| dc.description.abstract | The Republic of the Philippines is attracting more and more
international students, especially in tertiary institutions. People have
realized that the Philippines has high quality education at an
affordable cost. Consequently, the increase in the population of
international students is evident in the Philippines. One unnoticeable
group of international students that is creating a new phenomenon is
the married singles, that is, married international students living in a
foreign country without their families. Based on the accounts of two
focus groups and eight individual interviews of male married singles,
this phenomenological study explored factors that lead to married
single life of international students, the impact of such a life on the
students’ wellbeing and their academic performance, the effect on
their families, and the ways they cope with this life during the course
of their studies. The findings demonstrate that the financial
challenges are the major cause of the phenomenon of married singles
in the Philippines. Both positive and negative consequences were
seen on the academic performance of married single students while
only negative results were reported on their wellbeing. | en_US |
