A Social Network Approach to International Student Career Support | Seed Grant 2022

By Seungyoon Lee1, Kelsey Patton1, Siqing Wei1, Subulola Ebunoluwa Jiboye1

Purdue University

This work in progress research project is an exploratory study aimed at describing the career networks of undergraduate international students utilizing a mixed methods approach to social network analysis to better understand perceived career...

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This work in progress research was funded by the 2022 CILMAR Seed Grant. The YouTube link to the presentation can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yakklByw35Y&ab_channel=CILMAR.

This work in progress research study explores the career networks of international students, using social network analysis and thematic analysis in the form of interviews and surveys. A mixed methods approach allowed us to describe key individuals and organizations in participants’ career networks, including their roles, locations, nationalities, how helpful their instrumental and emotional career-related support is perceived to be, and how participants were referred to them. The research questions were: (1) Which individuals and organizations and their respective support efforts comprise the instrumental and emotional career support networks of international students? (2) How do international students describe challenges and barriers within the job search? (3) How do international students describe any support missing from their career networks? (4) How could the network structure inform information session topic choices, outreach, and communication dissemination efforts to better serve students? (Lee et al., 2023).

If you are interested in applying for the CILMAR Seed Grant, information can be found here: https://purdue.edu/ippu/cilmar/research/seed-grants.html. Applicants should be employed and/or pursuing a course of study at Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus.

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  • Seungyoon Lee, Kelsey Patton, Siqing Wei, Subulola Ebunoluwa Jiboye (2023). A Social Network Approach to International Student Career Support | Seed Grant 2022. (Version 2.0).

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