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Sociocultural Adjustment And Coping Strategies Of Korean And Japanese Students In A Thai International College

This study is devoted to understanding the adjustment issues Japanese and Korean international students face in Thai international higher education. An exploratory study of 15 visiting Korean college students and 15 visiting Japanese college students in Thai international programs was conducted u...

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Main Author: Rhein, Douglas
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press) 2018
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P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General)
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spelling my.usm.eprints.41374 http://eprints.usm.my/41374/ Sociocultural Adjustment And Coping Strategies Of Korean And Japanese Students In A Thai International College Rhein, Douglas P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) This study is devoted to understanding the adjustment issues Japanese and Korean international students face in Thai international higher education. An exploratory study of 15 visiting Korean college students and 15 visiting Japanese college students in Thai international programs was conducted using qualitative methods. A series of 30 face-to-face in-depth interviews regarding the participants’ sociocultural adjustment to their host community was conducted in 2015–2016. Participants responded to open-ended questions regarding their adjustment experiences and perceptions of the host culture. The interview data was thematically coded into several categories. Participants’ experiences were diverse and ranged from very subtle forms of discrimination and stereotyping to sexual harassment. The most frequently reported impediments to sociocultural adjustment included Thai language issues, excessive undesirable attention from the host community, academic adjustment, and diffculty establishing friendships with the host nationals. The most commonly reported coping strategies reported were the use of social support networks and social isolation from the host community. Implications for international relations departments and international programs within a Thai context are discussed. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press) 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/41374/1/IJAPS-1412018_Art.-357-78.pdf Rhein, Douglas (2018) Sociocultural Adjustment And Coping Strategies Of Korean And Japanese Students In A Thai International College. International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS), 14 (1). pp. 57-78. ISSN ISSN: 1823-6243 http://ijaps.usm.my/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IJAPS-1412018_Art.-357-78.pdf
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Rhein, Douglas
Sociocultural Adjustment And Coping Strategies Of Korean And Japanese Students In A Thai International College
description This study is devoted to understanding the adjustment issues Japanese and Korean international students face in Thai international higher education. An exploratory study of 15 visiting Korean college students and 15 visiting Japanese college students in Thai international programs was conducted using qualitative methods. A series of 30 face-to-face in-depth interviews regarding the participants’ sociocultural adjustment to their host community was conducted in 2015–2016. Participants responded to open-ended questions regarding their adjustment experiences and perceptions of the host culture. The interview data was thematically coded into several categories. Participants’ experiences were diverse and ranged from very subtle forms of discrimination and stereotyping to sexual harassment. The most frequently reported impediments to sociocultural adjustment included Thai language issues, excessive undesirable attention from the host community, academic adjustment, and diffculty establishing friendships with the host nationals. The most commonly reported coping strategies reported were the use of social support networks and social isolation from the host community. Implications for international relations departments and international programs within a Thai context are discussed.
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title Sociocultural Adjustment And Coping Strategies Of Korean And Japanese Students In A Thai International College
title_short Sociocultural Adjustment And Coping Strategies Of Korean And Japanese Students In A Thai International College
title_full Sociocultural Adjustment And Coping Strategies Of Korean And Japanese Students In A Thai International College
title_fullStr Sociocultural Adjustment And Coping Strategies Of Korean And Japanese Students In A Thai International College
title_full_unstemmed Sociocultural Adjustment And Coping Strategies Of Korean And Japanese Students In A Thai International College
title_sort sociocultural adjustment and coping strategies of korean and japanese students in a thai international college
publisher Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press)
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