Cultural Learning in the Adjustment Process of Academic Expatriates

Autor/inn/en	Fenech, Roberta; Baguant, Priya; Abdelwahed, Ihab
Titel	Cultural Learning in the Adjustment Process of Academic Expatriates
Quelle	In: Cogent Education, 7 (2020) 1, Artikel 1830924 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Fenech, Roberta)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2331-186X
DOI	10.1080/2331186X.2020.1830924
Schlagwörter	Acculturation; Adjustment (to Environment); College Faculty; Overseas Employment; Faculty Mobility; Cultural Awareness; Cultural Background; Competence; Teaching Experience; Academic Rank (Professional); Age Differences; Foreign Workers; Foreign Countries; Correlation; United Arab Emirates + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akkulturation; Fakultät; Auslandstätigkeit; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Kompetenz; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Ausland; Korrelation; Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Abstract	The recent rise in academic expatriates brings to the forefront the need for research to further explore this specific group of self-initiated expatriates. The purpose of this research is to study the relationship between cultural learning and adjustment of academic expatriates. Cultural learning of an academic expatriate is the strengthening and development of his/her cultural understanding, competence, and intelligence, whilst adjustment is the personal, social, and work adaptation leading to feelings of comfort towards the environment and better functioning. The main hypothesis is that increased cultural learning, which is manifested as cultural competence, is linked to well-adjusted academic expatriates. The dual theoretical framework is the theory of cultural learning and the model of cultural adjustment. The study was carried out amongst 103 academic expatriates in the UAE using quantitative methodology. The main conclusions are that: academic expatriates in the UAE are culturally competent and well adjusted; there is a positive relationship between cultural competence and adjustment in academic expatriates; cultural competence and adjustment increase with years of experience and age; expatriates from different cultural backgrounds to the host country adjust better and are more culturally competent. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01