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ERIC Number: EJ1461611
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0271-0633
EISSN: EISSN-1536-0768
Available Date: 2024-07-29
Turning a Mirror into a Window: A Duoethnographic Study of International Student Identity
Sarah Schiffecker1; Joanna Abdallah2
New Directions for Teaching and Learning, n181 p35-44 2025
This duoethnographical study explores the experiences of the two authors, Joanna and Sarah, as international students in the United States that do not quite fully fit in any of the categories described in research literature. Using a Borderland theoretical approach, the authors explore the in-between spaces at the intersections of their identities in order to understand their complex experiences as white/wwwhite-passing international doctoral students in the United States. Applying the Borderland approach to both intersectional and social identity frameworks, this chapter seeks to highlight the intricacies involved in the identity development of international students, especially when group membership is fluid. The results of this duoethnography challenge traditional notions of intersectionality of identity and uncover a dissonance in the identities of both authors.
Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: 1College of Media and Communications, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA; 2Department of Educational Administration, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, USA