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Connecting The International Experience, Michelle Wong
Connecting The International Experience, Michelle Wong
M.A. in Higher Education Leadership: Action Research Projects
The purpose of this study was to explore how relationships between international students and study abroad returnees can further global education throughout the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) community. My overarching question was: how can I, as an advisor at the International Students and Programs Office (ISPO), create a program that fosters cross-cultural interaction between international students and study abroad returnees? A secondary question was: how can these interactions help cultivate the intercultural competencies of both parties? Using O’Leary’s Cycles of Action Research as a guiding framework, I conducted one pre-cycle, a needs assessment, and three cycles of data …
Understanding Hidden Diversity: The Third Culture Student Experience At Usd, Bianca Chau
Understanding Hidden Diversity: The Third Culture Student Experience At Usd, Bianca Chau
M.A. in Higher Education Leadership: Action Research Projects
The intention of this research was to expand the common notion of who international students are. This research uncovered the unique experiences of third culture students at the University of San Diego with the hopes of raising awareness of the existence of this group of students. The term third culture [student] was defined as an individual “who has spent a significant part of his or her developmental years outside their parent’s culture” (Pollock, Van Reken, & Pollock, 2017, p.23). Third culture students have experienced a highly mobile life; a kind of lifestyle that is unique and unfamiliar to many USD …