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Publication Date: 2020-Dec
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U.S. Social Justice Spaces and Global Justice: Integrating International Students for the Engagement of All
Hou, Yuqing; Pojar, Amy
Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, v12 n6S1 p160-168 Dec 2020
This qualitative study explores the extent to which international students integrate when they encounter social justice discussions inside or outside a U.S. class environment. Focusing on diversity courses at a west coast university, the study investigates international students' learning experiences as well as their contributions to these U.S. educational spaces when drawing from their perspectives and experiences from communities around the world. Because international students are both agents and objects of bias, the study hypothesizes that more integration leads to more engagement and better outcomes for both international and domestic participants. By interviewing and surveying students from varied national and social backgrounds, the study seeks to understand outcomes for a diverse group of both international and domestic students. The study's findings will advance policy, pedagogy, and practice conversations around internationalization, social justice education, and global citizenship education at institutions of higher education in the U.S.
Descriptors: Social Justice, Foreign Students, Diversity, Learning Experience, Social Bias, Social Integration, Outcomes of Education, Student Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, College Students, Learner Engagement, Acculturation, Minority Group Students, Developing Nations, Developed Nations, Citizenship, Global Approach, International Education, Higher Education
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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