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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Third Culture Kids"”.
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The Repatriation Experiences of American Third Culture Kids
… they will encounter as residents in a new culture; however, they may not recognize the possible subsequent effects on their children, when returning home to their native cultures during the repatriation process. The children who experience the effect of living in a new culture and …
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The Traits, Characteristics, and Qualities of International Christian School Teachers Valued by Third Culture Kids
… Christian school teacher desired and valued by Third Culture Kids (TCKs). For the first time, the voice of the TCK has been codified in respect to their preferences and dislikes of teachers they interact with on a daily basis. The findings of this study point to the multi-dimensional …
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THIRD CULTURE KIDS (TCKs) GO TO COLLEGE: A RETROSPECTIVE NARRATIVE INQUIRY OF INTERNATIONAL UPBRINGING AND COLLEGIATE ENGAGEMENT
BACKGROUND: Third Culture Kids (TCKs) are those who have been raised in a culture outside of the culture of their parents, usually in a host country that differs from the country of their birth, because of their parents’ work or religious endeavors. Some of the groups that identify themselves as …
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An exploration of adult third culture kids’ experience of transitioning to the UK between the ages of 10 and 17: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
Background: Third Culture Kids (TCKs) are individuals who spent a significant part of their developmental years outside of their country of origin. They differ from traditional migrants due to the relocation being driven by parents’ choice, with a temporary mobility pattern. Research on TCK’s …
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Confiding History: Stories We Lived When No One Was Watching
<p>Military kids often get lost, overlooked, and shuffled from one location to the next while their parents are doing the high-pressure work of national defense--but in the meantime, these kids get a world-wide education and back-stage passes to significant world events. Additionally, military …
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Neither (Fully) Here Nor There: Negotiation Narratives of Nashville's Kurdish Youth
… years within the context of the American culture. This thesis is a study of how they view their place within and/or apart from that culture and the one into which they were born, the Kurdish one. My contention is that they all live a double life. Over the course of a seven-month period in …
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Fluid Identity And Cultural Sensitivity in Youth
… or not international/exposure to multiple cultures experiences enhances cultural sensitivity by allowing a comparison between students with many international/exposure to multiple cultures and students with limited experiences.
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Third-Culture Students: An Exploratory Study of Transition In the First Year of College
… study was to explore the experiences of third-culture students who repatriated to the United States for their first year of college. In the context of this research, third-culture students are American children who lived overseas as a result of their parents' professions for two or more …
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Adult Third Culture Kid’s (ATCK’s) Concept of Belonging and Identity Creation: Can Spiritual Self-Leadership be a Solution?
Adult Third Culture Kids (ATCKs), with their mobile and cross-cultural childhood, bring into adulthood both benefits and challenges which impact their personal and professional lives. This research was conducted through narrative inquiry with 25 ATCK participants ranging in age from 18 to almost …