Formal and informal support at Icelandic universities: experiences of staff members and immigrant students
Due to increased migration in recent decades, universities must adapt their practices to meet the needs of a changing student body. Many immigrant students desire to complete their studies at universities, yet factors such as language of communication and cultural traditions limit their possibilitie...
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fticelandunivojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/3165 2023-08-20T04:07:25+02:00 Formal and informal support at Icelandic universities: experiences of staff members and immigrant students Hama, Susan Rafik Benediktsson, Artëm Ingmar Hansen, Börkur Jonsdottir, Kriselle Lou Suson Ragnarsdóttir, Hanna 2020-06-23 application/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tuuom/article/view/3165 isl ice Menntavísindasvið Háskóla Íslands https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tuuom/article/view/3165/1874 https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tuuom/article/view/3165 Copyright (c) 2020 Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun Icelandic Journal of Education; Vol. 29 No. 1 (2020): Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun; 45-64 Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun; Bnd. 29 Nr. 1 (2020): Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun; 45-64 2298-8408 2298-8394 immigrant students higher education formal & informal support inclusive environment Iceland info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2020 fticelandunivojs 2023-08-01T12:29:03Z Due to increased migration in recent decades, universities must adapt their practices to meet the needs of a changing student body. Many immigrant students desire to complete their studies at universities, yet factors such as language of communication and cultural traditions limit their possibilities. This paper comes out of a study titled Educational Aspirations, Opportunities and Challenges for Immigrants in University Education in Iceland. The findings are based on individual interviews with immigrant students and university staff members and focus group interviews with immigrant students. The theoretical framework of the study draws from the ideas of culturally competent counselling. This helps to analyse immigrant students’ experiences of formal and informal support during their university studies (Arredondo et al., 1996; Maunonen-Eskelinen, Kaikkonen & Clayton, 2005). Formal support constitutes institutional support provided by the universities, such as orientation programs and social activities of various kinds. Informal support, in contrast, incorporates other means of assistance to immigrant students either through those whom they trust, such as instructors, or community members in the role of cultural brokers. Immigrant students also get support through their present and former friends and through their extended family members. The findings indicate that, despite the challenges that immigrant students face at Icelandic universities, the majority were quite positive about their experiences as they described different types of formal and informal support which they obtained throughout their studies. Due to increased migration in recent decades, universities must adapt their practices to meet the needs of a changing student body. Many immigrant students desire to complete their studies at universities, yet factors such as language of communication and cultural traditions limit their possibilities. This paper comes out of a study titled Educational Aspirations, Opportunities and Challenges for ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Iceland: Peer Reviewed Journals Clayton ENVELOPE(-64.183,-64.183,-65.167,-65.167) Eskelinen ENVELOPE(23.600,23.600,67.717,67.717) Kaikkonen ENVELOPE(28.850,28.850,65.950,65.950) |
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Due to increased migration in recent decades, universities must adapt their practices to meet the needs of a changing student body. Many immigrant students desire to complete their studies at universities, yet factors such as language of communication and cultural traditions limit their possibilities. This paper comes out of a study titled Educational Aspirations, Opportunities and Challenges for Immigrants in University Education in Iceland. The findings are based on individual interviews with immigrant students and university staff members and focus group interviews with immigrant students. The theoretical framework of the study draws from the ideas of culturally competent counselling. This helps to analyse immigrant students’ experiences of formal and informal support during their university studies (Arredondo et al., 1996; Maunonen-Eskelinen, Kaikkonen & Clayton, 2005). Formal support constitutes institutional support provided by the universities, such as orientation programs and social activities of various kinds. Informal support, in contrast, incorporates other means of assistance to immigrant students either through those whom they trust, such as instructors, or community members in the role of cultural brokers. Immigrant students also get support through their present and former friends and through their extended family members. The findings indicate that, despite the challenges that immigrant students face at Icelandic universities, the majority were quite positive about their experiences as they described different types of formal and informal support which they obtained throughout their studies. Due to increased migration in recent decades, universities must adapt their practices to meet the needs of a changing student body. Many immigrant students desire to complete their studies at universities, yet factors such as language of communication and cultural traditions limit their possibilities. This paper comes out of a study titled Educational Aspirations, Opportunities and Challenges for ... |
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Formal and informal support at Icelandic universities: experiences of staff members and immigrant students |
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