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Unfolding the Moving-in Experiences of International Students at a Malaysian Private Tertiary Institution

This paper focuses on the experience of international undergraduate students as they move into a university environment. Utilising a phenomenological approach with Schlossberg’s Theory of Transition as the framework, data was collected through semi-structured interviews with 19 undergraduate student...

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Main Authors: Shariffah Bahyah, Syed Ahmad, Siow, Heng Loke
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: 2022
Online Access:http://ur.aeu.edu.my/1093/1/Unfolding%20the%20Moving-in%20Experiences%20of%20International%20Students%20at%20a%20Malaysian%20Private%20Tertiary%20Institution.pdf
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spelling my-aeu-eprints.10932023-05-23T00:53:34Z http://ur.aeu.edu.my/1093/ Unfolding the Moving-in Experiences of International Students at a Malaysian Private Tertiary Institution Shariffah Bahyah, Syed Ahmad Siow, Heng Loke This paper focuses on the experience of international undergraduate students as they move into a university environment. Utilising a phenomenological approach with Schlossberg’s Theory of Transition as the framework, data was collected through semi-structured interviews with 19 undergraduate students, all enrolled in one private university. The study found that their moving-in experiences were influenced by their aspirations, feelings and expectations. Conflicting emotions accompanied their departure from their home country: sorrow and anxiety versus excitement for their new life. Aided by a relatively smooth immigration process, the students moved on to experience memorable moments where friendships were formed and exploration of the surrounding areas was acculturated. Challenges faced include those of physical nature (weather and food), academic, and perhaps the most serious of which, psychosocial: in the form of homesickness and feeling of foreignness. 2022 Journal PeerReviewed text en http://ur.aeu.edu.my/1093/1/Unfolding%20the%20Moving-in%20Experiences%20of%20International%20Students%20at%20a%20Malaysian%20Private%20Tertiary%20Institution.pdf Shariffah Bahyah, Syed Ahmad and Siow, Heng Loke (2022) Unfolding the Moving-in Experiences of International Students at a Malaysian Private Tertiary Institution. Asian Journal of University Education, 18 (2). pp. 441-453.
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description This paper focuses on the experience of international undergraduate students as they move into a university environment. Utilising a phenomenological approach with Schlossberg’s Theory of Transition as the framework, data was collected through semi-structured interviews with 19 undergraduate students, all enrolled in one private university. The study found that their moving-in experiences were influenced by their aspirations, feelings and expectations. Conflicting emotions accompanied their departure from their home country: sorrow and anxiety versus excitement for their new life. Aided by a relatively smooth immigration process, the students moved on to experience memorable moments where friendships were formed and exploration of the surrounding areas was acculturated. Challenges faced include those of physical nature (weather and food), academic, and perhaps the most serious of which, psychosocial: in the form of homesickness and feeling of foreignness.
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author Shariffah Bahyah, Syed Ahmad
Siow, Heng Loke
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Unfolding the Moving-in Experiences of International Students at a Malaysian Private Tertiary Institution
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Siow, Heng Loke
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title Unfolding the Moving-in Experiences of International Students at a Malaysian Private Tertiary Institution
title_short Unfolding the Moving-in Experiences of International Students at a Malaysian Private Tertiary Institution
title_full Unfolding the Moving-in Experiences of International Students at a Malaysian Private Tertiary Institution
title_fullStr Unfolding the Moving-in Experiences of International Students at a Malaysian Private Tertiary Institution
title_full_unstemmed Unfolding the Moving-in Experiences of International Students at a Malaysian Private Tertiary Institution
title_sort unfolding the moving-in experiences of international students at a malaysian private tertiary institution
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