The experience of studying abroad and returning home to Canada

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dc.contributor.advisorArthur, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorFridhandler, Shanika
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-18T21:15:05Z
dc.date.available2017-12-18T21:15:05Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionBibliography: p.134-138en
dc.description.abstractThe overarching goal of this study was to illuminate the lived experience of studying abroad and returning to Canada. Also of interest was how this experience influenced students' personal identity, worldview, and plans for the future. Six participants shared their experience studying abroad in Mexico and discussed the meaning(s) that this experience held for them. A phenomenological research methodology was employed and five categories with twenty-two themes emerged. Data were considered from the perspective of various models of cross-cultural adaptation, cross-cultural learning, culture shock, and reverse culture shock. The findings suggested that participants experienced significant transformations in their personal identities, worldviews, and cross-cultural competence. Furthermore, the findings illustrated the challenges of returning home and underscored the importance of developing and implementing re-entry preparation and support programs to assist with this segment of the study abroad experience. This study supplements the existing literature with an intimate and vivid description of what it is actually like to study abroad and return to Canada.
dc.format.extentxi, 143 leaves ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationFridhandler, S. (2006). The experience of studying abroad and returning home to Canada (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/769en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/769
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/101770
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.titleThe experience of studying abroad and returning home to Canada
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineApplied Psychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 1643 520492160
ucalgary.thesis.notesUARCen
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