Cultivating Leadership Resiliency

Experiences of Graduate International Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors

  • Marcia Sun Oklahoma State University
  • Liz Neria Pina Oklahoma State University
  • Younglong Kim Kim Oklahoma State University

Abstract

Resilience can be observed as a fundamental and multifaceted component that allows global higher education students to be better prepared to manage challenges. Those experiences would give them a remarkable ability to cope with problems they might face in their future workplaces, positioning them as leaders. This study aims to describe the graduate student’s experience of developing their leadership resilience during the pandemic. This paper sheds light on building leadership resilience for international graduate students. This study used a self-reflection approach. Three critical tenets, a sense of belonging, community creation, and self-efficacy, were selected to explore literature reviews and utilize them as prompts to illustrate and share experiences regarding leadership resilience during the pandemic.

Author Biographies

  • Marcia Sun, Oklahoma State University

    MARCIA SUN is a PhD student in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and a graduate research assistant in the School of Global Studies and Partnerships at Oklahoma State University. Her research interests focus on the cross-cultural integration process and developing programs to better support and foster a sense of belonging among international students, retention and access for international students, and the intersections of identities and cultural competence in higher education. Email: marcia.sun@okstate.edu 

     

  • Liz Neria Pina, Oklahoma State University

    LIZ NERIA-PIÑA, a PhD candidate in the program of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, works as a research assistant in the area of Higher Education and Student Affairs at Oklahoma State University. Prior, Liz was involved in academia in Mexico since 2003 as a professor and program director. Her research interests focus on leadership, internationalization, hidden student populations, and strategic planning. Email: liz.neria@okstate.edu

     

  • Younglong Kim Kim, Oklahoma State University

    YOUNGLONG "RACHEL" KIM is a PhD student in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Program in Oklahoma State University. She serves as a graduate research/teaching assistant in the program. Since 2006, she has served students from K12 to university as a teacher locally and globally. Her research interests include ECHO education, equity, educational access, social learning space, educational leadership, and technology integration. Email: younglong.kim@okstate.edu

Published

2022-10-22

Issue

2023: International Graduate and Doctoral Student Experience: Navigating Relationships, Resources, and Resilience

Section

Navigating International Doctoral Student Experience

How to Cite

Cultivating Leadership Resiliency: Experiences of Graduate International Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic . (2022). Comparative & International Education Series. https://ojed.org/cies/article/view/4358