"Honeymoon" Acculturation Orientation Preferences of New International Students: Influence of Intercultural Attitudes and Intentions in an International Learning Environment

Autor/inn/en	Aladegbaiye, Adedapo T.; de Jong, Menno D. T.; Beldad, Ardion D.
Titel	"Honeymoon" Acculturation Orientation Preferences of New International Students: Influence of Intercultural Attitudes and Intentions in an International Learning Environment
Quelle	In: Research in Comparative and International Education, 18 (2023) 3, S.441-464 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Aladegbaiye, Adedapo T.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1745-4999
DOI	10.1177/17454999221150316
Schlagwörter	Acculturation; School Orientation; Preferences; Foreign Students; Student Attitudes; College Students; Educational Environment; Intercultural Communication; Intention; Foreign Countries; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akkulturation; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Ausland; Niederlande
Abstract	Research routinely suggests that international students often struggle in engaging with other student groups. This study, therefore, examines to what extent and how the intercultural attitudes and intentions of new international students in three Dutch educational institutions related to their acculturation orientation preferences (AOPs) during the "honeymoon" stage. Their AOPs were investigated across four social contact domains: living, schoolwork, friendships, and general interactions. Using structural equation modelling, results from 198 respondents indicate that intercultural intentions predicted their AOPs, with multicultural integration the most preferred strategy and marginalization the least preferred. Results of a simple mediation analysis show that intercultural intentions mediated the effect of intercultural attitudes for students adopting multicultural integration and separation strategies. Interview findings from 25 participants indicate that students sometimes adopted different orientations across the social contact domains. Internationally oriented higher education institutions should further support new students in their planning for intercultural interactions. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01