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International Master’s Degree Students’ Experiences of Support at a Finnish University




AuthorsBallo Anduena, Varis Sotiria, Mathies Charles, Filippou Kalypso

PublisherOsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University

Publication year2024

JournalNordic Journal of Comparative and International Education

Journal acronymNJCIE

Article number1

Volume8

Issue1

First page 1

Last page24

eISSN2535-4051

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.7577/njcie.5693

Web address https://journals.oslomet.no/index.php/nordiccie/article/view/5693/4883

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/387538043


Abstract

This phenomenographicstudy explores international master’s degree students’ ways of experiencing support in Finnish higher education. The study draws on Schlossberg’s Transition Model and the Culturally Engaging Campus Environments Model as a conceptual framework. The phenomenographic analysis of 17 interviews with international master’s degree students identified four ways of experiencingsupportas:(a) study system adjustment, (b) learning enhancement, (c) personal growth, and (d) autonomy development. The findingsidentifiedparticipants’experiencing support in relationships, use of information, communication, services, the flexibility of studies,learningand study environments.The presence of two indicators,Humanizing Educational Environments and Availabilityof Holistic Support suggested that the campus environment wasculturally responsivetoacademic and personal support of international degree students. The findings contribute to the understanding of support for international degree students in higher education and may be used to develop services to support international degree students’ social, cultural, and careerintegration into host communities.


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