18 Additional Resources
How our treatment of international students fails EDI goals in Canada by Benjamin Maiangwa, Antony Puddephatt, and Oluwatomi Akinyede. September 12, 2023.
- Argues that one of the main barriers to the pursuit of EDI goals in post-secondary education stems from inadequate financial and cultural supports for international students from the Canadian government and the university.
- International graduate students face much higher tuition, higher costs of travel and accommodation, and are often denied many opportunities and positions that domestic students are guaranteed.
- International graduate students need to be financially subsidized at least as much as domestic students to achieve EDI goals in universities and Canadian economy more broadly.
Negotiation: A skill that can transform your graduate school experience and beyond by Ceryl Tan and E. Idil Temel. May 2, 2023.
- Engaging in successful negotiation will be required throughout graduate school (e.g., negotiating research projects, funding, time management, authorship, milestones, and job offers) and managing it well can have a direct impact on success.
- Try to have the conversations as early as possible, be professional, and come with a clear vision and set of reasons. Be humble, but unapologetic.
- If negotiation fails, reach out to an independent third-party, such as your graduate committee, advisory team, or coordinator
Adrian-Taylor, S. R., Noels, K. A., & Tischler, K. (2007). Conflict between international graduate students and faculty supervisors: Toward effective conflict prevention and management strategies. Journal of Studies in International Education, 11(1), 90–117. https://doi.org/10.1177/1028315306286313
- Focus on common areas of conflict in supervisory relationships with international graduate students.
- Argues need for conflict management and prevention in these relationships (involving a third person who is nonjudgmental, will offer solutions and has conflict management training).
- Outlines common sources of conflict: differing expectations about responsibilities and relationship; lack of useful feedback; differing values about important skills; lack of respect, openness, time, support/guidance and communication.
Dimitrov, N. (2009). Western guide to mentoring graduate students across cultures. Western University Centre for Teaching and Learning. Purple Guides, 4. Retrieved from https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=tsc-purple-guides
- Highlights recurring challenges, discusses impact of culture on the relationship and provides concrete suggestions for building positive relationships across cultures.
- Identifies five primary challenges: assumptions about the nature of research and knowledge production; cultural differences in power and status; differing needs for saving face; cultural differences in communication styles; expectations about following rules.
- Includes case studies to promote reflection/discussion about the material and additional resources available for faculty and students at the university.
Skarakis-Doyle, E., & McIntyre, G.L. (2008). Western guide to graduate supervision. Western University Centre for Teaching and Learning. Purple Guides, 3. Retrieved from https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1005&context=tsc-purple-guides
- Guide for effective supervision based on focus groups and surveys with graduate students and faculty.
- Focus on graduate supervision as a form of pedagogy.
- Offers tips and strategies from experienced supervisors and includes additional resources.
