Exploring the Lived Social and Academic Experiences of Foreign-Born Students: A Phenomenological Perspective

Autor/in	Selvitopu, Abdullah
Titel	Exploring the Lived Social and Academic Experiences of Foreign-Born Students: A Phenomenological Perspective
Quelle	In: Journal of International Students, 10 (2020) 3, S.590-612 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2162-3104
Schlagwörter	Student Experience; Public Colleges; Student Adjustment; Foreign Countries; College Environment; Barriers; Language Proficiency; Social Isolation; Social Bias; Psychological Patterns; Acculturation; Foreign Students; College Freshmen; Student Personnel Services; Friendship; Teacher Student Relationship; Turkey; Syria; Palestine; Kazakhstan; Afghanistan; Turkmenistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienerfahrung; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Ausland; Hochschulumwelt; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Soziale Isolation; Akkulturation; Studienanfänger; Freundschaft; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Türkei; Syrien; Palästina; Kasachstan
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to provide a better understanding of the experiences of foreign-born students (FBSs) studying at a Turkish public university. The study attempted to provide useful findings for student services, faculty, policy makers, and other stakeholders to effectively address the needs, interests, and aspirations of FBSs, thereby helping them better adapt to school and community life in Turkey. The researcher collected the data in the winter of 2019 by utilizing an open-ended interview protocol with a snowball sampling of seven FBSs. Three themes emerged from the students' spoken words: first days' experience, balancing period through social experiences, and the lived academic experiences. Findings from this study suggest that FBSs have lived many positive and negative social and academic experiences. For most, negative experiences were transformed into positive ones with various facilitators that brought FBSs personal growth and better adaptation. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01