Educational and Cultural Challenges of Bicultural Adult Immigrant and Refugee Students in Australia

Autor/inn/en	Brooker, Abi; Lawrence, Jeanette A.
Titel	Educational and Cultural Challenges of Bicultural Adult Immigrant and Refugee Students in Australia
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 52 (2012) 1, S.66-88 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1443-1394
Schlagwörter	Cultural Awareness; Adult Students; Foreign Countries; Refugees; Immigrants; Cultural Influences; Correlation; Student Needs; Interviews; Biculturalism; Cultural Background; Ethnicity; College Students; Individual Characteristics; Barriers; Acculturation; English (Second Language); Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Ausland; Flüchtling; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Korrelation; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Bikulturalität; Ethnizität; Collegestudent; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Akkulturation; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Australien
Abstract	We report the relationship between the cultural and educational challenges of immigrant adult students. Thirty-five recently arrived adults in a bridging course completed a self-administered, online computer interview to rate their exploration and commitment to their heritage and Australian cultures, and express their experiences with their own challenges (size and effect of challenges, people who helped them deal with their challenges). Students' biggest challenges differed in relation to their bicultural identities (their cultural identities for both heritage and Australian cultures): money and school tasks for the more bi-culturally committed; English and personal skills for the less. Students who were more bi-culturally committed appeared to experience some advantages in their experiences with their challenges. How newly arrived immigrants develop their bicultural identities can have implications for how they address their challenges, and find a place for themselves within the new culture and their heritage culture. (Contains 1 figure and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Adult Learning Australia. Level 1, 32 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra, ACT 2603, Australia. Tel: +61-02-6274-9515; Fax: +61-02-6274-9513; Web site: http://www.ala.asn.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10