The Lived Experiences of Male International Doctoral Students and Faculty in Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Programs

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (Ed.D)

Department

Counseling

Date of Award

8-31-2026

Abstract

This dissertation explores the experiences of Male International Doctoral Students (MIDS) and Male Foreign-Born Faculty (MFBF) in the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) accredited programs in the United States. MIDS accounts for 1.44% (Appendix C) of all Doctoral students in CACREP accredited programs, as provided in the 2024 CACREP Vital Statistics Report. MFBF in CACREP programs accounted for 0.22% (Appendix C) of all full-time faculty, when last reported in the 2020 CACREP Vital Statistics Report. Understanding the experiences of MIDS and MFBF in CACREP accredited programs at United States institutions of higher education, may be instrumental in making counselor education programs more culturally diverse, and in turn the counseling profession more broadly. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, and data was analyzed following the six steps of Thematic Analysis (TA), with four major themes and 5 sub-themes emerging from the data analysis. Participants provided areas of support they needed from their institutions and professional associations, to grow the population of MIDS and MFBF in CACREP accredited programs in the US.

Advisor

Ajitha Chandrika Prasanna Kumaran

Subject Categories

Counseling | Psychology | Social and Behavioral Sciences

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