The student exchange experience and its impact on students' self-concept and cultural identity.
This study investigates the transformative effects of a student exchange experience to an individual’s self-concept and cultural identity. Through interviews and surveys with Singaporean students who have went for student exchange, the data is used to study how individuals adjust and change during t...
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| author | Chua, Chloe Sin Ne. |
| author2 | Lim Khek Gee, Francis |
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| description | This study investigates the transformative effects of a student exchange experience to an individual’s self-concept and cultural identity. Through interviews and surveys with Singaporean students who have went for student exchange, the data is used to study how individuals adjust and change during the course of their sojourn. Intergroup contact with other cultural groups and the freedom experienced during the sojourn are important catalysts in this transformation. The sojourn is also considered a “sacred” journey and the break from routine also gives the students an opportunity for self-discovery and to be more receptive towards new ideas, hence rendering the students more susceptible to a change in self-concept. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/516922019-12-10T12:27:09Z The student exchange experience and its impact on students' self-concept and cultural identity. Chua, Chloe Sin Ne. Lim Khek Gee, Francis School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences This study investigates the transformative effects of a student exchange experience to an individual’s self-concept and cultural identity. Through interviews and surveys with Singaporean students who have went for student exchange, the data is used to study how individuals adjust and change during the course of their sojourn. Intergroup contact with other cultural groups and the freedom experienced during the sojourn are important catalysts in this transformation. The sojourn is also considered a “sacred” journey and the break from routine also gives the students an opportunity for self-discovery and to be more receptive towards new ideas, hence rendering the students more susceptible to a change in self-concept. Bachelor of Arts 2013-04-08T07:50:23Z 2013-04-08T07:50:23Z 2013 2013 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51692 en Nanyang Technological University 33 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences Chua, Chloe Sin Ne. The student exchange experience and its impact on students' self-concept and cultural identity. |
| title | The student exchange experience and its impact on students' self-concept and cultural identity. |
| title_full | The student exchange experience and its impact on students' self-concept and cultural identity. |
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| title_short | The student exchange experience and its impact on students' self-concept and cultural identity. |
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| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences |
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