Perceptions of Resiliency and Success in an American Community College: A Case Study of Five Transnational Students

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2014

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

This dissertation examines five transnational students' views of their academic experiences in an American community college. The investigation contributes to the existing literature that illuminates the trends and conditions in which transnational students strive to learn in American classrooms. The study's focus is on the challenges, adjustments, and conditions that favor academic resiliency and student success. The analyses are conducted with the aid of Atlas.ti (qualitative data analysis software), which identified categories of themes that emerged from the discussions around the factors contributing to the students' dispositions toward resiliency. The researcher considers the commonalities and differences that transnational students bring to the classroom; their motivation, level of confidence, and the support mechanisms that help to foster a balance between the students' academic needs and the practical services, available to them in the community college learning environment.

doctoral dissertations

Educational leadership
Adult education

D.Ed.

Adult Learner
ATLAS.ti
Community College
Resiliency
Transnational Students

Educational Leadership

Dunaway, David

Lock, Corey
Lambert, Richard
West, Mark

Thesis (D.Ed.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2014.

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