Research Article

Being Student in a Foreign Country: Adaptation Problems and Solution Strategies

Volume: 9 Number: 2 August 15, 2019
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Being Student in a Foreign Country: Adaptation Problems and Solution Strategies

Abstract

There are many factors affecting psychology, motivation and success status of students. Especially with fast communication in the global world, these factors spread more quickly and takes broad masses under influence. Individuals studying in a geography different than their country have to adapt to a new geography, climate and culture besides ordinary charges that every student confronts in education process. In the context of this study examining education process of foreign students, the adaptation problems of foreign students studying in 2018 at Iğdır University and their coping strategies are emphasized. The study included 122 foreign students enrolled at Iğdır University. Two data collection methods are used in the work. One is a field survey technique based on quantitative data, other is a questionnaire using Michigan Foreign Student Problem Inventory. According to findings, essential problems encountered by foreign students are related to housing, socio-cultural activity facilities, relations with institutions, health insurance and leisure activities. In this study, it has been investigated whether there are significant differences between adaptation problems that students face and demographic variables such as age, gender, nationality, education level, education field, income sources, type of accommodation, the duration of living in Iğdır, and it has been tried to determine the coping strategies developed by these students against problems they face.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

August 15, 2019

Submission Date

March 26, 2019

Acceptance Date

July 8, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 9 Number: 2

APA
Güneş, M., & Aydar, Ö. (2019). Being Student in a Foreign Country: Adaptation Problems and Solution Strategies. Sakarya University Journal of Education, 9(2), 363-382. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.544761
AMA
1.Güneş M, Aydar Ö. Being Student in a Foreign Country: Adaptation Problems and Solution Strategies. SUJE. 2019;9(2):363-382. doi:10.19126/suje.544761
Chicago
Güneş, Mehmet, and Özkan Aydar. 2019. “Being Student in a Foreign Country: Adaptation Problems and Solution Strategies”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 9 (2): 363-82. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.544761.
EndNote
Güneş M, Aydar Ö (August 1, 2019) Being Student in a Foreign Country: Adaptation Problems and Solution Strategies. Sakarya University Journal of Education 9 2 363–382.
IEEE
[1]M. Güneş and Ö. Aydar, “Being Student in a Foreign Country: Adaptation Problems and Solution Strategies”, SUJE, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 363–382, Aug. 2019, doi: 10.19126/suje.544761.
ISNAD
Güneş, Mehmet - Aydar, Özkan. “Being Student in a Foreign Country: Adaptation Problems and Solution Strategies”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 9/2 (August 1, 2019): 363-382. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.544761.
JAMA
1.Güneş M, Aydar Ö. Being Student in a Foreign Country: Adaptation Problems and Solution Strategies. SUJE. 2019;9:363–382.
MLA
Güneş, Mehmet, and Özkan Aydar. “Being Student in a Foreign Country: Adaptation Problems and Solution Strategies”. Sakarya University Journal of Education, vol. 9, no. 2, Aug. 2019, pp. 363-82, doi:10.19126/suje.544761.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Güneş, Özkan Aydar. Being Student in a Foreign Country: Adaptation Problems and Solution Strategies. SUJE. 2019 Aug. 1;9(2):363-82. doi:10.19126/suje.544761

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