Students in the UK.  [Doctoral thesis, Cardiff University]. Available at: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/140561/ 


Alotaibi, F. (2020). Perceptions Of University Digital Libraries as Information Source by International Postgraduate Student.  [Doctoral thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University]. Available at: https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/627215/ 

Amaya, P. (2020). The Social and Academic Experiences of International Students Enrolled in a State Comprehensive University: A Phenomenological Study.  [Doctoral thesis, University of California. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/69v4q55n 

Anatsui, D.V. (2020). Adjustment Issues and Their Effect on International Undergraduate Students: A case study in Ghana. [Doctoral thesis, University of South Africa]. Available at: https://uir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/26350 

Borràs, J. (2020). L2 reading and vocabulary development as a result of a Study Abroad experience. [Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Lleida]. Available at: https://www.tesisenred.net/handle/10803/671411?locale-attribute=es#page=1

Cao, X. (2020). Revisioning The Employability of International Students: A Longitudinal Diary-Based Study of Chinese Master’s Students in The UK From a Capabilities Perspective.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Warwick]. Available at: https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/145602/ 

Cen, W. (2020). International students’ digital literacy practices and the implications for college ESOL composition classes. [Doctoral thesis, Bowling Green State University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1605279455193093 

Choi, O. H. (2020). Journey Into Transnational Spaces: The Productions of International Students’ Identity Negotiation and Its Implications For Higher Education In The UK.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Bristol]. Available at: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.831477 

Cockayne, H. (2020). An Exploration of How Chinese Postgraduate Students Reconcile Their UKHE Learning Experiences Through a Cycle of Action and Self-Reflection. [Doctoral thesis, University of Manchester]. Available at: https://www.proquest.com/openview/0cc36774ab25edec6a8777ce1b530043/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=2026366&diss=y 

Diki, M. K. (2020). The Internationalization of Higher Education: International Graduate Students’ Perspectives on How to Enhance University Stakeholders’ Global Competence. [Doctoral thesis, Ohio University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1596721422243909 

Evwerhamre, F. (2020). Work-Life Balance Experiences of International Phd Students in UK Higher Education.  [Doctoral thesis, Liverpool John Moores University]. Available at: https://www.proquest.com/openview/0fe0ac086dcd2e6357526eef95438630/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=2026366&diss=y 

Geibel, W. (2020). “I Am Not Your Dictionary, But in Some Ways, I Am:” Middle Eastern International Students’ Experiences with Identity, Diplomacy, and Internationalization at UCLA.  [Doctoral thesis, University of California]. Available at:  https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6q89814n 

Hattersley, D. (2020). The Value of Overseas Study for Chinese International Students: A Liminal Experience.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Huddersfield]. Available at: https://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/35387/ 

Hicks, H. (2020). “Reading the culture”: International students’ experience of professional learning during social work field placement. [Doctoral thesis, RMIT University]. Available at: https://researchrepository.rmit.edu.au/esploro/outputs/9921959812001341

Jiang, S. (2020). A Model of Understanding Choice of University by International Students: A Two-Case Study. [Doctoral thesis, Clemson University]. Available at: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_dissertations/2678 

Johnson, K.A. (2020). Shifting Skilled Migration Trends in the Global Economy: A Comparative Analysis of International Student Mobility to the United Arab Emirates and Russia.  [Doctoral thesis, University of California]. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/65w6d8sq 

Khan, H. (2020). International Students’ Experience in The Peripheries: A Case Study in Kyrgyzstan.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Exeter]. Available at: https://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/35387/ 

Kimak, D. J. (2020). A Descriptive Framework of Undergraduate International Student Programming at Not-For-Profit Higher Education Institutions in Ohio.  [Doctoral thesis, Kent State University].  Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1594391794262131 

Kirsch, E. (2020). Ethical Possibilities in International Student Recruitment. [Doctoral thesis, University of Minnesota]. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/11299/215198 

Komissarova, O. (2020). International Student Enrollment Trends in the United States: Economic Perspectives. [Doctoral thesis, Seton Hall University]. Available at:  https://scholarship.shu.edu/dissertations/2769

Lalwani, A. (2020). International Students’ Perceived Barriers and Underutilization of Campus Services. [Doctoral thesis, Cleveland State University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1611582177709778 

Liu, C. (2020). One-To-One Writing Consultations in A UK University Context: A Study of Chinese International Students and Their Writing Tutors. [Doctoral thesis, University of Sheffield]. Available at: https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/27613/ 

Logan, B. J. (2020). Beyond Acculturation: Towards a Non-Deficit View of International Students’ Culture and Support Networks.  [Doctoral thesis, University of California]. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6tj4977r 

Marques Luz, H. (2020). Acculturative Stress, Loneliness, and Depressive Symptoms in International Students: A Moderation Analysis of Religious Faith and Sense of Meaning. [Doctoral thesis, Liberty University]. Available at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/2551

McCarty, R. (2020). Towards a Theory and Practice of Translingual Transfer: A Study of 6 International Undergraduate Students.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Michigan. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/163177 

McNicholas, C. (2020). The Role of Information in Postgraduates’ Decision-Making Cycle. [Doctoral thesis, Robert Gordon University]. Available at: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/941342 

Morrison, B. (2020). Stories of Autonomy: International Students Successfully Surviving, Striving and Thriving in A Second-Language Ecosystem. [Doctoral thesis, University of Glasgow]. Available at: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/81659/ 

Mumin, M. A. (2020). A narrative study of international postgraduate students’ conceptualization of academic writing through assessment feedback in a UK university.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Exeter]. Available at: https://www.proquest.com/docview/2440398921?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true&sourcetype=Dissertations%20&%20Theses 

Nguyen, T. C. (2020). Work Integrated Learning: A Case Study of Chinese Students in an Australian University. [Doctoral thesis, Victoria University]. Available at: https://vuir.vu.edu.au/41794/1/NGUYEN_Tien_Cuong-thesis_nosignature.pdf 

Okai, L. B. (2020). International Students’ Adjustment Challenges in the United States: A Case Study of West Virginia University. [Doctoral thesis, West Virginia University]. Available at: https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/7974 

Pacheco, E. M. (2020). Exploring The Psychological Wellbeing and Experiences Of UK-Based MENA International Students During Conflict in Home-Countries.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Glasgow]. Available at: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/81845/ 

 
Paralkar, V.K. (2020). Synergy of an Educational Ecosystem: A Study of Factors Affecting Wellness in International Undergraduate Students. [Doctoral thesis, Miami University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1607174253214026 

Patil, P. B. (2020). Influence of Academic Integration, Social Integration, and Finances on the Persistence of International Graduate Students at a Mid-Western University.  [Doctoral thesis, Ohio University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1604515146875442 

Rabinowitz, K.D. (2020). Homework, Hostility, Or Happy Hour?: Testing Predictors Of Domestic Students’ Attitudes Toward International Students. [Doctoral thesis, University of Texas Austin]. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.26153/tsw/13462 

Revulagadda, S. (2020). The Lived Experiences of Indian International Female Graduate Students in American Higher Education.  [Doctoral thesis, Seton Hall University]. Available at: https://scholarship.shu.edu/dissertations/2854 

Rosev, I. S. (2020). Study to Work, or Work to Study? An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of International Students’ Internship Experiences in the United States. [Doctoral thesis, University of New Mexico]. Available at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/educ_teelp_etds/333 

Sadia, H. (2020). Renegotiating The Past, Present and Possible: Identities in Transition of Female Pakistani Students in An English University.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Manchester]. Available at: https://pure.manchester.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/184635311/FULL_TEXT.PDF 

Seithers, L. (2020). Narratives of Becoming: Saudi Women’s Self-formation in the Space of International Student Mobility.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Minnesota]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/11299/252358 

Tavares, V. (2020). International Students in Higher Education: Language, Identity and Experience from a Holistic Perspective. [Doctoral thesis, York University]. http://hdl.handle.net/10315/37755

Wang, S. (2020). International Students’ Participation in Intercultural Classrooms at A UK University.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Glasgow]. Available at: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/79012/ 

Witayarat, N. (2020). A Segue in Thai Cultural Identity: Impressions of International Students’ Doctoral Experience in The UK And Their Re-Adaptation Upon Return to Their Home Country.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Glasgow]. Available at: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/80290/ 

Yang, X. (2020). International Students’ Social Factors and Acculturative Stress. [Doctoral thesis, Georgia State University]. Available at: https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cps_diss/142 

Zewolde, S. A. (2020). Understanding The Lived Experiences of Black African International Students in England Using the Lenses of Bourdieu and Critical Race Theory.  [Doctoral thesis, University College London (University of London)]. Available at: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.807858 

Zhao, Q. (2020). Talking About International Student Mobility (ISM) Through the Voices of Individual British Students in China and Chinese Students in the UK.  [Doctoral thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University]. Available at: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10093661/ 

2019

Abrar, M. (2019). International Doctoral Students: Struggling, Coping, And Learning in A United Kingdom University. [Doctoral thesis, Queen’s University Belfast]. Available at: https://pureadmin.qub.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/526182742/International_doctoral_students_struggling_coping_and_learning_in_a_United_Kingdom_university.pdf 

Bhattar, R. G. (2019). “We Exist!”: Sense of Belonging for Indian International LGBQ Students in U.S. Higher Education.  [Doctoral thesis, University of California]. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/015884cn 


De, D. (2019). Discourses On Competition and International Student Diversity in Higher Education: A Linguistic Ethnography on A Midlands Based University.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Birmingham]. Available at: https://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/9813/ 

Digbohou, T. (2019). From Expectations to Reality: Examining International Students’ Perception of Support Services at The University of Pittsburgh.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Pittsburgh]. Available at: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/38032/1/1126_Tchetchet_Dissertation_Revised_ETD_AS.pdf 

Dilek-Fidler, S. (2019). Social Determinants of International Students’ Mobility: Enhancing the Capabilities of Phd Students from Turkey. [Doctoral thesis, University of Westminster]. Available at: https://westminsterresearch.westminster.ac.uk/item/qv977/social-determinants-of-international-students-mobility-enhancing-the-capabilities-of-phd-students-from-turkey 

Dong, Y. (2019). Chinese International Students’ Migration Experiences: A Biocultural Analysis of Health, Food, And Migration.  [Doctoral dissertation, University of Oklahoma]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/11244/319677 

Fakunle, O. A. (2019). International student perceptions on studying abroad and developing employability during a UK Masters.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Edinburgh]. Available at: https://era.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/36056 

Filippou, K. (2019). Thesis supervision in international master’s degree programmes in Finnish universities. [Doctoral thesis, University of Turku]. Available at: https://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/148306

Gilanyi, L. (2019). Transnational Sojourners’ Investment in Learning English: A Multi-Case Study of Partners of International Students in Australia.  [Doctoral thesis, University of New South Wales]. Available at: https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/bitstreams/27e1e420-e8cf-409e-8685-886ea29d98f3/download  

Gow, S. (2019) Epistemological Obstacles to Academic Integrity: Mainland Chinese students’ perceptions of studying in the UK through the Habermasian Lens. [Doctoral thesis, University of York]. Available at: https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/24119/

Ha, J. (2019). Immigration Policy and International Student Migration in the United States.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Minnesota]. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/11299/202906 

Krsmanovic, M. (2019). The Stories of Transition: A Qualitative Exploration of International Undergraduate Students’ Academic Experiences in First-Year Seminar Courses in the United States. [Doctoral thesis, University of Central Florida]. Available at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/6519

Liu, L. (2019). Learning In an Internationalised Higher Education Institution: Exploring the Perceptions and Experiences of International Students at Two Institutions and Implications for Institutional Internationalisation Strategy. [Doctoral thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne]. Available at: https://theses.ncl.ac.uk/jspui/handle/10443/4597 

Mateos-Gonzalez, J. L. (2019). Non-EU International Students in UK Higher Education Institutions: Prosperity, Stagnation and Institutional Hierarchies.  [Doctoral thesis, Durham University]. Available at: https://etheses.dur.ac.uk/13359/1/Mateos-Gonzalez%2C_J.L._Non-EU_international_students_in_UK_higher_education_institutions_prosperity%2C_stagnation_and_institutional_hierarchies.pdf 

Mehrabi, S. (2019). Middle Eastern International Students’ Identity in Canada.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Alberta]. Available at: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/3cef5fe5-90fe-44d7-9061-3a08515b6d88/view/59ad19d6-20cb-447e-baf9-82c899edb584/Mehrabi_Shadi_201810_PhD.pdf 

Ongo, M. O. (2019). Examining Perceptions of Service Quality of Student Services and Satisfaction Among International Students at Universities in Indiana and Michigan.  [Doctoral thesis, Andrews University]. Available at: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations/1675 

Ruparelia, J. (2019). Critical Thinking and Critical Being: A Study of International ITE Students’ Interpretations of Criticality. [Doctoral thesis, University of Leicester]. Available at: https://figshare.le.ac.uk/articles/thesis/Critical_thinking_and_critical_being_a_study_of_international_ITE_students_interpretations_of_criticality/10207040/files/18400349.pdf 

Shbeeb, R. (2019). The Relationship of English Language Scores on International Students’ Academic Success. [Doctoral thesis, University of Central Florida]. Available at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/6577

Soetan, T. O. (2019). The Impact of Support Areas on The Academic Success of International Students in Community Colleges.  [Doctoral thesis, University of North Dakota]. Available at: https://commons.und.edu/theses/2588 

Taylor, A. (2019). Applying the Technology Acceptance Model to ascertain the acceptance of learning technologies in international students and academics: a case study at Coventry University London.  [Doctoral thesis, Coventry University]. Available at: https://pure.coventry.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/31023834/Taylor_PhD_Pure.pdf 

Yousafzai, A. L. (2019). Identity Performance Among Muslim International Women: A Narrative Inquiry.  [Doctoral thesis, Virginia Tech]. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/89101 

Zakeri, E. (2019). The Role and Nature of Agency in Emerging Academic Identities of International Doctoral Students in An Australian University.  [Doctoral thesis, University of New South Wales]. Available at: https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/bitstreams/a4c0bdaf-df59-48cb-ac8d-44ca74345b8d/download

Zhang, J. (2019). Chinese International Undergraduates’ Learning and Living Challenges and Coping Strategies in American University.  [Doctoral thesis, Miami University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami156414272516328 

Zhang, S. (2019). Gender, Cultural Capital and Transnational Mobility: Chinese Female International Students’ Transnational Aspirations and Transnational Lives in the UK.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Edinburgh]. Available at: https://era.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/35807 .

Zhang, T. (2019). Meaningful Intercultural Practice: American And International Graduate Students on A U.S. Campus.  [Doctoral thesis, Kent State University]. Available at:  http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1554720508061722 

2018 

Akcil, S. (2018). Cyberbullying-Victimization, Acculturative Stress, And Depression Among International College Students.  [Doctoral thesis, Kent State University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1529712251699618 

Alzahrani, H. (2018). International Saudi Female Students’ Experiences of Acculturation During Their Study at an American Public University in The South (APUS).  [Doctoral dissertations, University of Central Florida]. Available at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/6060

Booth, J. D. (2018). The Role of Digital Media in The Everyday Lives of International Students.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Leicester]. Available at: https://figshare.le.ac.uk/articles/thesis/The_Role_of_Digital_Media_in_the_Everyday_Lives_of_International_Students/10215068/1 

Chemishanova, M. (2018). International Students’ Expectations of and Satisfaction with Academic Advising at a Community College.  [Doctoral dissertation, University of Central Florida]. Available at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/5770 

Dai, K. (2018). An Exploration of Chinese Students’ Learning Experiences in China-Australia ‘2+2’ Articulation Programmes:  In Between Two Systems. [Doctoral thesis, The University of Queensland]. Available at: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:359680b/s43348231_final_thesis.pdf

Doubleday, J. (2018). International Postgraduate Students’ Perceptions of Their English in A UK University Context.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Southampton]. Available at: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/428631/ 

Gelzhiser, J. A. (2018). Deadly Gun Violence on American College Campuses: UCLA International Student Perspectives.  [Doctoral thesis, University of California]. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0k59r6vj 

Ghali, N. (2018). INTERNATIONAL MUSLIM STUDENTS WITHIN A GLOBALIZED EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT.  [Doctoral thesis, University of New Mexico]. Available at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/educ_llss_etds/94 

Gregory, J. (2018). Integration Experiences of International Students: A Situated Case-Study.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Huddersfield]. Available at: https://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/34783/ 

Guillen-Solano, V. B. (2018). Feedback In Masters Courses and The Development of International Students’ Academic Literacy. [Doctoral thesis, Sheffield Hallam University]. Available at: https://www.proquest.com/openview/157519c000cabe9bd3e820bd52835711/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y 

Hamid, M.A. (2018). An Investigation of The Factors Influencing the International Students’ Satisfaction: The Case of a Public University in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  [Doctoral thesis, Glasgow Caledonian University]. Available at: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.768818 

Herath, L. (2018). International Freshmen Student Satisfaction with Campus Environments at U. S. Institutions Through the Lens of The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE).  [Doctoral thesis, University of North Dakota]. Available at: https://commons.und.edu/theses/2410  

 

Hernandez-Lopez, E. M. (2018). Mexican Postgraduate International Students’ Adaptation Experience in A UK University: The First Weeks. [Doctoral thesis, University of Southampton]. Available at: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/428058/ 


Ho, C. N. (2018). International Students and the Race for Foreign Talent in the United States and Canada.  [Doctoral thesis, University of California]. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0d36r8rq 

Huang, M. (2018). An Examination of Chinese International Students’ Personality Traits and Cross-Cultural Sensitivity Dimensions.  [Doctoral dissertation, Auburn University]. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10415/6194 

James, M. (2018). Understanding International Student Recruitment as Export Marketing Behaviour in Higher Education Institutions. [Doctoral thesis, Lancaster University]. Available at:  https://www.proquest.com/openview/07d9fefc2677592576852436bb4bffc4/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y  

Jiang, M. (2018). Chinese Students’ Adjustment to Studying in UK Higher Education: Academic Self-Efficacy and Psychological Well-Being.  [Doctoral thesis, University of York]. Available at: https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/189841967.pdf

Jiang, M. (2018). The Development of Digital Skills in Adapting to The UK Learning Environment: A Learner Experience Study on Chinese International Postgraduate Students.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Leicester]. Available at: https://figshare.le.ac.uk/articles/thesis/The_Development_of_Digital_Skills_in_Adapting_to_the_UK_Learning_Environment_-_A_Learner_Experience_Study_on_Chinese_International_Postgraduate_Students/10215416/1 

Li, G. (2018). Effects of Cultural Intelligence and Social Support on Adjustment of International Students.  [Doctoral thesis, University of North Texas]. Available at: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1404624/ 


Lim, W. K. (2018). Intercultural Doctoral Supervision: Barriers And Enablers in International Phd Students’ Cultural Adaptation and Academic Identity Formation in An Australian University.  [Doctoral thesis, University of New South Wales]. Available at: https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/bitstreams/2c94d824-1811-4d4a-b3d8-fa25530d455b/download 

Mahmood, S. (2018). Second Language International Postgraduate Students’ Perceptions of Assessment Feedback: An Analysis.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Huddersfield]. Available at: https://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/34698/ 

Mao, L. (2018). North American International Students in China: Language Learning and Identity Negotiation.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Alberta]. Available at: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/ad3058e1-9778-40fa-851a-05d033520289/view/260d58b8-3a1c-4790-bd67-5fee6643c4ff/Mao_Li_201803_PhD.pdf 

Mupinga, E. E. (2018). Adjustment Experiences of Zimbabwean International Students Studying in the United States and Their Perception of United States Mental Health Counseling.  [Doctoral Dissertation, Kent State University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1522429226571264 

Myers, R. (2018). International Student Experience and U.S. Sociopolitical Changes: Three Phenomenological Case Studies.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Cincinnati]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1539079960471653 

Norton, L.S. (2018). Being international students at Sapienza: a qualitative study about the navigated paths and triggered identities within the host context. [Doctoral thesis, Sapienza University of Rome]. Available at: https://iris.uniroma1.it/bitstream/11573/1070789/1/Tesi%20dottorato%20Norton

Noyongoyo, B. (2018). My Plate, Your Food: Foodways of International Students in US’ Colleges and Universities. [Doctoral dissertation, University of Central Florida]. Available at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/6095 


Ogundimu, A. O. (2018). International Graduate Students’ Educational Technology Perceptions and Usage Patterns at a Midwestern University.  [Doctoral thesis, Ohio University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1522406361714294 

Onwumere, I. (2018). Influence Of University Service Quality on International Student Perception of Satisfaction: A Mixed Method Investigation.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Huddersfield]. Available at: https://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/34870/ 

Panwar, R. (2018). Engagement of STEM and Non-STEM Students: A Comparison between International and American Undergraduate Students.  [Doctoral thesis, Seton Hall University]. Available at: https://scholarship.shu.edu/dissertations/2605  

Robinson, J. A. (2018). International Nursing Students: Their Lived Experiences of Successful Transitions and Retention. [Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo]. Available at: Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1523445184286721

Saha, N. (2018). International Students’ Experiences with Academic Advising at A Mid-Western Public Research University. [Doctoral thesis, Kent State University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1523394293374372 

Srisakda, N. (2018). A Study of International Vietnamese Undergraduate Students’ Psychological, Sociocultural and Academic Adaptation and Adjustment at A Higher Education Institution in Thailand.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne]. Available at: https://theses.ncl.ac.uk/jspui/handle/10443/4205  

Stillwell, C. (2018). Active Learning for International Student Users of English as a Second Language in Higher Education: Help or Hindrance?.  [Doctoral thesis, University of California]. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4tp5s6pk 

Su, M. (2018). The Impact of On-campus Employment on Chinese Undergraduate Students in the U.S..  [Doctoral thesis, Ohio University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1521118514191313 

Wang, Y. (2018). Study On Transformative Learning of UK Students in China and Chinese Students in the UK.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Edinburgh]. Available at: https://era.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/31509 

Wegrzecka-Kowalewski, E. (2018). Critical Thinking in Intensive Language Prpgrams for International Students in U.S. Universities. [Doctoral thesis, University of Pittsburgh]. Available at: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/35367/1/8.16%20ETD%20Dissertation%20Eva%20W%C4%99grzecka-Kowalewski%20FINAL%20%281%29.pdf 

Xiong, Y. (2018). An Exploration of Asian International Students’ Mental Health: Comparisons to American Students and Other International Students in the United States.  [Doctoral thesis, Ohio University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou152595195493441  

Yang, R. (2018). First-Year International Chinese Undergraduate Students’ Academic Writing in The Digital Age.  [Doctoral thesis, University of California]. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/381769×5 

Yost, C. (2018). Expanding the Known World: Routines that Influence International Student Integration. [Doctoral thesis, University of California]. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5v35d56g 

Zhu, X. (2018). Service Quality and Intercultural Adjustment: Exploring and Comparing the Perceptions of International Students and Academic Staff of A UK Russell Group University.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Southampton]. Available at: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/426874/1/Xiaotong_Zhu_thesis_final_submission.pdf 

Zhuzha, K. (2018). International Students’ Intentions to Seek Group Therapy and Self-Stigma: Effects of Informational and Therapist Rapport Interventions. [Doctoral thesis, Auburn University. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10415/6260  

2017

Adams, S. (2017). Factors that Predict Persistence for Non-Immigrant, International Students at a Private, Four-Year University in Georgia.  [Doctoral thesis, Liberty University]. Available at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/1424  

Akhtar, I. (2017). Dynamic Managerial Capabilities: The Case of International Student Recruitment at The UK Higher Education Institutions. [Doctoral thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University]. Available at: https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/619491/ 

Alsaad, K. S. M. (2017). Psychosocial And Mental Health Challenges of International Students Compared to British Students in UK Universities.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Bedfordshire]. Available at: https://uobrep.openrepository.com/handle/10547/622526  

Brunette, M. K. (2017). Navigating Landscapes: International Student Expectations and Lived Experiences of Canadian Outdoor Recreation. [Doctoral thesis, Nipissing University]. Available at: https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/92720/1/navigating%20landscapes.pdf  

Byrne, G. (2017). Engaging With Learning Within the UK HE Context: A Narrative Inquiry of International Student Experience. [Doctoral thesis, University of Huddersfield]. Available at: https://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/34430/ 

Corrigan, J. D. (2017). International Graduate Students and the Work of Applying to a Canadian University. [Doctoral thesis, University of Alberta]. Available at: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/ec476b60-d280-4708-ab4b-9c7867e9e210/view/c8c71715-2e35-4c5b-9142-131c5c9fc5d2/Corrigan_Joseph_D_201612_PhD.pdf 

Girmay, F. (2017). African Immigrant and International Students: A Qualitative Study on the Socio-Cultural Adjustment of Students into U.S. Universities. [Doctoral thesis, University of

Michigan]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/137006  

Greene, T. J. (2017). Case Study of Service-Learning as a Gateway to Constructivist Pedagogy for Asian International Students at a U.S. Institution of Higher Education.  [Doctoral thesis, North Carolina State]. Available at: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/resolver/1840.20/34465  

Howarth, D. C. (2017). An Analysis of Pathway Programs and Social Integration in The Retention of International Chinese College Students: A Case Study Approach. [Doctoral thesis, Boston University]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2144/23302  

Hu, Y. (2017). Educational, Sociocultural and Employment Experience of Chinese International Students in the UK. [Doctoral thesis, Durham University]. Available at: https://etheses.dur.ac.uk/12076/ 

Ishmael, C. (2017). Can A Specialist Foundation Programme Adequately Prepare International Students To Study Medicine In The UK?: An Exploration Of The Experiences Of International Students On A Specialist Foundation Programme Which Prepares Them For Undergraduate Study In Medicine. [Doctoral thesis, University College London (University of London)]. Available at: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1546086/  

Mason, D. (2017). The Relationship Among Acculturation Orientation, Perceived Discrimination, Psychological Functioning and Gender Among South Asian And South East Asian International Students In the United Sates Of America.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Kentucky]. Available at: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/edp_etds/63  

Matthews, B. (2017). “I wouldn’t imagine having to go through all this, and still be the same person. No way”: Structure and Agency in The International Student Experience.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Stirling]. Available at: https://www.storre.stir.ac.uk/handle/1893/26829  


Meri-Yilan, S. (2017). ‘Take your time’ to ‘find yourself!’: An Exploration of Scaffolded Autonomous E-Learning Environments Amongst International Students in A UK University. [Doctoral thesis, University of Southampton]. URL: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/414201/ 5 

Modrow, K. (2017). Experiences of Bangladeshi Undergraduate International Students’ Studying in the United States. [Doctoral dissertation, St. Cloud State University]. Available at: https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/hied_etds/14 

Mohon-Doyle, K. M. (2017). Revising the Rhetoric: An Institutional Critique of International Student Orientation and the Rhetorical Representations of International Student Identity. [Doctoral thesis, Miami University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1500305599966207 

Nayak, D. (2017). Mobility, Education and Employment Amongst South Asian International Students in the UK. [Doctoral thesis, Anglia Ruskin University]. Available at: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.772128 

Qi, Feng. (2017). Making Meaning of Chinese International Graduate Students’ Experiences in the Journey of Learning English in the United States. [Doctoral thesis, University of New Mexico]. Available at:  https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/educ_llss_etds/75 

Saint-Phard, R. E. (2017). Cultural, Linguistic, Curricular and Financial Stories of Andrews University International Undergraduate Students and Their Experiences of Coping During the Academic Year 2014-2015: A Narrative Study.  [Doctoral thesis, Andrews University]. Available at: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations/1635  

Sangiamchit, C. (2017). English As a Lingua Franca for Online Intercultural Communication Among Thai International Students in the UK. [Doctoral thesis, University of Southampton]. Available at: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/413552/ 

Tsai, S.  (2017). Academic Listening and Note-Taking: A Multiple-Case Study of First-Year International Undergraduate Students’ Experiences in Different Instructional Contexts at an American University.  [Doctoral thesis, The Ohio State University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1498740906480853  

Vlachou, M. (2017). Researching Experience in Global Higher Education: A Study of International Business Students in the UK. [Doctoral thesis, University of Leicester]. Available at: https://figshare.le.ac.uk/articles/thesis/Researching_Experience_in_Global_Higher_Education_A_study_of_international_business_students_in_the_UK/10244702/1 

Wang, A. (2017). Chinese International Students’ Health and Well-Being in UK Universities. [Doctoral thesis, Lancaster University]. Available at: https://www-proquest-com.manchester.idm.oclc.org/intermediateredirectforezproxy 

Willard, T. (2017). “I Just Strong Myself”: Stories of Oppression and Resilience Among Chinese International Students [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1500597123152752 

Wu, Y. (2017). The Use of Technology during Academic Acculturation: Case Studies of Chinese-Speaking International Doctoral Students. [Doctoral thesis, The Ohio State University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1497676621865778  

Yu, Y. (2017). Church Participation as Intercultural Encounter in The Experiences of Chinese International Students in The UK. [Doctoral thesis, University of Glasgow]. Available at: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/8606/  


Zheng, M. (2017). Evaluation And Treatment of Low and Anxious Mood in Chinese-Speaking International Students Studying In Scotland. [Doctoral thesis, University of Glasgow]. Available at: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/8549/  


Zhu, S. (2017). U.S. International ESL Students’ Experiences with and Perceptions of Utilizing Mobile Technologies for English Learning.  [Doctoral thesis, University of North Texas]. Available at: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1062867/  

2016

Almaowashi, S. M. (2016). Online Social Networking and International Students’ Adjustment. [Doctoral dissertations, Clemson University]. Available at: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_dissertations/2317

Ayoub, Y. (2016). An Investigation of Information Literacy of International Graduate Students: Skills, Challenges, And Needs. [Doctoral dissertation, University of Central Florida]. Available at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/5037 

Crosby, L. G. (2016). A Case Study of Non-Native English-Speaking International University Students Participating in A Community of Practice. [Doctoral thesis, University of New Mexico]. Available at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/educ_llss_etds/66 

Daga, S. (2016). Conceptualizations of Well-being and Distress among South Asian College Students in the United States.  [Doctoral thesis, Miami University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1468766325  

Hsiao, Y. (2016). Perfectionism, Acculturative Stress, Coping Styles, and Depression among International Students. [Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia State University. Available at: https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cps_diss/113 

Hsieh, J. K. (2016). An Auto/Ethnography of Overseas Students’ Identity Movements.  [Doctoral thesis, University of New South Wales]. Available at: https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/bitstreams/332336ae-c920-4738-bdca-f4047e4b748f/download  

Johnson, K. (2016). International Student Flows to the U.S. Before and After 9/11.  [Doctoral thesis, University of California]. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/03c487zh  

Jones, A. (2016). International students and identity work in the United Kingdom. [Doctoral thesis, University of Manchester]. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:d15f4b62-d83b-4ed7-b766-7c7778e50d9d

Khadawardi, H. (2016). Academic Digital Literacy: Comprehension Reading Strategies of International Postgraduate Students in A UK Educational Context During the Digital Era.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Southampton]. Available at: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/394815/ 


Li, M. (2016). The Role of Adult Attachment in International Students’ Acculturation Process.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Kentucky]. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.13023/ETD.2016.028  

Li, T. (2016). Sense Of Validation and Involvement in Residence Halls: A Study of Chinese International Students at A Mid-Western Public University.  [Doctoral thesis, Miami University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1479765865676497  

Liu, Y. (2016). Influences of self-construals and personality styles on international students’ depressive symptoms.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Louisville]. Available at: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/etd/2505  

Lomer, S. (2016). International Students in UK Policy From 1999 To 2013: Rationales for Recruitment and Representations of Students. [Doctoral thesis, University of Sheffield].  Available at: https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/12269/1/Thesis%20Version%205.pdf 


Marschner, D. P. (2016). Improving Interactions between International Students and Domestic Students, Faculty and Staff: A Mixed Methods Action Research Study.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Cincinnati]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1459438507  

McMahon, P. (2016). A grounded theory of international postgraduate students in a British university: making the grade. [Doctoral thesis, University of Plymouth]. Available at: https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/handle/10026.1/4587 


Murphy, G. A. (2016). Worlds Apart? International Students, Source-Based Writing, and Faculty Development Across the Curriculum.  [Doctoral thesis, University of California]. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9nr63427  

Mustafa, E. (2016). Food Acculturation of New International Students in the UK. [Doctoral thesis, University of Surrey]. Available at: https://www-proquest-com.manchester.idm.oclc.org/docview/1858965981?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true&sourcetype=Dissertations%20&%20Theses 

Newell, E.M. (2016). The International Student-Athlete Transition to College: Identifying Struggles and Suggestions for Support.  [Doctoral thesis, The Ohio State University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1460977855  

O’Brien, P. (2016). ‘Living the dream’: Indian Postgraduate Students and International Student Identity. [Doctoral thesis, University of Nottingham]. Available at: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40241/ 

Oluwaseun, S. (2016). Understanding International Student Migration: The Case of Nigerian Christian Women Students Engaged in Postgraduate Studies in UK Higher Education. [Doctoral thesis, University of Nottingham]. Available at:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.689994 

Prazeres, L. (2016). Discovering Self And ‘Home’ Abroad: International Student Mobility from Canada to The Global South. [Doctoral thesis, Royal Holloway, University of London]. URL: https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/ws/files/26548917/2016_Prazeres_L._PhD_Geography.pdf 

Stubblefield, M. L. (2016). International Student Mobility in Higher Education: Examining Decision Making Factors for International Students Choosing to Study in The Regional University System of Oklahoma. [Doctoral thesis, University of Oklahoma]. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/11244/48875 

Tarasi, P. (2016). An Exploration of the Experiences of LGBTQ International Students: The Case of the University of Pittsburgh.  [Doctoral dissertation, University of Pittsburgh]. URL: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/30632/7/2016-12-28_Tarasi%20Dissertation_WJJ%20Approved%20-%20MNE%20Edits%20%2812.21.2016%29.pdf 

Wang, F. (2016). Narrative Inquiry into Competing Pedagogies: Chinese International Students’ Learning to Teach in the U.S.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Minnesota]. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/11299/182744  

Wilk, K. (2016). Bridging the gap: A collective case study of counsellors’ and international students’ experiences of working together. [Doctoral thesis, University of Manchester]. Available at: https://pure.manchester.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/57430620/FULL_TEXT.PDF 

Yang, X. (2016). Mobile Devices Supporting International Students to Overcome Language and Cultural Difficulties During Study Abroad. [Doctoral thesis, University of York]. Available at: https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/16544/ 

Zheng, K. (2016). Acculturative Stress, Attachment Style and Coping Style of Mainland Chinese International Students in the United States.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Cincinnati]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1470044011 

2015

Aiello, M. (2015). Postgraduate International Students as Globalised Lifelong Learners: An Exploratory Study.  [Doctoral thesis, Liverpool John Moores University]. Available at: https://www-proquest-com.manchester.idm.oclc.org/docview/1810881493?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true&sourcetype=Dissertations%20&%20Theses 

Alqahtani, M. H. M. (2015). Fluid Cultures and Identifications: The Intercultural Communication Experiences of Saudi International Students in the UK.  [Doctoral thesis, Durham University]. Available at: https://etheses.dur.ac.uk/11321/ 

Arenstein, L. T. (2015). Acculturation and Important People and Programming for Chinese International Students at Liberal Arts Colleges. [Doctoral thesis, University of California]. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/42x5d0pd  

Bell, D. (2015). International Student Academic Success: Looking at The Importance of Underpinning Knowledge from An Educational Supply Chain Perspective.  [Doctoral thesis, Northumbria University]. Available at: https://www-proquest-com.manchester.idm.oclc.org/docview/1780279979?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true&sourcetype=Dissertations%20&%20Theses 

Bunner, K. E. (2015). A Global Snapshot of Sexual Health Education: Insights from International Students at BGSU. [Doctoral thesis, Bowling Green State University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1428940209  

Can, A. (2015). An Examination of the Relationship Between Adjustment Problems, Homesickness, Perceived Discrimination and Psychological Wellbeing Among International Students.  [Doctoral thesis, Ohio University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1438986868  

Daine, J. (2015). Undergraduate International Students in Virtual Learning Communities: Exploring the Development of the “I-Me” Identity.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Oklahoma]. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/11244/15504  

Gerlach, P. (2015). “We’re all Horacians”: Listening to international students at an American liberal arts college. [Doctoral dissertation, Syracuse University]. Available at: https://surface.syr.edu/etd/210

Godfrey, L. A. (2015). Becoming a Writer, Becoming a Student: The Pedagogy of Academic Discourse Socialization in a First-Year Writing Course for Non-Native English Speakers.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Minnesota]. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/11299/175441 

Heins, K. (2015). Key Experiences in the Adjustment of Academically Successful Chinese Undergraduate International Students at the University of Minnesota: A Qualitative Study.  [Doctoral dissertation, University of Minnesota]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/11299/175459

Lee, A. K. K. (2015). Revealing The Unspoken: Malaysian Students’ Intrinsic Influences in Selecting the UK For Higher Education Migration.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Hertfordshire]. Available at: http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.666422  

Li, S. (2015). The Influence of Physical Activity on International Students’ Cross-Cultural Adjustment: A Qualitative Longitudinal Study.   [Doctoral thesis, West Virginia University]. Available at: https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/6074  

Najjar, K (2015). International doctoral students, their advising relationships and adaptation experiences: A qualitative study. [Doctoral dissertation, University of Nebraska]. Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cehsedaddiss/255 

O’Brien, M. K. (2015). Factors Influencing the Academic Engagement of Upper-Division Undergraduate International Students: A Case Study of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Minnesota]. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/11299/175281 

Patil, S. (2015). Experiencing ‘Home’ In the City, University, And Dwelling: Everyday Geographies of Indian Students in London and Toronto.  [Doctoral thesis, Queen Mary, University of London]. Available at: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/13040 

Smith, E. W. (2015). Undergraduate International Student Persistence at a Large, Public US Institution.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Tennessee]. Available at: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/3365  

Thanapal, V. (2015). The Social Mediation of Multinational Legal Education: A Case Study of The University of London’s Undergraduate Laws Programme for External/International Students.  [Doctoral thesis, Queen Mary, University of London]. Available at: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/9023  

Xie, W. (2015). An Investigation of Virtues (Derived from Character Strengths) in Relation to Psychological Adjustment among Chinese International College Students.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Minnesota]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/11299/175375 

2014

Ashong, C. (2014). Brazilian And Nigerian International Students’ Conceptions of Learning. [Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia State University]. Available at: https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/epse_diss/100/

Davis, M. (2014). The Development of Competence in Source Use by International Postgraduate Students.  [Doctoral thesis, University College London (University of London)]. Available at: hhttps://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10021705/ 


DeJesus, O. (2014). International Undergraduate English Language Learners’ Perception of Language and Academic Acquisition through Online Learning: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study.  [Doctoral thesis, Liberty University]. Available at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/873  

Elfeel, S. (2014). Literacy Programs and Language Learning: A Qualitative Study of The Beliefs and Perceptions of International Students’ Spouses Learning English in An Informal Literacy Center. [Doctoral thesis, University of Oklahoma]. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/11244/14821 

Eze, O. (2014). Exploring International Students Experiences of Studying in UK Universities: A Narrative Inquiry of Nigerian Students.  [Doctoral thesis, Anglia Ruskin University]. Available at: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.646123 

Fan, M. (2014). International Postgraduate Students’ Perceptions and Experiences of Peer Assessment in A UK University.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne]. Available at: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.639797 

Findlay, L. (2014). Academic Literacy Experiences of Undergraduate Students: Comparing Generation 1.5, International, and Native-speaking Populations. [Doctoral thesis, Georgia State University]. URL: https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/alesl_diss/30 

Gaballah, H. M. M. (2014). Training and Supervisory Experiences and Challenges of International Doctoral Students in CACREP-accredited Counselor Education Programs: Acknowledging the Voices of an Unheard Group. [Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo]. Available at: Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1396220492

Gubba, A. (2014). The Effects of Student Migration to South African Universities on Higher Education in Zimbabwe. [Doctoral thesis, University of South Africa]. Available at: https://uir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/18574 


Haswell, C. (2014). Asian Students of English at An International University in Japan: A Study of Attitudes to the Use and Study of English.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Sheffield]. Available at: https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/7430/ 

Korora, A. (2014). Globalization Through the Eyes of the Student: A Phenomenological Investigation of the Graduate Student Experience in an International Education Environment. [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1400437618 

Le, A. (2014). Vietnamese International Student Repatriates: An Exploratory Study. [Doctoral thesis, University of Nebraska – Lincoln]. Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cehsedaddiss/181  

Mayette, A. (2014). A Thematic Analysis of Experiences of Non-Native English Speaking International Graduate Students with The Internet-Based Test of English as A Foreign Language. [Doctoral dissertation, University of New Mexico]. Available at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/ling_etds/23

Rodriguez, E. (2014). Information-Seeking Behavior and the Intercultural Learning Process: Experiences of International Graduate Students from China: A Qualitative Sense-Making Case Study.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Pittsburgh]. Available at: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/21713/1/Rodriguez_ETD_Dissertation_Final.pdf 

Sakurai, Y. (2014). Understanding factors contributing to the academic engagement of international university students. [PhD Thesis, University of Helsinki, Finland]. http://hdl.handle.net/10138/144156 

Saubert, S. B. (2014). A Phenomenological Exploration of The Experiences of International Students.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Leeds]. Available at: https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/8614/ 

Song, L. (2014). Between the Cultural Push and Cultural Pull: An Exploration of Chinese International Students’ Self-Concept. [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1398268643

Straker, J. O. (2014). A case study of international student participation in an undergraduate module in management in a UK Business School using the lens of activity theory.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Exeter]. Available at: https://www-proquest-com.manchester.idm.oclc.org/docview/1683359244?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true 

Wallitsch, K. N. (2014). Internationalization, English Medium Programs, and the International Graduate Student Experience in Japan: A Case Study. [Doctoral thesis, University of Kentucky]. Available at: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/epe_etds/15  

Washburn, C. A. (2014). Organizational Change and International Student Enrollment: A Multiple Case Study of Three U.S. Higher Education Institutions. [Doctoral thesis, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa]. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/100501  

Doctoral research about the wider internationalisation of higher education

2024

Crane, L. (2024). Assessing Institutional Internationalization: Examining Three Formal Tools and Their Representations by Universities. [Doctoral thesis, University of Toronto]. Available at: https://www.proquest.com/docview/3034131233/4D93149E7608417BPQ/3?accountid=12253&sourcetype=Dissertations%20&%20Theses 

Heiser, R. (2024). Quality transnational distance education: A mixed-methods study on internationalization of higher education. [Doctoral dissertation, Athabasca University]. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10791/447

2023

Alblooshi, A. (2023). Factors And Conditions That Promote or Constrain Transformative Learning in Student International Mobility Programmes. [Doctoral thesis, Queen’s University Belfast].  Available at: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.874839  

Alshehri, A. (2023). Attitudes And Perceptions of Saudi Students Towards Their Non-Native EMI Instructors. [Doctoral thesis, University of Edinburgh]. Available at: https://era.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/40762 

Baruch, Z. H. (2023). Brain-Waste Among Highly-Skilled Mexpatriates: The Underemployment Experiences of Tertiary-Educated Mexicans in the United States. [Doctoral dissertation, The University of Arizona]. Available at: https://repository.arizona.edu/bitstream/handle/10150/669760/azu_etd_20757_sip1_m.pdf?sequence=

Burden, K. (2023). Aspirational Meaning Making: A Qualitative Case Study of Education for Global Citizenship in U.S. Higher Education. [Doctoral thesis, University of Minnesota].  Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/11299/257024

Eten, S. (2023). A Critical Examination of Internationalisation of The Curriculum and Global Citizenship Education in One University in Ghana. [Doctoral thesis, University College London (University of London)].  Available at: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10167259/2/PhD%20Thesis_Simon%20Eten.pdf

Fehrenbach, H. (2023). Transnational alliances in higher education: Strategic change or inertia. [Doctoral thesis, Humboldt University in Berlin]. Available at: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-658-42081-9

Holliday, E. F. G. (2023). Internationalizing The Teacher Education Curriculum Toward Global Competency: Academic Leaders’ Perceptions. [Doctoral thesis, University of Kentucky].  Available at: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/edsc_etds/121   

Isskandarani, L. (2023). Factors Affecting the Responsiveness of Lebanese Private Universities to Internationalisation. [Doctoral thesis, Staffordshire University].  Available at: https://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/7815/


Jones, M. (2023). Investigating The Self-Reported Second Language (L2) Learner Motivations of Japanese Students on An International Foundation Programme at A University in the UK.  [Doctoral thesis, University of Winchester]. Available at: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.888111

Nichols, E. A. R. (2023). Critical Reflections on Internationalising at Home (Iah) In Business Education: A Phenomenological Case-Enquiry into The Positioning and Experiences of Staff in The Context of International Higher Education (IHE) In the UK And France. [Doctoral thesis, University of Southampton].  Available at: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.879710 

Pap, A. (2023). University Administrators, Leadership, and Faculty Views on the Internationalization of Curriculum. [Doctoral thesis, Seton Hall University].  Available at: https://scholarship.shu.edu/dissertations/3067

Shan, J. (2023). Exploring internationalisation of higher education: Chinese postgraduate students’ oral participation in English during their experience at a UK university. [Doctoral thesis, University of Edinburgh].  Available at: https://era.ed.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/1842/40684/ShanJ_2023.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Soh, B. L. (2023). Transnational Higher Education In Singapore: Relevance And Sustainability: Can Transnational Education Programmes In Partnership With Private Education Institutions Continue To Be Relevant And Sustainable In Singapore With The Government’s Drive With Skills Future Initiatives?. [Doctoral thesis, Durham University].  Available at: https://etheses.dur.ac.uk/15123/

Wilson, H. (2023). A Narrative Inquiry on The Reflections Of 10 Chinese Pre-Sessional Students’ Interaction Practices in Preparation for Study at A British University. [Doctoral thesis, University of Sheffield]. Available at: https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/32728/1/Heather%20Wilson%20ID%20120238008%20Thesis%20February%202023.pdf

Yang, Z. (2023). Comparison And Contrast of Undergraduate and Graduate IDT Course Syllabi Across Countries. [Doctoral thesis, Virginia Tech]. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/116144

Zhao, H. (2023). Internationalization At Home: English-Medium Instruction Practices at Sino-Foreign Cooperative Universities. [Doctoral thesis, University of Strathclyde].  Available at: https://stax.strath.ac.uk/concern/theses/4x51hj56d

2022

Azevedo, L.F. (2022). “Cérebros” brasileiros pelo mundo: mobilidade acadêmica, carreiras científicas e internacionalização da ciência nacional [Brazilian “brains” around the world: Academic mobility, scientific careers, and internationalization of national science]. [Doctoral thesis, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora]. Available at: https://repositorio.ufjf.br/jspui/bitstream/ufjf/14749/1/leonardofranciscodeazevedo.pdf

Ballester, L. (2022). Global Engagement Model for Land-Grant Universities, a Grounded Theory. [Doctoral thesis, West Virginia University].  Available at: https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/11200   

Brunner, L. R. (2022). The ethics of edugration: Canada’s higher education-migration nexus. [Doctoral thesis, University of British Columbia]. Available at: https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0422835

Cecil, B.G. (2022). Internationalization at Public Regional Institutions of Higher Education: A Case Study Through Confucius Institutes. [Doctoral dissertation, University of Georgia, USA]. Available at: https://esploro.libs.uga.edu/esploro/outputs/9949515826202959

Chan, P. Y E. (2022). Internationalisation And Intercultural Learning: A Study of Students’ Perceptions of Their Intercultural Learning Experiences Via Short-Term Study Abroad Programmes in A Self-Financed Sub-Degree Institution in Hong Kong. [Doctoral thesis, University of Bristol]. Available at: https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/internationalisation-and-intercultural-learning

Jalil, S. A. (2022). Academics’ Engagement in The Internationalisation of Higher Education at Public Universities in Malaysia. [Doctoral thesis, University of Sheffield.  Available at: https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/33475/1/A%20Jalil_Suhaili_150107987_Thesis%20final%20copy.pdf

Kavanagh, P. (2022). Educator Attitudes to English as A Lingua Franca in The International University: A Q-Sort Intervention Study. [Doctoral thesis, University of Leicester]. Available at: https://figshare.le.ac.uk/articles/thesis/Educator_attitudes_to_English_as_a_lingua_franca_in_the_international_university_A_Q-sort_intervention_study/21960413

Kosbar, Y. (2022). Sticky Objects and Cruel Desires: Exploring the Journeys of Egyptian Women Postgraduates into and out of UK Higher Education. [Doctoral thesis, University of Sussex].  Available at:https://sussex.figshare.com/articles/thesis/Sticky_objects_and_cruel_desires_exploring_the_journeys_of_Egyptian_women_postgraduates_into_and_out_of_UK_higher_education/23488061

Kraska, M. K. (2022). Internationalisation And Global Citizenship in Higher Education: Reflections from Four Case Studies in Brazil, Poland, UK And USA. [Doctoral thesis, University College London (University of London)].  Available at: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10150830/

Oyelana, O. (2022). Crossing Borders: A Narrative Inquiry into The Experiences of International Graduate Students. [Doctoral thesis, University of Alberta].  Available at: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/0ae887ad-1bf9-4a90-afbb-7b43cfe9cd41/view/52257ad7-14d1-48cb-93e0-a3ab9b507ab3/Oyelana_Olabisi_202209_PhD.pdf 

Rahnuma, N. (2022). Opportunities And Constraints: Phenomenological Insights into Students’ Experiences of Learning Through English-Medium Instruction (EMI) In Bangladeshi Higher Education. [Doctoral thesis, Lancaster University].  Available at: https://www.research.lancs.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/opportunities-and-constraints-phenomenological-insights-into-students-experiences-of-learning-through-englishmedium-instruction-emi-in-bangladeshi-higher-education(5ee6b8f6-a447-4abc-81c3-37c5251372ab).html

Roose, T. M. (2022). The Intercultural Dimensions of Reading in English as an Additional Language: A Multiple Case Study. [Doctoral thesis, The Ohio State University].  Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1651835581155557 

Soliman, S. (2022). The International Strategies of UK Universities: The Impact of Institutional Changes. [Doctoral thesis, University of Huddersfield].  Available at: https://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/35748/ 

Wongdaeng, M. (2022). Evaluation of Metacognitive and Self-Regulatory Programmes for Learning, Pedagogy and Policy in Tertiary EFL Contexts. [Doctoral thesis, Durham University]. Available at: https://etheses.dur.ac.uk/14338/

Wu, J. (2022). Making Sense of Chinese Higher Education Internationalization: Critical Gazes at The Nexus of State, Power, And Globalization. [Doctoral thesis, University of Cambridge].  Available at: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/items/a5d4c123-7032-4f79-9ddb-9ba8004e342e 

Xu, Y. (2022). An investigation of Chinese academics’ language attitudes towards English language norms in UK universities. [Doctoral thesis, University of Edinburgh]. Available at: https://era.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/38970

Yuliati. (2022). Internationalisation of the curriculum at one Indonesian university: decolonial perspectives. [Doctoral thesis, University of Bristol].  Available at: https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/internationalisation-of-the-curriculum-at-one-indonesian-universi

Zhong, W. (2022). Internationalising The Curriculum in A UK University: Beliefs and Practices of Academics. [Doctoral thesis, University of East Anglia]. Available at: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/92120/1/Weici%20Zhong-100217779-PhD%20Thesis-Final.pdf

2021

Abon, J. K. (2021). Exploring the Experience of Faculty at a U.S University in Internationalizing their Curriculum to Foster Student Glocal Competence. [Doctoral thesis, Ohio University]. Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1636672582868453  

Behar, M (2021). Faire le Collège d’Europe. Une sociologie de la formation des classes dominantes aux métiers de l’Europe. [Doctoral thesis, University of Strasbourg]. Available at: https://seafile.unistra.fr/f/eaa02e341831411d9a22

Bertot, Z. (2021). Forming and implementing international partnerships in the context of locally and globally engaged higher education institutions: A qualitative study of administrators’ perspectives from the USA, UK, Canada. [Doctoral thesis, University College London]. Available at: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10127089

Cranwell, L. (2021). University Comprehensive Internationalization (CI): Faculty Meaning-Making, Motivations, and Perceptions for Engaging Globally. [Doctoral thesis, Virginia Tech].  Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/101984  

He, R. (2021). A ‘Mirror-Image’ Investigation: Foreign Language Learners’ Acculturation Experiences in Chinese and British Study Abroad Programmes. [Doctoral thesis, University of Glasgow]. Available at: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/82185/13/2020HeRPhD.pdf

Iams, S. (2021). The Big and Small Stories of Faculty in The Changing Landscape of Higher Education. [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University].  Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1618581386020611

Johnson, W. (2021). Encountering Threshold Concepts and Transformative Learning: Lessons from Students’ Study Abroad Experiences to Enhance the Internationalisation of Teaching and Learning for All Students at A Dutch University of Applied Sciences. [Doctoral thesis, University of Liverpool].  Available at: https://www.proquest.com/openview/56a9d5cc8243bf4a5190dea79c7dc7e8/1?cbl=2026366&diss=y&pq-origsite=gscholar&parentSessionId=RgTu%2Bke44CXDmOAgyK28pp8QcFbGVGMfV9cHF5Q7%2FaI%3D 

Ma, Y. Y. (2021). Internationalization Of Higher Education: Mainland Chinese Students’ First Year Experience in Hong Kong. [Doctoral thesis, University of Nottingham.  Available at: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/65161/ 

McKinley, K. (2021). Assessing Internationalization of Higher Education Research: Mixed Methods Research Quality and Missing Data Reporting Practices. [Doctoral thesis, University of Cincinnati].  Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1637062860843666  

McKinley, K. (2021). Assessing Internationalization of Higher Education Research: Mixed Methods Research Quality and Missing Data Reporting Practices. [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati].  Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1637062860843666

Meng, H. (2021). The Effects of Internationalization Activities on Undergraduates’ Global Competence: An Exploratory Study at A Chinese Private University. [Doctoral dissertation, Chapman University].  Available at: https://doi.org/10.36837/chapman.000299 

Min, T. (2021). Transnational Education in China: Perspective on Curriculum Design and Delivery. [Doctoral thesis, Sheffield Hallam University]. Available at: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/30257/1/Tang_2021_PhD_TransnationalEducationChina.pdf

Okoye, A. (2021). Examining The Internationalisation Strategies of United Kingdom Higher Education Institutions: An Investigation of Market Entry Mode Choices in Nigeria. [Doctoral thesis, University of Bolton].  Available at: http://ubir.bolton.ac.uk/3237/1/Andrew%20Okoye%20PhD%20Thesis%20.pdf

Rowe, V. (2021). An Analysis of The Readiness to Achieve Internationalisation in Higher Education: The Case of The Teacher’s Training College in Guyana. [Doctoral thesis, University of Liverpool].  Available at: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3126383/1/H00022100_May2021.pdf 

Takahashi, A. (2021). Implementation of Internationalization of Higher Education Policies in Japan: Emergence of a Humanistic Internationalization. [Doctoral thesis, University of Minnesota].  Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/11299/224555  

Waterkeyn, T. (2021). Sociocultural Impacts of English and Globalisation on Women in Higher Education In Saudi Arabia. [Doctoral thesis, Open University].  Available at: https://oro.open.ac.uk/75499/

Watkins, M. (2021). The Relationship between Higher Education Comprehensive Internationalization and the U.S. News and World Report College Rankings and Reputation Scores. [Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo].  Available at:  http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1620222921596289 

Woodward, S. (2021). Academic Transformation or Accommodating Students’ Needs: Responding to Internationalisation at One UK University. [Doctoral thesis, Bangor University].  Available at: https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/academic-transformation-or-accommodating-students-needs-responding-to-internationalisation-at-one-uk-university(125a47e9-7797-4638-86e9-86826468dbd9).html

Yu, F. (2021). ‘I think I am …’: A Qualitative Study of Chinese Students’ Identity Formation Process in An International Branch Campus in China. [Doctoral thesis, University of Nottingham].  Available at: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/65385/

2020

Bamberger, A. (2020). Diaspora, State and University: An Analysis of Internationalisation of Higher Education in Israel. [Doctoral thesis, University College London (University of London)].  Available at: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10106866/1/Bamberger%20Thesis%20revised%20UCL%20DEPOSIT%2002.08.20.pdf

Be, T. T. (2020). Developing Students’ Employability in Internationalised Curriculum Programs in Vietnamese Higher Education. [Doctoral thesis, Victoria University].  Available at: https://vuir.vu.edu.au/42243/1/BE_Thi_Tuyet-thesis_nosignature.pdf 

Chang, S. (2020). English Medium Instruction Policies as A Form of Symbolic Control: Making Visible the Changing Faces of Language and Content in Higher Education. [Doctoral thesis, University of Cambridge]. Available at: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/items/34edadc2-fc45-4853-8372-b2c31a2b51dc 

Diki, M. K. (2020). The Internationalization of Higher Education: International Graduate Students’ Perspectives on How to Enhance University Stakeholders’ Global Competence. [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University].  Available at:  http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1596721422243909 

Eriçok, B. (2020). Türkiye`de yükseköğretimin uluslararasılaşmasının değerlendirilmesi [Evaluating the internationalization of higher education in Turkey]. [Doctoral thesis, Hacettepe University]. Available at: https://acikbilim.yok.gov.tr/handle/20.500.12812/433025

Gecewicz, K. C. (2020). A mixed methods exploratory study of the role of team-based learning in internationalization-at-home efforts at a public four year university. [Doctoral Dissertation, University of South Alabama]. Available at: http://lynx.lib.usm.edu/dissertations-theses/mixed-methods-exploratory-study-role-team-based/docview/2456423501/se-2?accountid=13946

Gokbel, V. (2020). Internationalization of Faculty in Research and Faculty Research Productivity: Evidence from Brazil and China. [Doctoral thesis, University of Pittsburgh].  Available at: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/38762/1/0409_GOKBEL_VEYSEL_FINAL%20DISSERTATION%20SUBMITTED%20TO%20SOE-2020-03-31_LIBRARY%20APPROVED.pdf  

Hammond, C. D. (2020). Regional Cooperation in Northeast Asia: An Analysis of Policy Ideas Across Institutions and Disciplines in Japanese Higher Education. [Doctoral thesis, University of Oxford].  Available at: https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:0fb04803-666d-4288-bd3e-5fa51bc002cb/files/m1fc1019c6a1e7898735cf06dddc87fa4

Johnson, K. A. (2020). Shifting Skilled Migration Trends in the Global Economy: A Comparative Analysis of International Student Mobility to the United Arab Emirates and Russia. [Doctoral thesis, University of California].  Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/65w6d8sq  

Kellem, H. (2020). Being A Foreign Professor of EFL In Japan: Administrative Work and Internationalization of Higher Education. [Doctoral thesis, University of Liverpool]. Available at: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3113001/1/H00023141_Dec2020.pdf

Kimak, D. J. (2020). A Descriptive Framework of Undergraduate International Student Programming at Not-For-Profit Higher Education Institutions in Ohio. [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University].  Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1594391794262131

Kudo, K. (2020). A Three-Stage Ecological and Person-In-Context Conceptual Framework For Understanding Intercultural Relationship Development At University.  [Doctoral thesis, Murdoch University]. Available at: https://researchportal.murdoch.edu.au/esploro/outputs/doctoral/A-three-stage-ecological-and-person-in-context-conceptual/991005544045107891

Macdonald, J. J. (2020). Monolingualism, Neoliberalism and Language-As-Problem: Discourse Itineraries in Canadian University Language Policy. [Doctoral thesis, University College London (University of London)].  Available at: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10095126/ 

Nishikawa, T. (2020). The Internationalization of Japanese Universities: A Case Study on The Integration of Foreign Faculty. [Doctoral thesis, University of Liverpool].  Available at: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3118952/

Ram, S. (2020). An Exploration of Teacher Experiences of Teaching International Students: Towards Using the Increasing Cultural Diversity in Sub-Saharan African Higher Education Classrooms to Foster Intercultural Competence for All. [Doctoral thesis, University of Liverpool].  Available at: https://www.proquest.com/openview/c3baa7fda9cd35d6816437f23191e16d/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y 

Soobrayen-Veerasamy, P. S. (2020). U.S. National Higher Education Internationalization Policy: A Historical Analysis of Policy Development between 2000 and 2019. [Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo].  Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1588601150598301 

Tran, B. (2020). Putting Internationalisation Strategies into Practice: The Role of University Non-Leaders’ Sensemaking. [Doctoral thesis, University of Bath].  Available at: https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/putting-internationalisation-strategies-into-practice-the-role-of

Williams, D. (2020). Situated Linguistic Capital: Theorising South Korean Higher Education Students’ Perceptions of Trust in English-Medium Instruction. [Doctoral thesis, University of Manchester].  Available at: https://research.manchester.ac.uk/files/208485150/FULL_TEXT.PDF

2019

Chinnasamy, J. (2019). Educators’ Perspectives of Internationalisation in Scottish Higher Education: Culture, Identity, And Constructions of Scottishness. [Doctoral thesis, University of the West of Scotland].  Available at: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.841728 

El Masri, A. (2019). International Education as Policy: A Discourse Coalition Framework Analysis of the Construction, Context, and Empowerment of Ontarios International Education Storylines. [Doctoral dissertation, York University]. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.34045.51680

Heath, T. (2019). Complicating International Education: Intersections of Internationalization and Indigenization. [Doctoral thesis, the University of Minnesota].  Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/11299/211331 

Heslop, L. (2019). Encountering Internationalisation: Higher Education and Social Justice in Myanmar. [Doctoral thesis, University of Sussex].  Available at: https://sussex.figshare.com/articles/thesis/Encountering_internationalisation_higher_education_and_social_justice_in_Myanmar/23472539/1/files/41180957.pdf

Hussain, S. Y. (2019). Internationalisation: The Opportunities and Challenges Associated with Student Outward Mobility at Undergraduate Level in UK Higher Education. [Doctoral thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University].  Available at: https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/626367/1/Full%20Thesis.pdf

Jansa, T. (2019). Mechanisms of Impact: An Exploration of Leadership for Sustained World Language Enrollment in U.S. Higher Education. [Doctoral dissertation, Georgia State University]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.57709/14422291 

Kim, J. (2019). English As an International Language in Higher Education: A Collective Case Study of Degree Programmes in UK Universities. [Doctoral thesis, University of Bath].  Available at: https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/files/200318844/KIM_Sunjoo_THESIS_FINAL_26_09_19.pdf

Liang, Y. (2019). Internationalisation and Students’ Intercultural Competence Development. [Doctoral thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne]. Available at: https://theses.ncl.ac.uk/jspui/handle/10443/4825

Ngo, P. L. H. (2019). English-Medium Instruction (EMI) in Higher Education: a case study of an EMI programme in Vietnam. [Doctoral thesis, University of Southampton].  Available at: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/435919/

O’Neill, D. (2019). Cooperation Or Competition: An Exploration of Values Relating to Internationalisation in Higher Education in Ireland. [Doctoral thesis, University of Bath].  Available at: https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/cooperation-or-competition-an-exploration-of-values-relating-to-i

Rice, R. (2019). The Impact of Globalisation on Higher Education in The United Arab Emirates: Practitioner Perspectives of One Higher Education Institution. [Doctoral thesis, University of Liverpool].  Available at: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3056437/

Rozhenkova, V. (2019). Russian Universities in Global Competition. [Doctoral thesis, University of California].  Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9w65m2fj  

Schlarb, M. H. (2019). Student Learning on Faculty-Led Study Abroad: A Qualitative Study of Stakeholder Views. [Doctoral thesis, University of Minnesota]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/11299/206386 

Seupsook, P. (2019). Policies And Practices in Thai Higher Education Towards Southeast Asian Regionalism in The Period of The Recent Eleventh Higher Education Development Plan (2012-2016). [Doctoral thesis, University of Bristol].  Available at: https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/policies-and-practices-in-thai-higher-education-towards-southeast

Tannis, D. (2019). Horizons of Belonging: Co-Creating Transformative Indigenization and Internationalization in Higher Education. [Doctoral thesis, University of Alberta].  Available at: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/9111d94b-1969-4d9e-8c76-4220048b5950/view/9be0a1ed-25d7-4d59-b330-44fcaa422db5/Tannis_Derek_EG_201811_PhD.pdf  

Woodman, T.C. (2019). Embargoed exchange: A critical case study of study abroad programming between the United States and Cuba. [Doctoral dissertation, University of Maryland, College Park]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.13016/wtnn-erts

Yang, X. (2019). Engaging With the Question of Plagiarism from The Perspective of Confucian Heritage Culture: A Challenge to The Internationalization of Western Universities. [Doctoral thesis, University of Alberta].  Available at: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/1ab8c6d3-91ab-40e4-8ae5-2d815f2bbd66/view/fb1463b7-20ee-4a82-8bd3-3f0b16fa8d55/Yang_Xiaodong_201903_PhD.pdf 

2018

Bello- Olamosu, S. (2018). I Am Because We Are: Identifying the Factors Influencing the Academic Experiences of African Leadership Academy Graduates Enrolled as Undergraduate Students at Duke University. [Doctoral thesis, University of Minnesota. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/11299/198402 

Channon, D. (2018). Exploring The Dynamics of Higher Education Curriculum Change in Myanmar: A Case Study of Internationalisation in An English Department. [Doctoral thesis, University College London (University of London)].  Available at: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10052077/ 

Hosking, B. (2018). An Investigation of Practitioners’ Conceptualisations of Quality Academic Work in Higher Education Offshore Programs. [Doctoral thesis, Victoria University].  Available at: https://vuir.vu.edu.au/39498/1/HOSKING%20Bernadette-thesis_nosignature.pdf  

Jain, R. (2018). China’s Soft Power Aims in South Asia: Experiences of Nepalese Students in China’s Internationalization of Higher Education. [Doctoral dissertation, Cleveland State University].  Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1523103230854755

Ma, J. (2018). Moving Between What-Is And What-Might-Be?: Sustainable International Partnership In Higher Education : Perspectives From England And China. [Doctoral thesis, University of Hull. Available at: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221359/moving-between-what-is-and-what-might-be-sustainable-international-partnership-in-higher-education-perspectives-from-england-and-china

Mizumatsu, M. (2018). Weaving Innovation into Tradition: Factors Influencing Campus Internationalization at a Japanese University. [Doctoral thesis, University of Minnesota].  Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/11299/218696

Nguyen, T. P. T. (2018). The Internationalisation of Higher Education in Vietnamese Universities. [Doctoral thesis, University of Portsmouth].  Available at: https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/theses/the-internationalisation-of-higher-education-in-vietnamese-universities(cc98be5c-f935-4679-9af1-2beec8f6962e).html

Nyangau, J. Z. (2018). A Qualitative Study of Faculty Motivations of Engagement in Internationalization. [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University].  Available at: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1511899974919954

Qiu, Y. (2018). Institutional Diffusion and Implementation of Internationalization in Higher Education: A Case Study of G University. [Doctoral dissertation., University of the Pacific].  Available at: https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/3560 

Qu, W. (2018). Student Intercultural Engagement in Transnational Higher Education: A Single Site Sample of a Transnational Institution Located in China. [Doctoral thesis, University of Minnesota]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/11299/195405

Roman, M. (2018). The Internationalization of Teacher Education Faculty in Two Global Cities: A Case Study of Two Universities In New York And Hong Kong. [Doctoral thesis, Seton Hall University].  Available at: https://scholarship.shu.edu/dissertations/2499 

Seal, A. P. (2018). The Motivations, Experiences, And Aspirations of UK Students on Short-Term International Mobility Programmes. [Doctoral thesis, University of Surrey].  Available at: https://openresearch.surrey.ac.uk/esploro/outputs/99512873502346 


Wang, C. (2018). An Exploration of Students’ Experiences and Interpretations of An Internationalisation Policy Implemented In A Chinese University: A Case Study. [Doctoral thesis, Durham University].  Available at: https://etheses.dur.ac.uk/12626/

Wong, S. P. (2018). Correspondence Or Discrepancy? : A Multi-Method Examination Of Internationalisation Agendas In Malaysian Private Higher Education. [Doctoral thesis, Lancaster University].  Available at: https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/129823/1/2018wongphd.pdf

2017

Bulut-Sahin, B. (2017). Internationalization in Turkish universities; contributions, conflicts, and sources of conflicts: a multiple case study. [Doctoral thesis, Middle East Technical University]. Available at: https://acikbilim.yok.gov.tr/bitstream/handle/20.500.12812/680281/yokAcikBilim_10152323.pdf?sequence=-1

Bettinson, E. (2017). The Internationalisation of Higher Education: Opportunities and Constraints. [Doctoral thesis, Cardiff Metropolitan University].  Available at: https://figshare.cardiffmet.ac.uk/articles/thesis/The_internationalisation_of_Higher_Education_-_opportunities_and_constraints_A_case_study_of_the_PhD_journey_in_Tourism_Studies_/10104458

Cai, X. (2017). Managing Difference: Postgraduate Students’ Experience and Perspectives of Multicultural Group Work in An Internationalising University. [Doctoral thesis, University of Warwick].  Available at: https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/111335/ 

Jin, X. (2017). Challenges Facing Leadership of Australian Universities for Partnership-Driven Internationalisation with Chinese Universities: Rhetoric, Realities and Implications. [Doctoral thesis, Western Sydney].  Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:45278 

Lau, T. E. (2017). An Investigation of Transnational Higher Education in Hong Kong: Developing Transnational Intercultural Communities of Practice. [Doctoral thesis, University of Hull]. Available at: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220538/an-investigation-of-transnational-higher-education-in-hong-kong-developing-transnational-intercultural-communities-of-practice

Lewis, D. (2017). Comprehensive Internationalisation in Higher Education in China and England: Institutional Challenges and Benefits. [Doctoral thesis, University of Sheffield].  Available at: https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/18732/1/Final%20version%20Nov14.2017.docx

Nonaka, C. (2017). Projecting Self and Other Through Akogare (Desire) Among Japanese University Students: The English Language and the Internationalization of Higher Education in a Changing Japan. [Doctoral thesis, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa].  Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/62338 

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