Open AccessInternational Students by Treaty:
Author(s) -
Cherry-Ann Smart
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of international students
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.47
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2166-3750
pISSN - 2162-3104
DOI - 10.32674/jis.v12i4.2905
Subject(s) - preparedness , government (linguistics) , transformative learning , political science , politics , treaty , higher education , public relations , democracy , economic growth , sociology , pedagogy , law , philosophy , linguistics , economics
International or non-national students in the Anglophone Caribbean are affected by disasters that affect their experiences in the host country. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted latent concerns such as prejudices, border issues, and weak institutional support despite the existence of geo-political treaties. Using content analysis, and incorporating a transformative lens, the research examined factors that contributed to these students’ vulnerabilities at institutions of higher education in the Caribbean during the pandemic. The results showed that non-national students’ mental well-being was affected by several factors including institutional role, management of communication, lived-experiences, access to resources, their government’s expression of financial support, and perceived discrimination from the host community. The article highlighted the potential for further marginalization of international students in the absence of pragmatic disaster preparedness plans.