| Title: |
International Students' Stories of Pandemic Self-Isolation: Perspectives at a Christian University |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Dieu Hack-Polay (ORCID 0000-0002-1038-5018); Dannie Brown |
| Source: |
Christian Higher Education. 2025 24(1):38-53. |
| Availability: |
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
16 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Foreign Students; Social Isolation; Pandemics; COVID-19; Christianity; Religious Colleges; Altruism; Coping; Educational Attainment; College Students; Student Attitudes; Educational Experience; Well Being; Asians; Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: |
Canada |
| DOI: |
10.1080/15363759.2024.2392273 |
| ISSN: |
1536-3759; 1539-4107 |
| Abstract: |
This research aims to examine the experiences of international students taking courses during the COVID-19 pandemic amidst lockdowns, self-isolation, and the closure of international borders. We interviewed 15 students, mainly from South Asia, attending university in Atlantic Canada who could not return to their countries of origin before the travel restrictions were imposed. The findings expose major mental health issues the stranded international students faced and the impact on their well-being as well as educational attainment. The study has implications for mental health support systems in Christian universities but has also revealed that Christian compassion was a key coping mechanism for affected students. To the authors' knowledge, this study is the first to examine the experience of international students left stranded by COVID-19 restrictions in Atlantic Canada. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1456588 |
| Database: |
ERIC |