International Student-Centered Sexual Violence Prevention in Higher Education: An Exploratory Study

Recent reviews of sexual violence prevention (SVP) initiatives on college and university campuses in Canada and other countries foreground the lack of student-centered SVP programs meeting the needs of international students. This study addresses the gap by exploring international students’ preferences for content, delivery modes, and facilitators of SVP programs on campus. The study uses an exploratory sequential mixed-method approach consisting of personal interviews with international students ( n = 64) to inform the design of a survey administered among both international and domestic students ( n = 341) in three universities in Ontario, Canada. The findings inform recommendations for an international student-centered SVP approach that would enhance the impact of SVP education among both international and domestic students.