Mirroring Yourself: Peer Mentor Circle Support for International Graduate Student Transitions

Transitioning to graduate school in the United States presents many challenges for international students including culture shock, academic shock, language barriers, and homesickness. As universities continue to bring international students to their classrooms, it is imperative that they feel welcom...

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Published in:	Journal of international students 2023-11, Vol.13 (4), p.261-279
Main Authors:	Hyden, Brittany, Coryell, Joellen E
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Academic achievement Acculturation Adjustment Classrooms College campuses College students Colleges & universities Cultural competence Cultural conflict Culture Educational aspects Educational Environment Enrollment Trends Enrollments Foreign students Globalization Graduate students Graduate studies Higher education Influence International Education Learning Literature reviews Mentoring Mentors Peers Social aspects Social networks Social support Student organizations Students, Foreign Transitions Undergraduate Students
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Summary:	Transitioning to graduate school in the United States presents many challenges for international students including culture shock, academic shock, language barriers, and homesickness. As universities continue to bring international students to their classrooms, it is imperative that they feel welcome and supported. To this end, a university in the Southwest United States employed a peer mentor circle program aimed at easing the transition for international graduate students as they began their programs. Using Schlossberg's (2011) transition theory, this study examined the moving in and moving through phases of eight new international graduate students as they participated in the peer mentor circle program with six current international graduate students. The study provides insight into the moving in phase of new international graduate students and found that the peer mentor circle program eases transition to graduate school and fosters movement toward the moving through phase of the transition model.
ISSN:	2162-3104 2166-3750