Sociocultural and Psychological Acculturation Strategies of South African International Students in a Flemish University in Belgium: A Photovoice Study

Autor/inn/en	Swarts, Tarynne; Hannes, Karin; Rodrigues-Quiles, Jose A.
Titel	Sociocultural and Psychological Acculturation Strategies of South African International Students in a Flemish University in Belgium: A Photovoice Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 13 (2021) 5, S.177-201 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2151-0393
Schlagwörter	Acculturation; Student Adjustment; Emotional Adjustment; Cultural Differences; Foreign Students; World Views; Student Attitudes; Student Mobility; Photography; Personal Narratives; Sociocultural Patterns; African Culture; College Students; Foreign Countries; Psychological Patterns; Study Abroad; Educational Experience; Models; Belgium; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akkulturation; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Emotionale Anpassung; Kultureller Unterschied; World view; Weltanschauung; Schülerverhalten; Mobility; Mobilität; Fotografie; Erlebniserzählung; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Africa; Culture; Afrika; Kultur; Collegestudent; Ausland; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Bildungserfahrung; Analogiemodell; Belgien; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Due to an increase in mobility programs, the number of South African international students is on the rise. Despite this increase there is a lack of research on South African international students. The acculturation challenges of South African international students, studying in Flanders, Belgium in a non-Anglophonic context was investigated. A Photovoice method explored barriers and facilitators in their adjustment process. Participants captured their experiences through a visual lens. Focus groups conducted, utilized images as prompts to the narratives. The data was analyzed using a thematic analysis approach. The two main themes identified were related to Sociocultural and Psychological adjustment. We adapted Berry's bidimensional acculturation model, used it as an overarching framework and merged it with an Ubuntu African perspective. The data suggest that for facets of the host nation superficially rooted and easy to adapt to, participants generally adopted an assimilation strategy. Whereas a separation strategy was adopted for facets of the host nation that were deeply ingrained such as worldviews. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01