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Acculturation Versus Assimilation: Engaging with Cultural Diversity
How is cultural diversity perceived in a settler state like Canada? In this chapter I trace the evolution of Canadian policies of nation and identity...
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Uyghur college students’ heterogeneous acculturation and related strategies in developed Eastern Chinese Cities
This study examines the acculturation of Uyghur college students to a different culture in universities in developed eastern Chinese cities. This...
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Independent Schools in South Africa: Acculturation of Zimbabwean Immigrant Teachers
South Africa, which offers relative political stability and prosperity, has always been a major destination country for a large flow of people...
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Flexible Acculturation and Identity Transformation in L1-L2 Chinese Language Teachers in Hong Kong International Schools
This chapter explores the themes of acculturation and identity transformation among seven Chinese language teachers in Hong Kong. These teachers, who...
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A qualitative inquiry of acculturation experiences of minoritised youth in Hong Kong
Despite the growing minoritised population in Hong Kong, little is known about their acculturation experiences. This article provides an in-depth...
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Strengthening E-learning strategies for active learning in crisis situations: a mixed-method study in the COVID-19 pandemic
BackgroundMedical universities are responsible for educating and training healthcare workers. One of the fields significantly impacted by the...
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Health Science Education in International Context: Strategies for Bridging Cultural Differences
With increasing globalization, many students and staff are experiencing how difficult it is to work in a different culture. Different ways of...
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Strategies for Defusing Contemporary Weapons in the Ongoing War against **canx Children and Youth
The historical mistreatment of **canx (pronounced CHEE or SHE-canx) communities is rooted in nativism and white supremacist ideology that is...
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Chinese American Parents’ Expectations for and Involvement in Children’s Literacy Learning and Achievement: Impacts of Cultural Values and Acculturation
This study adopts a systematic review of past research to address variations within Chinese American parents’ early literacy expectations and...
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Methods and strategies to promote academic literacies in health professions: a sco** review
BackgroundUniversities enroll students from diverse backgrounds every year, with 300 million students expected in higher education by 2025. However,...
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Interfaith and Intra-Faith Engagement of the Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Diaspora in Australia
The Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch and all the East is one of the oldest Christian communities. The largest branch of the church is the Jacobite...
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The Role of Identity Development in the Acculturation to College
One aspect of college students’ lives that cannot be overlooked is identity development. During college, students often experience life changes and...
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Strategies Undertaken by International Graduates to Negotiate Employability
This study aimed to explore how international graduates engaged with different employability approaches. Eighteen international students at several...
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Acculturation and Well-Being Among International Students: Challenges and Opportunities
In this chapter, we first review how acculturation, socioeconomic, and sociopolitical factors influence international students’ different health...
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Intellectual Styles of Students with Hearing Impairment
This chapter gives a comprehensive introduction to intellectual styles. It starts from the definition of intellectual styles and introduces the...
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Reexamining feedback in the context of different rhetorical patterns of writing
Drawing upon research on the ways texts work as communication across different disciplines, this study investigated teacher and student feedback...
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Institutional support, social support, and academic performance: mediating role of academic adaptation
Academic adaptation and performance are core aspects of international students’ academic experience in the host academic context. The aim of this...
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An Integrated Conceptual Model of Ethnic and Racial Identity Development: Parental Ethnic-Racial Socialization and Home Literacy Practices that Promote Ethnic Identity Development in Chinese Immigrant Families
The developmental processes that immigrants undergo over time are reflected in their acculturation, adjustment, and academic or career paths....
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Nonforeign Foreign Academics in Hong Kong: Realities and Strategies
Higher education system in Hong Kong is quite unique in its small size, global competitiveness, excellence, and high level of internationalization....
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Examining acculturation orientations and perceived cultural distance among immigrant adolescents in Portugal: links to performance in reading, mathematics, and science
Drawing on data from the fifth cycle of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), the authors examined the relations of reported...