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Experiences of Pakistani Students in American Universities
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to understand experiences of Pakistani students’ in American Universities. Open-ended interviews were conducted by the first author of the study. Fifteen participants were selected through convenience sampling technique. Symbolic interactionism was followed as a conceptual framework to situate the experience of Pakistani students. Constant comparative method was used to generate themes form the data. The study found that participants experience lack of confidence due to language and culture, they were unrepresentative of true personality, and they found their teachers very helpful. The study also found that people in American universities wanted to live in their zone of comforts, they felt depressed when overloaded with assignments, they were free exercise of their religious activities, and they were never discriminated being Pakistanis.
Authors
Muhammad Akram
Assistant Professor , Division of Education, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Farrukh Munir
Lecturer, Institute of Education & Research, Institute of Education & Research
Saira Taj
Assistant Professor, Research and Evaluation Department, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Keywords
Comfort Zone, Depression, Lack of Confidence, Nondiscrimination, Religious Freedom
