Emotional Connectedness to Home for Ghanaian Students in the UK

Autor/inn/en	Doku, Florence; Meekums, Bonnie
Titel	Emotional Connectedness to Home for Ghanaian Students in the UK
Quelle	In: British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 42 (2014) 4, S.383-402 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0306-9885
DOI	10.1080/03069885.2014.916396
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Foreign Students; Emotional Adjustment; Migrants; College Students; Focus Groups; Interviews; Separation Anxiety; Phenomenology; Personal Narratives; Attachment Behavior; Cross Cultural Studies; Interpersonal Relationship; Social Capital; Acculturation; Ghana; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Emotionale Anpassung; Migrantin; Collegestudent; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Trennungsangst; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Erlebniserzählung; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Sozialkapital; Akkulturation; Großbritannien
Abstract	Ghanaian migrants represent one of the largest Black African groups in the UK. While viewed positively in terms of economic and educational success, migration has impacts on emotional attachments. The aim of this study was therefore to explore narrative expressions of belonging and emotional connectedness for Ghanaian university students in the UK. Nine Ghanaian students took part in one of two focus group interviews. A narrative analysis revealed stories of separation, emotional belonging, meaningful connectedness and disconnections. Connections were made to the homeland through Ghanaian food, clothing, language, religion and communication with significant persons. Stories of disconnection were related to isolation and a sense of not belonging. Recommendations are made for therapist training, culturally sensitive university environments and further research. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10