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Leveraging International Student Experiences in Building Academic & Community Support Programs at the University of Akron

Kramer, Andrew Gerlad
http://orcid.org/0009-0008-1872-8143
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1720615872614113

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2024, Doctor of Education , University of Dayton, Educational Administration.
This research identified a problem in practice at the University of Akron (UA) of declining international student enrollment, sense of satisfaction, and feelings of institutional support. To address the problem of practice we created an equity-based framework (L.O.V.E Change model) to bring international students as relevant stakeholders into organizational change processes. Fifty students were surveyed about their academic, cultural, and legal needs. Six students were interviewed to gain insight into the needs addressed by the survey. Survey results indicated a high need among international students for academic tutoring, cultural events, career planning, and assistance with immigration. The interviews illuminated themes of uncertainty and anxiety, lack of knowledge, career guidance, and educational guidance among international students.
Matthew Witenstein (Committee Chair)
Marianne Niese (Committee Member)
Linda Spurlock (Committee Member)
134 p.
Education; Education Philosophy; Education Policy; Educational Leadership; Educational Theory; Higher Education; Higher Education Administration
international education Equity Theory Critical Theory of Love Higher Education Administration Programs for international students community engagement community scholarship love change model funds of knowledge knowledge translation education policy education theory

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  • Kramer, A. G. (2024). Leveraging International Student Experiences in Building Academic & Community Support Programs at the University of Akron [Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1720615872614113

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kramer, Andrew. Leveraging International Student Experiences in Building Academic & Community Support Programs at the University of Akron . 2024. University of Dayton, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1720615872614113.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kramer, Andrew. "Leveraging International Student Experiences in Building Academic & Community Support Programs at the University of Akron ." Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1720615872614113

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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