Challenges Facing Mexican Students in the United Kingdom: Implications for Adaptation during the Early Stage

Autor/in	López, Elizabeth Margarita Hernández
Titel	Challenges Facing Mexican Students in the United Kingdom: Implications for Adaptation during the Early Stage
Quelle	In: Journal of International Students, 10 (2020) 4, S.1005-1022 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2162-3104
Schlagwörter	Barriers; Student Adjustment; Study Abroad; Student Mobility; Student Attitudes; Mexicans; Graduate Students; Cultural Differences; Individual Characteristics; Culture Conflict; Foreign Countries; Educational Experience; Case Studies; Foreign Students; Money Management; Stress Variables; Psychological Patterns; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Mobility; Mobilität; Schülerverhalten; Mexikaner; Graduate Study; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Kultureller Unterschied; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Kulturkonflikt; Ausland; Bildungserfahrung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Großbritannien
Abstract	This article reports data drawn from a doctoral qualitative case study conducted during the 2016-2017 academic calendar. The study explored the academic, sociocultural, and affective challenges a cohort of Mexican postgraduate international students faced during their first 2 weeks at a university in England. Twenty students participated in three focus groups, while seven were involved in in-depth interviews. The findings support the notion that the adaptation experiences of Mexican postgraduate international students in the United Kingdom are like those of other groups of overseas students. They undergo an extensive array of challenges related to the perceived extent of cultural distance and differences in individual and societal characteristics, as outlined by Ward et al. (2001). Concerning the early stage, findings did not seem to support traditional views of culture shock (Adler, 1975; Lysgaard, 1955; Oberg, 1960). (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01