Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
Volume 38, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 332-347

Centering the voices of international students in family studies and family therapy graduate programs (Article)

Mcdowell T.* , Fang S.-R. , Kosutic I. , Griggs J.
  • a Lewis and Clark, United States
  • b Northern Illinois University, United States
  • c University of Connecticut, United States
  • d Lewis and Clark, United States

Abstract

In this article, we report the results of a survey that accessed the perceptions of family studies and family therapy international master's and doctoral students across the United States. Our goals included giving collective voice to the experience of international students and gathering their suggestions for improving programs. Themes that emerged from responses to open- and closed-ended questions included feeling (mis)understood and (de)valued; forming personal connections and experiencing marginalization; the importance of including international perspectives in curricula; considering the relevance/transferability of knowledge; and attending to barriers to learning. Based on the results, we share suggestions for improving family studies and family therapy graduate programs relative to program planning, curricula revision, teaching strategies, and faculty development. © 2012 American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

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information processing education cultural anthropology Students psychological aspect Article Family Therapy academic achievement Education, Graduate United States student human Humans family Culture Data Collection
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2012.00310.x
ISSN: 0194472X
Cited by: 5
Original Language: English