Phenomenological Study of Lived Experiences of International Students in Turkey

Kılınç, Ali̇ Çağatay; Arslan, Kürşat; Polat, Mustafa

doi:10.32674/jis.v10i4.1190

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“…It can be assumed that there are similarities between Indonesian and their home cultures since mostly they come from Africa, which adheres to a collective culture that emphasizes more on harmony. This result is in line with previous research which found that local culture and society facilitate the adaptation process of international students (Kılınç, Arslan, & Polat, 2020). The second mode is observation.…”

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Exploring the transformative learning experience of international adult students in the Indonesian context

Sugito

2023

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The recent mobility of international students has a tendency to increase, in number Numerous studies, conducted in western countries, have investigated those students’ academic and non-academic learning processes, albeit focusing more on the process of self-adjustment to a new environment different from their home country. This study aimed to examine the transformative learning process of international adult students in an eastern country. Adopting a qualitative research design, the study collected data through semi-structured interviews and analyzed it interpretively through the stages of coding, categorizing, and drawing conclusion. The findings showed that the international students went through various stages during the learning processes, namely a) disorienting dilemma as a result of the differences between habits and challenges faced; b) exploration of information by mingling with local students and local community, observing daily life events, and immersing themselves in the community real life; c) making meaning through reflection and feeling; and d) doing self-transformation in ways of being, the affective experience of life, and more discriminating. The results of this study can become a consideration for higher education institutions to provide international students with learning services.

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Exploring the transformative learning experience of international adult students in the Indonesian context

Sugito

2023

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“…Spencer-Oatey and Xiong (2006) also reveal that sojourning students are more likely to have depression symptoms because of challenges and difficulties integrating with the host culture and adjusting to new routines in their daily life. Furthermore, Kılınç, Arslan and Polat (2020) report that common challenges international students often face can fit in a wide range of sociocultural, psychological, financial and academic issues. According to Molinsky (2007), however, assuming international students overcome various challenges they experience, they could successfully adapt to their new surroundings and avoid the negative impacts of norms and stereotypes.…”

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General Adaptation Scale for International Students: Development and Validation

2022

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Internationalization International students Adaptation Higher education Scale developmentEmbracing a holistic and eclectic perspective, this study aims to develop and empirically test an instrument to assess international students' general adaptation to a host country. The data were obtained from a sample of international undergraduate students (n=843) studying at a Turkish state university using purposive sampling methods of maximum variation. The analyses were conducted in two consecutive phases with two different groups of international students. Upon a meticulous data clean-up and preliminary analyses for the assumptions of normality and reliability, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to discover factor structure was utilized. In the second phase, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed through Lisrel to validate the scale structure revealed by EFA. After a rigorous and iterative scale development process, the results confirm the reliability of factors, model fit and construct validity of the General Adaptation Scale for International Students (GASIS). GASIS as a multi-dimensional instrument consists of 28 items using a five-point Likert scale with four factors labelled as academic adaptation, sociocultural adaptation, psychological adaptation, and daily life adaptation to assess international students'general adaptation levels. The final form of 28-item GASIS with psychometric features, as well as implications and limitations for future research are included in the study.

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“…These patterns have led to very few studies focused on the micro-level at individual institutions or on specific internationalization programs. Of the studies that examine specific internationalization business programs, few explore the perspective of students (Guillotin, 2018;James, 2018;Kilinc et al, 2020;Hosein et al, 2018;Moglen, 2017), and even fewer deal with the student experience in HE internationalization programs in China (Zhou et al, 2017).…”

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Challenges and achievements in student learning experiences in a business school’s at-home internationalization programs in China

Tang

Hite

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JIEB

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Purpose The purpose of this ontologically qualitative research study was to (a) explore student narratives regarding their educational experiences in at-home internationalization programs; (b) provide an in-depth narrative analysis of student learning challenges and achievements; and (c) add valuable research-based knowledge of student-described experiences for use by program administrators. Design/methodology/approach Participants were selected with a form of four-stage non-proportional stratified sampling. 29 participants were interviewed using a basic demographic questionnaire and an episodic interview protocol. Data were analyzed in QSR NVivo software through open, axial, and selective coding stages under the framework of grounded theory. Findings The findings focus on student-identified links between the challenges they encountered and their achievements. In addition, student performance level and gender were associated with the challenges and achievements reported by students. In understanding the results, the student-learning concepts found in the learned optimism, growth mindset, grit and expectancy theory approaches provide potentially fruitful insights. Originality/value The findings of this research have instructive implications for program administrators regarding how student challenges can be strategically chosen and shaped to generate specific, positive student achievements.

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Phenomenological Study of Lived Experiences of International Students in Turkey

Cited by 8 publications

References 28 publications

Exploring the transformative learning experience of international adult students in the Indonesian context

Exploring the transformative learning experience of international adult students in the Indonesian context

General Adaptation Scale for International Students: Development and Validation

Challenges and achievements in student learning experiences in a business school’s at-home internationalization programs in China

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