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- Title
A phenomenological study of Korean students' acculturation in middle schools in the USA.
- Authors
Inkyung Lee; Koro-Ljungberg, Mirka
- Abstract
The purpose of this phenomenological interview study was to describe how visiting Korean students experience social adjustment and acculturation when attending US middle schools. As a result of phenomenological analysis, the essences of Korean students' social adjustment included: (1) descriptions of power struggles; (2) misconceptions of cultural differences; (3) coping behaviors; and (4) academic achievement. In conclusion, the authors argue that families and educators should strive to create an alternative form of nationalism that calls forth mutual understandings and cooperation that respects cultural dualism and negotiation.
- Subjects
UNITED States; KOREAN students in foreign countries; ACCULTURATION; MIDDLE schools; SOCIAL adjustment
- Publication
Journal of Research in International Education, 2007, Vol 6, Issue 1, p95
- ISSN
1475-2409
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1475240907069465