Event Title
Immigrant Graduate Student’s Persistence Toward Graduation: Factors Affecting Their Ability to Complete a Program of Study
Start Date
5-2-2021 11:40 AM
End Date
5-2-2021 1:10 PM
Date of Publication
2-5-2021
Document Type
Presentation
Abstract
It is known that graduate students encounter many obstacles that impede their ability to finish their degree, less is known about what additional obstacles immigrant students face when pursuing a graduate degree. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in 2018 declared a new record high of 68.5 million displaced people worldwide. Family, peers, and social justice commitments play an important role in influencing immigrant students to enter graduate programs (Lara & Nava, 2018). The persistence level of immigrant graduate students is of great concern for institutions of higher education (IHEs) due to different factors that could help or hinder the student’s ability to persist in the program leading to graduation (Dwyer, 2017).
Keywords
Immigrant Graduate Students, Graduation
Description
Achievement, Discussant: Bill Jasper
Persistent Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/10950/2899
Immigrant Graduate Student’s Persistence Toward Graduation: Factors Affecting Their Ability to Complete a Program of Study
It is known that graduate students encounter many obstacles that impede their ability to finish their degree, less is known about what additional obstacles immigrant students face when pursuing a graduate degree. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in 2018 declared a new record high of 68.5 million displaced people worldwide. Family, peers, and social justice commitments play an important role in influencing immigrant students to enter graduate programs (Lara & Nava, 2018). The persistence level of immigrant graduate students is of great concern for institutions of higher education (IHEs) due to different factors that could help or hinder the student’s ability to persist in the program leading to graduation (Dwyer, 2017).