Document Type
Dissertation
Abstract
Liberia has survived a fourteen-year civil war. Within this time, many Liberians were forced to flee their countries and seek refuge. The United States and Liberia have held a long-standing friendly relationship; hence, there are thousands of Liberian refugees living within the United States. The educational issues of refugees worldwide is lacking in research. Consequently, the purpose of this dissertation is to gain an understanding of the lived experiences of adult Liberian refugees matriculating within American college classrooms. Through phenomenological methodology, the lived experiences of ten Liberian refugees enrolled within American college classrooms produced valuable results. Three major themes were found that described the perceptions and barriers to Liberian refugees academic success.
Repository Citation
White Ellis, Carla, "A Foreign Affair: A Phenomenological Study of Barriers to Adult Liberian Refugees' Success in the American College Classroom" (2013). English as a Second Language Faculty Publications & Research. 2.
https://scholarsarchive.jwu.edu/esl_fac/2
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Comments
A Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree, Doctor of Philosophy, Capella University, July 2013.