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Kim, Sehoon; McLean, Gary N. – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2014
The purpose of this article was to identify how differing cultural factors affect informal learning in the workplace. We have introduced concepts and reviewed studies on informal learning and national culture based on an extensive literature review on the factors influencing informal learning, particularly based on five Hofstede's dimensions of…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Workplace Learning, National Norms, Cultural Influences
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Lee, Diane Sookyoung; Padilla, Amado M. – Journal of College Student Development, 2014
In this study we examined acculturative stress and coping among 86 students of Korean heritage at an American university. Participants indicated their stress levels on 3 scales of cultural adaptation: discrimination, language and cultural ties, and social distance. Findings show that self-identified Korean students displayed higher levels of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Stress Variables, Stress Management, Coping