From Bhutan to the U.S Mexico Border: Acculturation Experiences of Bhutanese Students in American Classroo |
Posted on:2018-10-13 | Degree:M.A | Type:Thesis |
University:The University of Texas at El Paso | Candidate:Choden, Jigme | Full Text:PDF |
GTID:2447390002998152 | Subject:Higher Education |
Abstract/Summary: | |
International students have to adapt to a new learning environment when they move to a foreign land for higher studies. During the transition the international students face various challenges in a new learning environment starting from classroom environment to class participation. The Bhutanese students in a Southwestern University in this study shows the challenges they face as international students and the strategies they develop to acculturate in a new learning environment. The study examines the acculturation process of the Bhutanese students through the framework of acculturation. |
Keywords/Search Tags: | Students, New learning environment, Acculturation, Education |
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