A dialogue of shared discoveries on immigration: a duoethnography of international students in Canada
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2019 |
| Descripción: | International students are believed to contribute signifcantly in education and research as they bring a rich variety of perspectives, experiences, and languages. International students are frequently categorized into one homogenous group; however, this categorization dishonours their complex intersectional diversity and background that provides cultural capital. There is a need to understand the many manifestations of the complex and intersectional diversity in the backgrounds of international students. These students have many diferent reasons to immigrate to developed countries and undertake a rigorous academic program, including pursuing high academic goals, gaining personal knowledge, developing research skills, and widening employment opportunities. Using a duoethnographic dialogical approach, this article focuses on the experiences of two female international PhD students, one from Nigeria and the other from Costa Rica as they embark on a journey of shared self-discoveries on their mobility to Canada. Our paper takes a broad perspective on the processes behind mobility coming from diferent cultures and nationalities that meet in Canada. Some of our fndings include the impact of background when transitioning to a new country, the role of refective dialogue when questioning the source of our cultural assumptions and ethical judgments. In addition, we fnd that duoethnography has a strong efect to re-story our own narratives and perspectives. Finally, this dialogue allows us to broaden how we come to understand and extract meaning from our experiences as international students. |
| País: | Repositorio UNA |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio UNA |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:null:11056/19816 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/11056/19816 |
| Palabra clave: | ESTUDIANTES EXTRANJEROS MUJERES ESTUDIANTES INMIGRACIÓN DIÁLOGO FOREIGN STUDENTS FEMALE STUDENTS IMMIGRATION DIALOGUE |