An exploratory investigation of the effects of a cultural orientation programme on the psychological well-being of international university students.

Autor/inn/en	McKinlay, N. J.; Pattison, H. M.; Gross, H.
Titel	An exploratory investigation of the effects of a cultural orientation programme on the psychological well-being of international university students.
Quelle	In: Higher education, 31 (1996) 3, S. 379-395Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben 40; Tabellen 3; dokumentarischer Anhang
Sprache	englisch; englische Zusammenfassung
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560; 1573-174X
DOI	10.1007/BF00128438
Schlagwörter	Psychologie; Zufriedenheit; Psychohygiene; Kultureinfluss; Gesundheit; Studium; Vorbereitung; Orientierungsveranstaltung; Ausländer; Student; Großbritannien
Abstract	'Culture shock' has been identified as a psychological reaction to a change in cultural environment. The main symptoms of culture shock are reported to be psychological disturbance, a negative reaction to the new surroundings and a longing for a more familiar environment. Research has identified culture shock as a component in the difficulties that international students face when studying in another country. One way that institutions of higher education have responded to these difficulties is to provide initial cultural orientation. In the study reported here, a group of post-graduate students who had participated in a study skills and cultural orientation course at a British university were compared with a group that had not. Contrary to the research hypothesis, the group that took part in the orientation course were significantly more homesick and reported more psychological difficulties. The overall findings cast doubt on the received view of culture shock as it affects international students. They suggest that culture shock is exacerbated by personal and social factors and this has implications for the way that international students may be helped through the experience. /DIPF/Abstract übernommen).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	1998_(CD)