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The Incidence of Study-Related Stress in International Students in the Initial Stage of the International Sojourn
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Brown, Lorraine – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2008
This article explores the incidence of stress in international students in relation to the requirements of an international master's programme. The data presented here were taken from a doctoral ethnographic study of the adaptation of international postgraduate students to life in the United Kingdom, involving individual interviews with 13…
Descriptors: Participant Observation, Incidence, Ethnography, Cultural Differences
The Initial Stage of the International Sojourn: Excitement or Culture Shock?
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Brown, Lorraine; Holloway, Immy – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2008
This paper presents findings from an ethnographic study of the adjustment journey of international postgraduate students at a university in the South of England, which involved interviews and participant observation over a 12-month academic year. It was discovered that the initial stage of the sojourn was not characterised by feelings of…
Descriptors: Participant Observation, Culture Conflict, Ethnography, Foreign Countries
Language and Anxiety: An Ethnographic Study of International Postgraduate Students
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Brown, Lorraine – Evaluation and Research in Education, 2008
This paper presents some findings from an ethnographic study of international postgraduate students at a university in the South of England, which involved interviews and participant observation over a 12-month academic year. One of the major themes that emerged from this research was students' anxiety over their level of English language.…
Descriptors: Participant Observation, Ethnography, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction