Open AccessTowards a More Comprehensive Understanding of International Doctoral Students' Experiences
Author(s) -
Yan Gao
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of international students
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2166-3750
pISSN - 2162-3104
DOI - 10.32674/jis.v11i2.2065
Subject(s) - order (exchange) , sociology , engineering ethics , graduate students , doctoral studies , doctoral dissertation , pedagogy , psychology , political science , higher education , engineering , finance , law , economics
Studies pertaining to the challenges international doctoral students confront have been disseminated at various conferences and in journals. However, there is a need to synthesize the research that has been conducted recently in this area in order to assess and advance contemporary theories about international doctoral students. Using meta-synthesis, this paper discusses the literature’s main themes and the relationship between theory and the literature finding. A new tentative framework is proposed based on the results. Implications for international doctoral students’ academic success were also discussed.