Date of Award
Spring 5-30-2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Education
First Advisor
Paul Sproll
Second Advisor
Dr. Mariah Doren
Abstract
This thesis explores the experiences of multilingual, international graduate students at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Through interviews with eight international and multilingual graduate students from different RISD departments, the researcher asks students to identify what helps and hinders their learning. The author situates interviewee responses in the context of scholarly literature that examines the experiences and predicted challenges faced by multilingual international students enrolled in art and design schools and more broadly in higher education. Further, this thesis’ research questions are examined within the complexities of and ongoing conversations about creating a more equitable and inclusive RISD and the potential of its recently adopted Social Equity and Inclusion initiative. The emergent themes that surfaced from the literature review and the interviews are used not only to raise questions about the nature of the students’ experiences, expectations and the challenges they faced, but in doing so to suggest broader implications for teaching and learning at RISD and beyond.
Recommended Citation
Conley, Madeline, "Tell me about a class at RISD : classroom experiences of multilingual, international Graduate students at the Rhode Island School of Design" (2019). Masters Theses. 393.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/393
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