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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"host culture"”.
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The value of home narratives in shaping identities and making sense of experiences in a host culture
… from African countries brought with them their cultures, but also had to adapt to the demands of their new host culture in Finland. In addition, Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends report of 2019 calls for the need to reinvent business concepts with the focus on organisations shifting their …
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Social Support during the Academic Transition of International Students in Ph.D. Programs
… the nature of their interactions with the host culture and the effect of social support on academic success. Data collection methods included individual interviews with international students and two staff members from the Office of International Education, one focus group with students and …
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Exploring knowledge of Canadian values and social axioms in international and landed immigrant students' adaptation to Canada
… an exploration of the relationship between the host cultural knowledge of newcomers and their behavioural and psychological adaptation to the host culture. Utilizing a theoretical and applied approach to this research, 160 international and landed immigrant students at the University of …
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Evaluation of the International 4-H Youth Exchange (IFYE) Program
… attitudes, life leadership skills, and host culture knowledge through the six-month International 4-H Youth Exchange (IFYE) Program. The population consisted of the twenty-one 1999 IFYE six-month representatives. A descriptive census survey was used to collect the data for the study. …
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The Expatriate Adjustment Process: Implications of the Cross -Cultural Context on Learning the Environment Following a Work -Role Transition
… adjustment. Cultural distance, experience in the host culture and pre-departure preparation and training were all associated with the level of surprise reported.
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Reflections on a Collaborative Project between Elementary Students from an International School and Students from a Host Country
… in the way we attempt to incorporate the host culture, and in the way we promote intercultural literacy with young students. The participants in this study included 17 international school students, aged seven to nine, who collaborated with 25 local students of the same age, on five …
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An exploration of the experiences of expatriates and their accompanying spouses in terms of contact theory and intercultural competence
… experiences in terms of their contacts with the host culture. The employee moves into an organizational environment with a specific role and objectives. In contrast, the accompanying spouse may find him- or herself in an entirely different role.</p> <p>This study explored experiences of the …
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Tracing the journey of cross-cultural adaptation of Polish migrant women in Ireland - a process of creating home when home is away.
… and the overall lure of a full life in the host country, a number of factors affect this process of cross-cultural adaptation. These include perceived similarities and differences between home and host culture, the availability of and access to new and existing social networks, language …
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The Multicultural Goal: The Acculturation Experiences of Foreign Elite Athletes in the United States
… athletes to top level sports teams and the host culture in the United States. The research was designed in two phases. In Phase I, the acculturation experiences of 18 first-year elite foreign student-athletes were studied during their first year through semi-structured interviews conducted …
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Arab in Texas: a Creative Project on Intercultural Communication
… in the adaptations and adjustment process to the host culture. The analysis paper will provide some examples on the acquisition of a foreign language. Some scenes in the script will illustrate the major differences and similarities between Arabic and American cultures. My main goal of pursuing …
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A Study of the Out-Of-Class Experiences of Saint Mary's College Students Studying in Maynooth, Ireland
… fostered students' learning of the Irish culture, and (3) how the experiences influenced students' attitudes toward cultures other than their own.</p> <p><em>Methodology</em>. This study employed descriptive qualitative research. Focus groups were conducted to gather data used in …
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The Transition Experiences of Middle Eastern Graduate Students in the U.S.
… the transition from their home to the host culture and recommend how to help them with it. The conceptual framework used in this study was a comprehensive transition model incorporating Schlossberg et al.'s 4S Transition Model (1995) with the main ideas from Chickering's Vectors of …
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Identity Style, Acculturation Strategies and Employment Status Of Formally Educated Foreign-Born African Women In The United States
The culture in which people work and dwell is instrumental in shaping their sense of self. The decision to migrate from the country of one's heritage culture may result in the modification of self-identity in order to accommodate new experiences within the host culture. For working professionals, …
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Performing Black Feminisms in Diasporic Contexts: Sub-Saharan Women Negotiating Identity across Cultures
… cultural parameters of their home country and host culture. I use the term “Black feminisms” as an umbrella term to advocate for an interdisciplinary approach to Black feminist thought and African feminism as tools for analyzing the lived experiences of Sub-Saharan women in diaspora. …
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The Sojourner experience: An exploration of identity transformation through communication
… changing the way I talk, interacting with the host culture, meeting new people, the college experience, the self; and five themes from the “at-home” experience: I am more, is this home? people at home, at work, and where do I fit in to answer RQ1 and RQ2, respectively.</p>
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The Cultural Impact of Short-Term Study Abroad Programs
… participated in this study were affected by the culture of the country that they traveled to on a wide variety of levels, but many factors contributed to level in which the student was affected. Language did not have as much of an impact on students as culture, but some participants had an …
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The influence of paternal autonomy-support upon ethnic culture identification among second-generation immigrants
… their family's country of origin (natal culture) and mainstream U.S. society (host culture). Although second generation immigrants desire to fit into the host society, their parents often demand that they adhere to norms and traditions of the natal culture. Previous studies have shown …
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Examining the Impact of Discrimination, Shame, and Acculturation on Psychological Wellbeing of East Asian International Students
… Specifically, adherence to the heritage culture intensified the impact of both external shame and family shame on wellbeing. Adherence to the host culture was found to intensify the impact of family shame but not external shame on wellbeing. Different from the hypothesis, acculturation …
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Challenges Faced – Implications for Policy: The Everyday Lives of Eastern European Women in New Zealand
… that ideally leads to their assimilation to the host culture, in this research not all migrant women intended to assimilate. Indeed, those with a stronger wish to become part of the host culture reported more disappointments than those who embraced their cultural otherness as a positive aspect …
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An Examination of Refugees Strategies of Survival: A Critical Ethnographic Study of the Status of Resettlement Organizations and the Promotion of Alternative Forms of Resettlement Setting
… similar to that of home communities. Instead, a host culture dominates with complex and "none-reachable" profit-making institutions suffocating home culture practices. Within this context, this study attends to the social dysfunctionality that occurs beyond an interpersonal …
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