Publication: African American student sociocultural adjustment to Thai international higher education
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2018-08-08
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14767732
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14767724
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Globalisation, Societies and Education. Vol.16, No.4 (2018), 381-394
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Douglas Rhein African American student sociocultural adjustment to Thai international higher education. Globalisation, Societies and Education. Vol.16, No.4 (2018), 381-394. doi:10.1080/14767724.2018.1440349 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/47409
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African American student sociocultural adjustment to Thai international higher education
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© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This article aims to detail an exploratory study involving African American student experiences in a Thai international programme. This study employed a qualitative case study to explore the adjustment process of African American international students in Thailand. The participants included 15 African American students who were selected through a snowball sampling technique in 2014–2016. The data were collected through semi-structured one on one interviews and analysed through content analysis. The participants reported adjustment difficulties related to their sense of isolation in Thailand, the excessive attention received from their hosts, the appropriate response to said attention, Thai culture and adjustment to academic differences. An analysis of the source of stress, anxiety and conflict among the participants is intended to provide insight into international recruitment practices and facilitating more progressive pre-departure orientation sessions among impending international students.