ERIC Number: EJ1294618
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 27
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International Students' Experiences with Changing Policy: A Qualitative Study from Middle Tennessee
Marbang, Phattra; McKinzie, Ashleigh E.; Eller, Jackie; Leggett, Ida F.
Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, v9 n2 p301-329 2020
This qualitative study utilizes seventeen F-1 international students' experiences in the U.S. Specifically, we examine the aspects of immigration regulations and policies regarding F-1 international students and the students' reactions to those policies--from becoming a legal alien, to maintaining lawful status, to job planning after graduation. This research suggests the current United States administration has created a moral panic over immigration, or the threat of immigration. As a result, this political rhetoric creates negative emotions for F-1 international students and impacts their decision-making after graduation.
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Student Attitudes, Educational Experience, Immigration, Public Policy, Career Planning, Moral Values, Negative Attitudes, Decision Making, Graduation, Fear, Political Attitudes, Stranger Reactions, Political Influences, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Tennessee
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