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dc.contributor.authorRoshanizand, Faraz
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-20T06:00:04Z
dc.date.available2020-05-20T06:00:04Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/69103
dc.description.abstractThe Agency of higher education students has been extensively discussed in the context of learning (Baxter, 2019; Zeiser, Scholz, & Cirks, 2018). Meanwhile, the mental wellbeing of the international students and the constraints towards maintenance of it have been studied mostly in English-speaking countries (Alharbi, & Smith, 2018) . This thesis investigates and analyzes how agency is exercised by international students. Further, constraints and supporters of their mental wellbeing in the context of Finnish higher education are examined in a new context. Observations and experiences of the author together with the secondary link that was found in literature between agency and mental wellbeing were the main rationale to look at these concepts within the framework of this research. The data was gathered through seven qualitative semi-structured individual interviews from international students. The analysis of the data was done with the utilization of deductive content analysis. The findings showed various problems like, creation of a new social circle and cultural assimilation hinder the mental wellbeing of students; as opposed to factors like having a sense of belonging or well-functioning university support systems that scaffold mental wellbeing . Moreover, exercise of agency was manifested in activities like being proactive or self-reflective. I t was concluded that universities should take up an active role to promote their students’ agency in order to enable them and consider ways to sustain a balanced mental wellbeing for them. In conclusion, more attention, acknowledgement and consideration are required to handle mental wellbeing and agency of international students.en
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.subject.otherinternational students
dc.subject.otherFinland
dc.titleInvestigation of agency and mental wellbeing : the case of international students in the context of Finnish higher education
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-202005203357
dc.type.ontasotPro gradu -tutkielmafi
dc.type.ontasotMaster’s thesisen
dc.contributor.tiedekuntaKasvatustieteiden ja psykologian tiedekuntafi
dc.contributor.tiedekuntaFaculty of Education and Psychologyen
dc.contributor.laitosKasvatustieteiden laitosfi
dc.contributor.laitosDepartment of Educationen
dc.contributor.yliopistoJyväskylän yliopistofi
dc.contributor.yliopistoUniversity of Jyväskyläen
dc.contributor.oppiaineMaster's Degree Programme in Educationfi
dc.contributor.oppiaineMaster's Degree Programme in Educationen
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dc.type.publicationmasterThesis
dc.contributor.oppiainekoodi102
dc.subject.ysoulkomaalaiset opiskelijat
dc.subject.ysohenkinen hyvinvointi
dc.subject.ysotoimijuus
dc.subject.ysoopiskelijat
dc.subject.ysohyvinvointi
dc.subject.ysoforeign students
dc.subject.ysomental well-being
dc.subject.ysohuman agency
dc.subject.ysostudents
dc.subject.ysowell-being
dc.format.contentfulltext
dc.type.okmG2


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