Contextual Factors Influencing Chinese Early Study Abroad Students' Acculturation Experiences in Canada: An Exploratory Study

Autor/inn/en	Jing, Xiaoli; Peng, Lisha; Dai, Kun
Titel	Contextual Factors Influencing Chinese Early Study Abroad Students' Acculturation Experiences in Canada: An Exploratory Study
Quelle	In: SAGE Open, 12 (2022) 1, (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Peng, Lisha)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1177/21582440221085005
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Influences; Study Abroad; Acculturation; Student Experience; Student Attitudes; Parent Attitudes; China; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Akkulturation; Studienerfahrung; Schülerverhalten; Elternverhalten; Kanada
Abstract	In order to explore the contextual factors that may influence Chinese early study abroad students' acculturation experiences in Canada, we conducted in-depth interviews with 20 Chinese early study abroad students and 6 Chinese parents. Using Oppedal and Toppelberg's acculturation development model as the analytical framework, we identify six microsystem factors (parents, host family, custodian, overseas-study service agent, friends, and church), two mesosystem factors (parents-custodian relationship and custodian-host family relationship), three exosystem factors (social services, public safety, and immigration policies), one majority culture macro factor (multiculturalism), and the time dimension are related to Chinese early study abroad students' acculturation experiences. In addition to these factors, locosystem factors such as geography, physical environment, and climate of the city in which they live are also important. Based on these findings, we advise all stakeholders to create a supportive and sustainable environment for Chinese early study abroad students to live in Canada. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01