ERIC Number: EJ1404315
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-1475-2409
EISSN: EISSN-1741-2943
Children's and Parents' Perspectives of Their Multiple and Multi-Dimensional International Transitions: Longitudinal Study across Four Time Points
Catherine Koini; Divya Jindal-Snape; Anna Robb
Journal of Research in International Education, v22 n3 p256-277 2023
Existing literature presents a fragmented and negative account of international family transitions. This longitudinal study focuses on the contemporaneous experiences of internationally mobile families during their transitions to a new country and international school, drawing on Multiple and Multi-dimensional Transitions (MMT) Theory. The study adopted a small-scale, multiple case study design and focused on the experiences of primary aged children and their parents over the period of one year from July 2019 to July 2020. The findings, presented here as a cross-section, revealed that participants navigated multiple, complex transitions across several domains and contexts on a daily basis and that their transition experiences were largely positive. This study challenges previous chronological models of international transitions and demonstrates that through the application of MMT theory, international family transitions are best understood as ongoing, complex, and multi-dimensional processes.
Descriptors: Migration, Parent Attitudes, Experience, Family (Sociological Unit), International Schools, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Belgium
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