Excitement or Anxiety? A Case Study of Indian Postgraduate Sojourners at University of Nottingham

Autor/in	Unjore, Sanju
Titel	Excitement or Anxiety? A Case Study of Indian Postgraduate Sojourners at University of Nottingham
Quelle	In: British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 42 (2014) 5, S.557-567 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0306-9885
DOI	10.1080/03069885.2014.933174
Schlagwörter	Anxiety; Case Studies; Graduate Students; Expectation; Student Adjustment; Foreign Students; Investigations; Student Experience; Individual Differences; Psychological Characteristics; Student Characteristics; Semi Structured Interviews; Cross Cultural Training; Weather; Phenomenology; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Relocation; Cultural Differences; India; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Angst; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Expectancy; Erwartung; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Adaptation; Untersuchung; Studienerfahrung; Individueller Unterschied; Interkulturelle Orientierung; Wetter; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Umsetzung; Kultureller Unterschied; Indien; Großbritannien
Abstract	Moving to a new country is often seen as a disturbing event in sojourners' lives. Several models of adjustment postulate that the first phase of the sojourn is either categorised by euphoria or anxiety. Using a case study of three Indian Postgraduate students, this paper investigates whether the beginning phase of these sojourners was euphoric or anxious in nature. The findings revealed that they had varied experiences and even mixed experiences that were both pleasant and/or unpleasant which were in turn determined by their individual differences and personal experiences. Another salient finding of this study was that the psychological side of the sojourn starts much before the students have even first set foot in the UK. This could serve as a basis for further research and to conceptualise a model of cultural adjustment that takes into account the impact of the pre-arrival phase on the overall sojourn experience. (As Provided).
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