Exploring foreign undergraduate students’ experiences of university

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ID12214535
AutoresDanica Wai Yee Liu (Nottingham Trent University, autor correspondente), Belinda Winder (0000-0002-9118-679X, Nottingham Trent University)
Ano2012
Volume27
Fascículo1
Páginas42-64
Data de publicação2012-12-05
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0951-8398 • E-ISSN: 1366-5898
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09518398.2012.736643
OpenAlexW2070552732
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas20

Although international students are an important source of income to universities in the UK, the emotional impact of their experiences may be ignored and unacknowledged. This study explored the personal experiences of international students studying for an undergraduate degree in the UK. Semi-structured interviews with five participants were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis, which aimed to capture the personal perceptions of these participants. Two analytical themes are presented: “adaptation and identity”, which reflects the difficulties in acculturation, adaptation and development of identity in a foreign country; and “us and them”, which pays close attention to the perception of disconnectedness, unfairness and exclusion encountered in trying to integrate into a different way of life. Findings are discussed in relation to the impact that participants’ experiences have had on their self-worth, confidence and ability to engage with domestic individuals

Acculturation · Adaptation (eye · Ethnic group · Identity (music · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Pedagogy · Perception · Qualitative research · Semi-structured interview · Social science · Sociology · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Higher Education Governance and Development · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Psychology · Social Psychology

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