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ERIC Number: EJ975524
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jun
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0194-472X
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Centering the Voices of International Students in Family Studies and Family Therapy Graduate Programs
McDowell, Teresa; Fang, Shi-Ruei; Kosutic, Iva; Griggs, Julie
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, v38 ns1 p332-347 Jun 2012
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.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
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