The experiences of international students in a Canadian faculty of nursing: a narrative inquiry study
Faculty Advisor
Date
2024
Keywords
graduate students, international, narrative inquiry, nursing, border, border-crossing
Abstract (summary)
Background
In response to the global need for nursing faculty, and nurses in leadership and advanced clinical practice roles, students from different countries come to Canada for their graduate nursing education. The positive reputation and the perceived advantages of the education system are particularly compelling to applicants from the countries located in the Global South. However, these students come from different social, historical, political, cultural, and educational backgrounds that deeply influence their learning experiences in Canada.
Objective and methodology
The aim of this narrative inquiry study was to understand the experiences of international graduate nursing students. The focus was to unravel two puzzles of this inquiry: What stories across social, historical, political, cultural, and educational borders shaped students' identities and ways of knowing? How did the experience in Canada impact their identities?
Setting and participants
Participants were invited from a Master of Nursing program at a research-intensive University in Western Canada.
Methods
Participants engaged in series of conversations over a period of one year.
Results
Multiplicity of borders and identity making, border making, and border crossing, were the threads that resonated across the narrative accounts.
Conclusion
These narrative threads provided insights into the lived experiences of tensions, the shifting of identities, and the day-to-day challenges that international students face while learning in Canada. Being aware of these experiences and acknowledging them could be a significant stride towards addressing the issues of racism, inequity, and exclusion for international students within Canadian graduate nursing education.
Publication Information
Oyelana, O., Glanfield, F., Estefan, A., & Caine, V. (2024). The experiences of international students in a Canadian faculty of nursing: A narrative inquiry study. Nurse Education Today, 133, 106016–106016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2023.106016
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