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Schenck, Andrew; Mottalib, Ramy E.A.; Baldwin, Matthew – Online Submission, 2013
The purpose of this study was to explore issues of international education within a Confucian context. Fifteen international learners were purposively sampled from a Korean university; these participants were then given an extensive open-ended interview to elicit information about educational experiences. Data analysis revealed five main issues: a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, International Education, Confucianism
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Moon, Seonghye – Language and Education, 2011
Increasing numbers of Korean sojourner families are moving to an English-speaking country on a short-term basis in the hope of improving educational and linguistic outcomes for their children. This study reports the findings of an ethnographic case study of 10 families in southern England. The motivation for the move to the UK is explored, paying…
Descriptors: Observation, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
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Lee, Inkyung; Koro-Ljungberg, Mirka – Journal of Research in International Education, 2007
The purpose of this phenomenological interview study was to describe how visiting Korean students experience social adjustment and acculturation when attending US middle schools. As a result of phenomenological analysis, the essences of Korean students' social adjustment included: (1) descriptions of power struggles; (2) misconceptions of cultural…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Acculturation, Social Adjustment, Cultural Differences