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Lee, Donggeol. "Culture shock : video interview project." Virtual Press, 2007. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1371470.
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This project is for Rinker Center for International Programs at Ball State University to provide useful information to international and American students. The project consists of ten video interviews with the director of Rinker Center for International Programs and nine international students presenting Ghana, France, Germany, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, China, Taiwan, and Turkey. Each interviewee provides cultural differences between American culture and their cultures. In addition, the interviewees tell their personal solutions for coping with cultural difficulties based on their experiences in the United States or different cultures. The director was given three questions and the nine international students were asked ten questions.Each video interview is categorized under country menus and question menus designed with Adobe Macromedia Flash 8 to be navigated by clicking each menu button on a computer.Department of Telecommunications
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Ralston, Sharon Anne. "Culture shock: the adjustment process for international students." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42961.
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Schram, Judith Lee 1940. "PREDICTING ALIENATION IN INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (ADJUSTMENT, CULTURE SHOCK)." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/291262.
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Souza, Júnior Climério Brito de. "Encontro de culturas na petroquímica brasileira: um estudo de caso." Universidade Federal da Bahia, 2004. http://www.repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/10452.
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Esta Dissertação apresenta um estudo de caso sobre a formação e consolidação da cultura organizacional em uma empresa recém criada, fruto de processo de fusão que envolveu seis outras empresas. Para tanto, utiliza uma pesquisa tipo survey para levantar a percepção dos integrantes e análise de documentação. É investigado o processo de formação e consolidação da cultura, analisando a aderência ao modelo de gestão adotado pela empresa, bem como as características e diferenças observadas nas diferentes unidades que vieram a compor a nova empresa e sua evolução ao longo dos seus dois anos de vida. São, também, apresentados conceitos e definições sobre cultura organizacional, incluindo a discussão sobre a cultura organizacional nos processos de fusões e aquisições. O presente trabalho visa, também, contribuir para a organização estudada, refletindo sobre o resultado das ações empreendidas e fornecendo elementos que podem ser usados para o gerenciamento do processo de mudança ainda em curso.
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Ribbe, David Paul. "The effectiveness of the Culture Shock Adaptation Inventory, II in assessing the degree of cultural adaptation of foreign graduate students." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1987. http://www.tren.com.
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Fink, Gerhard, and Nigel Holden. "Collective culture shock. Contrastive reactions to radical systemic change." Forschungsinstitut für Europafragen, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, 2002. http://epub.wu.ac.at/802/1/document.pdf.
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Many countries are going through severe transitions as they move from one system of economic management to another, experiencing a traumatic state which we term collective culture shock. Taking a cue from psychology, we suggest that collective culture shock can be seen as comprising four components: integration, assimilation, separation, and marginalisation. The movement towards free market economic systems calls for complex institutional adjustments, but these seem very difficult for societies to introduce in a systematic way. In order to exemplify collective culture shock, we examine four countries (including one country group): Russia, East Central Europe, South Africa, and Japan. Our treatment of these countries will show how collective culture shock is the product of complex economic, social and political forces specific to each situation. We hope to demonstrate that the phenomenon of collective culture shock is an important conceptual tool for managers responsible for international business strategy to help them to understand the complexities of change - or rather resistance to change - in transitional economies. (author's abstract)Series: EI Working Papers / Europainstitut
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Prasadh, Smitha. "We're Not in Kansai Anymore: Designing for Reverse Culture Shock." Research Showcase @ CMU, 2011. http://repository.cmu.edu/theses/19.
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I developed a resource to aid people going through reentry and reverse culture shock after returning from long stays abroad. Based on my experience with the JET Programme, I used North American JET alumni as my case study, but aimed to develop a solution that would be scalable and useful for people in other programs and situations.
While JET and other similar programs assist and support participants in the initial journey abroad and during their stay, they tend to not provide much support when the participants return. This is a real issue because culture shock upon returning from an extended trip is stronger and generally unexpected than what’s experienced at the initial departure. Because of the increasing number of people going abroad for extended stays, this highlights a very real need for support, either from the organizing groups or from alumni of those groups and programs.
I began my exploratory research with an extensive survey, where I gathered information on people’s situations prior to joining JET, various qualitative and quantative aspects of their time in Japan, and their experiences upon their return. I continued to conduct exploratory research to gather people’s personal experiences, and I worked closely with JET alumni during my generative and evaluative research phases as well.
From the beginning, I leaned towards an online solution that would connect JET alumni regardless of distance or location. Though I considered other options, this approach was vindicated by the strong needs for “community” and “shared experiences” voiced by JET alumni throughout all my research.
Ultimately I developed a plan for an online platform that enables people to share their experiences through writing and other media, as well as to communicate and connect easily with others. The name of this platform is okaeri, which means both “return” (verb) and “welcome” (greeting) in Japanese. Beyond the site’s structure and function, the key element is the visual-verbal rhetorical strategy throughout the content and layout, which will set an empathetic tone and perpetuate the sense of community that already exists among JET alumni.
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Butucariu, Diana. "Habits and Habitats : Crafting Through a Prism of Culture Shock." Thesis, Konstfack, Keramik & Glas, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:konstfack:diva-4691.
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This is a text about a work of art, “The Room”, and about the process that brought it about. The process includes experiments in clay bodies, mixing different elements with the base clay in search of a material both suitable to work with in terms of texture and color, but also rich in less tangible qualities, as I mix in elements which carry a set of values of cultural identity. The text follows the path towards development of the final piece during the two-year course of the master program at Konstfack. During these two years, external factors such as dealing with the issues of culture shock, and searching for a place to live, interfere with my way of thinking, leading to unexpected turns in the direction of my artistic process. Searching for an apartment finds me standing in strangers' apartments as they sell their homes, their ways of life and their house rules. These sometimes awkward meetings provide a good starting point in my research of people's habits and habitats. In trying to understand some elements of Swedish culture, I become aware of the fact of my own culture and start thinking about it from an outside perspective. Eventually, the central question of the essay crystallizes: Who will carry on the traditional craft techniques of my home country? Romania is the rare place in Europe where crafts are still being practiced as they have been for hundreds of years, in the villages by crafts persons leading traditional lives. As the villages are emptied of young people, moving into cities, and as Romania as a whole is drained of a large part of its young and ambitious generation, moving to other European countries for jobs and education, a trend that I am of course part of, the traditions that I have taken for granted, growing up with my grandmother in a traditional village, become threatened. The answer to the question is a simple as it is demanding: I have to be part of the future of Romanian crafts. To document them, understand them, and incorporate them in my art. For this purpose, I undertake an investigative research trip. The text presents my findings about the crafts, and about the people working to document and preserve the traditions. The research trip is also presented in the movie “Six days in Romania”, which I include as an appendix to the essay. Over the course of two years, several short-term art projects have been completed within the master program. They are presented in the form of an interview with myself. Looking back at these projects, they become explained as necessary steps in preparation for the final piece, a viewpoint very different from the utter confusion that was the dominating feeling of at least the first year of the course. The interview tries to give insight into the non-linear process that is the creative work. Finally, in a poetic description of the final piece, I let my art speak for itself in a very literal way. In giving voice to the piece, I try to access truths hidden even to myself, in an effort to be as transparent as possible about the value of my efforts.
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Welsh, Addison E. "Long term effects of reverse culture shock in study abroad." Scholarly Commons, 2015. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/249.
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More students at college and universities are taking advantage of the opportunity to study abroad. During their time overseas, many will confront culture shock. Upon their return, they may also encounter a difficult transition, resulting in reverse culture shock. This study explores the various long term effects of reverse culture shock among study abroad alumni at a land grant institution. The alumni in this sample represent a variety of study abroad programs as well as experiences with reentry shock. By contributing further evidence regarding the influence of reverse culture shock over an extended period, it can provide incentive for universities to increase the level of reentry support for their students. Furthermore, by assisting students through the challenges of their reentry, educators can enhance the level of cultural learning from the experience as well as contribute to the students’ personal development.
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Davis, Adrian John. "Culture-shock? : a tale of two Canadian kids in Macau /." Thesis, Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1996. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B17596877.
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Learman, Megan A. "Through a Different Lens: Student Perspectives on the Impact of Study Abroad." Bowling Green, Ohio : Bowling Green State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=bgsu1214071527.
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Lalk, Jürgen. "Stress auf dem Missionfeld die wesentlichen Stressfaktoren der Missionare der Marburger Mission in Thailand innerhalb der letzten zehn Jahre /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1996. http://www.tren.com.
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Tohyama, Natsuko. "Reverse Culture Shock and Romantic Relationships in College Students Reentering After Study Abroad." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1206387236.
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Colver, Monty A. "The Development of Two Units for Basic Training and Resources for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: Understanding and Adapting in a New Culture and Teaching Culture." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2010. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2374.
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A team of Brigham Young University graduate students working under the supervision of Dr. Lynn Henrichsen, collaborated on the creation of a book as well as a website, Basic Training and Resources for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (BTR-TESOL). The project, which will be developed in phases over the coming years, is intended to provide novice English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers with some introductory material on nearly fifty different topics related to the field. Each unit is not intended to be a comprehensive source and is not to be seen as a replacement for formal training. Rather the units should be used by those who would like formal training, but cannot afford the time or money it requires. With its minimalist, connectivist approach, BTR-TESOL will help them to "get their feet wet" and help them to develop the motivation and dedication needed to teach ESL until such time that they can receive formal instruction of some kind. This master's project describes the creation of two BTR-TESOL units on culture, titled "Understanding and Adapting in a New Culture" and "Teaching Culture." The first unit, "Understanding and Adapting in a New Culture," educates novice teachers about the importance of the differences that one faces when entering a new culture and guides them as they help their students (or themselves) to overcome culture shock. In the second unit, "Teaching Culture," novice teachers are educated on the importance of culture and are also given sample ideas and activities for teaching culture in a language classroom. Both units include a short introduction to the content, an opening scenario, a video segment related to the theme of each unit as well as reflection questions, objectives, explanatory text, and a section that directs readers to places they can go to learn more about the subject.
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Fitzpatrick, John Francis. "Understanding culture shock : the adjustment of expatriate sojourners on international assignment." Thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/3421.
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Expatriate sojourners are often described as experiencing “culture shock” when moving to and settling in a new location. This study challenges the notion of “culture” as a tangible, objective concept that causes a “shock” or a “clash” and argues that it is how individuals and groups deal with the macro socio-political context and micro-cultural situations on a day to day basis that influences how they experience their new environment. In this sense, context is seen as a multidimensional framework for social interaction and adjustment, and this study examines the role that different discourses or worldviews play in interpreting daily life in Cuba, a highly politically sensitive and insular location. Using participant observation techniques, the researcher builds up a rich ethnographic “thick-description” of the daily challenges that international sojourners face when adjusting to a new environment in a particularly challenging location, and, by drawing on accounts of how individuals see the challenges they face and what helps them adapt, describes adjustment as a multi-faceted phenomenon. What is highlighted are the various types of challenges that sojourners experience and the pressures that people and families experience in adapting to new roles in unfamiliar working and living environments. A model for sojourner adjustment is then proposed based on a study of the various social networks that expatriate groups create, and the type and level of personal and institutional resources and social support that might influence adjustment.
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Curl, Heather D. "The "ongoing culture shock" of upward mobility| Cultural capital, symbolic violence and implications for family relationships." Thesis, University of Pennsylvania, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3594289.
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Social mobility is often viewed as a way to alleviate poverty and create equality; it represents the basis upon which the United States is viewed as a meritocratic nation of opportunity. Missing from this persistent narrative, however, is analysis of the actual experience of social mobility. This qualitative study explores the narratives of individuals as they reflect on their experiences of upward mobility through education. Data include in-depth interviews with 25 individuals with an advanced degree whose parents did not attend college, and 10 individuals who have an advanced degree similar to their parents. This study considers three dimensions of cultural capital—embodied cultural capital associated with how individuals present themselves, linguistic cultural capital associated with how individuals speak and communicate and cultural capital related to taste, beliefs and knowledge, associated with individual’s leisure time choices, food and drink preferences and beliefs about the world. Across data, mobile individuals express the expectation or need to take on the cultural practices and behavior of their new class context. Data suggest that the process through which upwardly mobile individuals experience shifts in culture is more complex than currently conceived. In addition, these changes in culture can lead to internal conflict and difficulty in connection with families of origin; representing the potential costs of upward mobility. Implications include an amendment to cultural mobility research and to current strategies in urban education which position cultural capital as a character trait that can be learned or taken up by individuals.
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Callender, Shauna. "Cultural adjustment : an exploratory case study of the Japanese Exchange Teaching programme and its implication for social work practice." Thesis, McGill University, 2003. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=78181.
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Culture shock and reverse culture shock are profoundly personal experiences affecting individuals in a multitude of diverse ways. They happen inside each person who encounters unfamiliar events and unexpected situations. For people who work abroad (sojourners), cultural adjustment is a significant time in their lives. Following the examination of cultural adjustment, a review of literature is explored, highlighting sojourners' acculturation and coping strategies. A case study of the JET (Japanese Exchange Teaching) Programme is presented through an analysis of public documents and interviews with JET staff and former sojourners. Findings report that JET sojourners experience adjustment difficulties with reverse culture shock and that there exists an unavailability of resources providing support. Limitations of the study are highlighted; areas of weakness were found in the lack of literature addressing the needs and experiences of sojourners, particularly JETs. Recommendations and suggestions for future research in the field of social work are made.
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Bennett, Diana. "Effects of electronic communication on culture shock of spouses of international students." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2002. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=2438.
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Thesis (Ed. D.)--West Virginia University, 2002.Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 135 p. : ill. (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 120-123).
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Locke, Steven A. "Reentry shock in the corporate environment." PDXScholar, 1991. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4303.
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While much research and attention have focused on sojourn adjustment to a new culture, very little research has addressed readjustment to the home culture. This research studies the problems of repatriation work adjustment experienced by U.S. corporate employees. This study also.suggests that cultural readjustment is situational and a multifaceted process which is influenced by many different variables. Interviews with 25 corporate repatriated employees were conducted using a 22-question survey instrument. Repatriates were asked to rate their readjustment experiences on a seven-item Likert scale. Respondents also had the opportunity to expand on their answers with open-ended questions. Fourteen variables were examined for their relationship to cultural readjustment and to each other. Of these 14 variables, the ability for repatriates to use job skills which were learned overseas and number of overseas assignments were found to positively relate to readjustment. As predicted, the amount of autonomy expatriates experienced overseas was found to relate negatively to repatriation work readjustment. Based on these findings, recommendations to facilitate readjustment to the corporate home environment are proposed.
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Kwok, Sherie Lyn. "Navigating a New Culture: Analyzing Variables that Influence Intensive English Program Students' Cultural Adjustment Process." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2018. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/7699.
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Research has documented cultural adjustment as an important issue influencing international students and other sojourners in their success abroad (Foster, 1962; Lysgaard, 1955; Oberg, 1960; Smalley, 1963). Few studies, however, have investigated particular variables influencing the cultural adjustment process of ESL learners enrolled in intensive English programs (IEPs). This mixed method study was designed to better understand the individual complexity of IEP learners' cultural adjustment by looking for patterns of variables that aid or hinder these students' experiences. Using the Culture Shock Questionnaire (CSQ), Index of Social Sojourners Support Survey (ISSS), and language-specific focus groups, this study investigated the individual cultural adjustment experiences of Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish-speaking students enrolled in an intensive English program attached to a large private university in the United States. Statistically significant results were found when comparing students' demographic variables with the survey results. Students who identified themselves as having high levels of social support were more likely to experience low levels of culture shock. While, female students were more likely to experience higher levels of culture shock compared to male students. Additionally, qualitative data gathered from the open-ended survey questions and focus groups revealed three common variables that appeared to aid as well as hinder the students' cultural adjustment process: social support, self, and environment. Findings from this research have implications for the development of cultural adjustment training materials which might aid ESL students attending intensive English programs in the United States in their cultural adjustment process.
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McFarland, Jeremiah James. "Information gathering and culture shock: Mediating the effect of individual characteristics of international adjustment." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2008. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3380.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect that information gathering and culture shock have on the relationship between individual characteristics and international adjustment. Participants for this study consisted of 95 international students within the California State University system.
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Stonebanks, Christopher Darius. "James Bay Cree students and higher education : issues of identity and culture shock." Thesis, McGill University, 2005. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=85206.
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The Native peoples of North America still confront the challenges of lingering colonial cultural imperialism. One such challenge is that of Native education, and its unfortunate management by the European-descended political powers. Using tactics such as assimilation, segregation and integration, the establishment used schooling as a blunt tool to solve the so-called "Indian problem"---that is, the assimilation of the Native population into the European way of life. The results were predictably tragic; the current education system is still perceived as a tool of colonization by many Natives.After so many failed attempts, policy-makers are finally looking to return to the First Nations the education they need, not what North America thinks they should have. One example of this is the proposal to create an institution of higher learning within the Cree communities of Northern Quebec. This dissertation examines the possible challenges and benefits of such a project. It explores the relationship between Cree students and the current "mainstream" education system by way of research, participant-observation narrative and the voice of the Cree themselves while interviewed.
Since they must travel to non-Native communities to pursue higher education, Cree students typically deal with culture shock, alienation and no small degree of racism while studying. In addition a commonality of experience between the Cree and students of other Native communities while attending a "white" school precipitates a pan-Indian/super-tribal perspective, which becomes an important factor in their world view.
Because this dissertation uses participant-observation and interview methodologies for research, and because the subjects of the observation and the interviews are Cree students, then it is necessary for this dissertation to first survey the topics of Pan-Indian Identity and Culture Shock and put them into context. In fact, a large part of the participant-observation narrative is that of the author integrating into a Cree community as an educator. This narrative essentially documents the author's own stages of culture shock, a mirror to that which the Native student faces "down south" at college. These are examples of the real anxieties and challenges faced when immersed in a new and different culture.
The Native perspective is provided by the Cree students themselves in interviews that were fortunately rich in narrative recollection. In addition to answering the standard interview questions, the interviewees offered their own anecdotes, observations and insights into their experiences within the "mainstream" education system.
The conclusions drawn in this body of research may go towards dealing with the legacy of Cree distrust towards an educational system possibly perceived as an imposition of a colonizing society, and to answering the real needs of Native students who are seeking to benefit from education, whatever its form.
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Göransson, Maria, and Aida Bijedic. "Being a Swedish Expatriate in Spain : A Study of Cultural Collisions." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-62212.
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Background Expatriate failure can be a devastating consequence for both an enterprise and the expatriate himself. An expatriate is a person who resides outside his native country for working purposes. Moving to a foreign country implies many challenges and problems. One of the challenges is the new culture. Culture shock and problems with the acculturation process can jeopardize the international assignment: adaptation problem for expatriates is one of the reasons for expatriate failure. Nevertheless, culture shocks can be provided against by preparing the expatriate for the new culture. Knowledge about the other culture will increase the expatriate’s cultural competence, and hence facilitate the adaptation process, which will provide against expatriate failure. Purpose The thrust of this Bachelor Thesis was to analyze which important cultural differences a Swedish expatriate can encounter in Spain on an international assignment. The aim was to establish a check-list for future Swedish expatriates who are going to Spain, in order increase their cultural competence. We approached the cultural differences from a Swedish expatriate’s point of view. Methodology A qualitative study was conducted. The empirical data was collected through five semi-structured interviews with Swedish expatriates that are, or have been, working in Spain. All the interviewees work at companies who operate within the high-tech business trade. A frame of reference was elaborated in order to interpret and analyze the results obtained from the empirical data. Conclusions We found relevant cultural differences for Swedish expatriates going to Spain within four cultural aspects. Organization: organizations in Spain are more hierarchical and the manager more authoritarian compared to Sweden. The purpose of meetings is to inform or make decisions, rather than discuss and decide by consensus. Long working days are normal, and efficiency is not highly prioritized. Small talk before meetings is used more extensively than in Sweden. Time: Spaniards perceive time as fluid, which leads to less rigid agendas and schedules. Punctuality is a minor issue since time is approximate. Communication: The culture is expressive. Spaniards are emotional in their way of communicating, which is classified as an expressive culture. Moreover, frequent interruptions are seen as commitment to, and engagement in, the conversation. Indirect language is preferred over the direct, the context is more important than the words used. Social life: Spaniards prefer to meet up outside. The Spaniard’s private zone is bigger and includes more persons, compared to the Swede’s. Furthermore, respect is only shown people the Spaniard knows and cares about.
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com, rosalea cameron@gmail, and Rosalea Cameron. "The ecology of Third Culture Kids:The experiences of Australasian adults." Murdoch University, 2003. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20041014.111617.
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The ecology of human development has been shown to be different for different cultures and sub-cultures within a particular culture, and to play a significant part in shaping the outcome traits or character profile exhibited by individuals who experience a given ecology. This is the case for members of that sub-culture of children who spend childhood years abroad; who expect to eventually repatriate to their passport country.
Those who experience the phenomenon have been called Third Culture Kids or TCKs, and the outcome profile for those with a North American background has been identified. However, no literature on children in the Australasian context exists. A progressive naturalistic study, using both qualitative and quantitative methodology, was undertaken providing foundational data on the experience of adult Australasians (Australians and New Zealanders) who had experienced such a childhood ecology. The Australasian self-reported reflections were compared with descriptions of the North American and international experience presented in existing literature. Further, accepted models of human development were merged and adapted to produce a TCK-specific model of human development. This model was a significant product of this research project.
Components of particular importance to development that nurtured the outcome profile traits were identified and represented in the model. The study incorporated three phases: phase 1 involved the in-depth interview of 3 respondents who had experienced the TCK ecology on three different continents, phase 2 involved data collection on the demographics of the broader Australasian TCK population asking questions about family choices, education, and career trajectories (N=50), and phase 3 collected in-depth descriptions of the childhood TCK ecology through voluntary response to an extensive written survey and asked for comparison with the imagined alternative ecology had respondents remained in their passport country (N=45). In both phases 1 and 3 respondents were asked to describe character traits they believed they manifested as a direct result of immersion in the TCK ecology and then suggest traits they might otherwise have manifested had the imagined alternative ecology been the nurturing environment. Tabulation of the emerging data allowed comparison and contrast with the North American outcome profile traits that have been described in literature. In both tabulations many outcome profile traits were identified as being in polar contrast with each other; the TCK could manifest either or both of the apparently opposing traits.
Manifestation was dependent upon the immediate context within which the TCK was functioning. There was shown to be a significant overlap in the outcome profile for Australasians and North Americans. However, in this study Australasians presented stronger in their self-report of altered relational patterns and traits related to resourcefulness and practical abilities than was described in the North American literature. In comparing outcome profile traits of the real TCK ecology and those that were associated with the imagined alternative ecology respondents reported that they would have been more confident and more socially competent, but less tolerant and less globally aware had they been raised in the passport country. The self-reported outcome traits or profile were linked to the developmental ecology by exploring the processes and tensions that were at work. It was shown that dynamic tensions emerged and increased in valence as the individual gradually developed polarised traits that manifested according to engagement in the multiple contexts the TCK was required to manage. The results of this study have implications for those who deploy families abroad, as well as those who educate, and nurture the social potential of TCKs. This study has served to extend understanding of the phenomenon at the international level and laid a foundation for specific understanding of the Australasian context.
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Maybarduk, Sharon M. "An exploration of factors associated with reentry adjustment of U.S. foreign service spouses : a project based upon an independent investigation /." View online, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10090/5911.
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Cameron, Rosalea. "The ecology of third culture kids: the experiences of Australasian adults." Thesis, Cameron, Rosalea (2003) The ecology of third culture kids: the experiences of Australasian adults. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2003. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/498/.
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The ecology of human development has been shown to be different for different cultures and sub-cultures within a particular culture, and to play a significant part in shaping the outcome traits or character profile exhibited by individuals who experience a given ecology. This is the case for members of that sub-culture of children who spend childhood years abroad; who expect to eventually repatriate to their passport country.
Those who experience the phenomenon have been called Third Culture Kids or TCKs, and the outcome profile for those with a North American background has been identified. However, no literature on children in the Australasian context exists. A progressive naturalistic study, using both qualitative and quantitative methodology, was undertaken providing foundational data on the experience of adult Australasians (Australians and New Zealanders) who had experienced such a childhood ecology. The Australasian self-reported reflections were compared with descriptions of the North American and international experience presented in existing literature. Further, accepted models of human development were merged and adapted to produce a TCK-specific model of human development. This model was a significant product of this research project.
Components of particular importance to development that nurtured the outcome profile traits were identified and represented in the model. The study incorporated three phases: phase 1 involved the in-depth interview of 3 respondents who had experienced the TCK ecology on three different continents, phase 2 involved data collection on the demographics of the broader Australasian TCK population asking questions about family choices, education, and career trajectories (N=50), and phase 3 collected in-depth descriptions of the childhood TCK ecology through voluntary response to an extensive written survey and asked for comparison with the imagined alternative ecology had respondents remained in their passport country (N=45). In both phases 1 and 3 respondents were asked to describe character traits they believed they manifested as a direct result of immersion in the TCK ecology and then suggest traits they might otherwise have manifested had the imagined alternative ecology been the nurturing environment. Tabulation of the emerging data allowed comparison and contrast with the North American outcome profile traits that have been described in literature. In both tabulations many outcome profile traits were identified as being in polar contrast with each other; the TCK could manifest either or both of the apparently opposing traits.
Manifestation was dependent upon the immediate context within which the TCK was functioning. There was shown to be a significant overlap in the outcome profile for Australasians and North Americans. However, in this study Australasians presented stronger in their self-report of altered relational patterns and traits related to resourcefulness and practical abilities than was described in the North American literature. In comparing outcome profile traits of the real TCK ecology and those that were associated with the imagined alternative ecology respondents reported that they would have been more confident and more socially competent, but less tolerant and less globally aware had they been raised in the passport country. The self-reported outcome traits or profile were linked to the developmental ecology by exploring the processes and tensions that were at work. It was shown that dynamic tensions emerged and increased in valence as the individual gradually developed polarised traits that manifested according to engagement in the multiple contexts the TCK was required to manage. The results of this study have implications for those who deploy families abroad, as well as those who educate, and nurture the social potential of TCKs. This study has served to extend understanding of the phenomenon at the international level and laid a foundation for specific understanding of the Australasian context.
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Cameron, Rosalea. "The ecology of "third culture kids" : the experiences of Australasian adults /." Cameron, Rosalea (2003) The ecology of third culture kids: the experiences of Australasian adults. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2003. http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/498/.
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The ecology of human development has been shown to be different for different cultures and sub-cultures within a particular culture, and to play a significant part in shaping the outcome traits or character profile exhibited by individuals who experience a given ecology. This is the case for members of that sub-culture of children who spend childhood years abroad; who expect to eventually repatriate to their passport country.
Those who experience the phenomenon have been called Third Culture Kids or TCKs, and the outcome profile for those with a North American background has been identified. However, no literature on children in the Australasian context exists. A progressive naturalistic study, using both qualitative and quantitative methodology, was undertaken providing foundational data on the experience of adult Australasians (Australians and New Zealanders) who had experienced such a childhood ecology. The Australasian self-reported reflections were compared with descriptions of the North American and international experience presented in existing literature. Further, accepted models of human development were merged and adapted to produce a TCK-specific model of human development. This model was a significant product of this research project.
Components of particular importance to development that nurtured the outcome profile traits were identified and represented in the model. The study incorporated three phases: phase 1 involved the in-depth interview of 3 respondents who had experienced the TCK ecology on three different continents, phase 2 involved data collection on the demographics of the broader Australasian TCK population asking questions about family choices, education, and career trajectories (N=50), and phase 3 collected in-depth descriptions of the childhood TCK ecology through voluntary response to an extensive written survey and asked for comparison with the imagined alternative ecology had respondents remained in their passport country (N=45). In both phases 1 and 3 respondents were asked to describe character traits they believed they manifested as a direct result of immersion in the TCK ecology and then suggest traits they might otherwise have manifested had the imagined alternative ecology been the nurturing environment. Tabulation of the emerging data allowed comparison and contrast with the North American outcome profile traits that have been described in literature. In both tabulations many outcome profile traits were identified as being in polar contrast with each other; the TCK could manifest either or both of the apparently opposing traits.
Manifestation was dependent upon the immediate context within which the TCK was functioning. There was shown to be a significant overlap in the outcome profile for Australasians and North Americans. However, in this study Australasians presented stronger in their self-report of altered relational patterns and traits related to resourcefulness and practical abilities than was described in the North American literature. In comparing outcome profile traits of the real TCK ecology and those that were associated with the imagined alternative ecology respondents reported that they would have been more confident and more socially competent, but less tolerant and less globally aware had they been raised in the passport country. The self-reported outcome traits or profile were linked to the developmental ecology by exploring the processes and tensions that were at work. It was shown that dynamic tensions emerged and increased in valence as the individual gradually developed polarised traits that manifested according to engagement in the multiple contexts the TCK was required to manage. The results of this study have implications for those who deploy families abroad, as well as those who educate, and nurture the social potential of TCKs. This study has served to extend understanding of the phenomenon at the international level and laid a foundation for specific understanding of the Australasian context.
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Shibuya, Yuki. "Reverse culture shock : a study of readjustment problems faced by the Japanese returnee company-wives." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2003. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/804948/.
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Sweeney, Bradley Irene. "Double-edged sword : how international students on an intensive programme cope with a new national and academic culture where few host culture students exist." Thesis, University of Derby, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10545/621839.
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The Work-Based Project (WBP) set out to explore how international students in a Swiss hospitality institution manage to cope with two quite different cultures to where they came from i.e. the Swiss national culture and the British academic culture. Previous research on international students have been in locations where the host culture student is in plentiful supply which is a way to help the international student adjust socioculturally. Within this WBP, the student body is made up of mainly international students and very few Swiss students. Concepts that were used to assist the exploration of this topic include: what influenced the choice of Switzerland and the institution as a place to study, along with how the information was searched for (Mazzarol and Soutar’s, 2002 Push-Pull Model; The Model of International Students’ Preferences by Cubillo, Sánchez and Cerviño, 2006). Hyde’s (2012) adaptation of Oberg’s 1960 stages of adaptation explored culture shock as a concept followed by Berry’s (1997) acculturation and coping strategies. It investigated the use of friendship networks as a way to help students cope in this new environment (Bochner, McLeod and Lin, 1977; Schartner, 2015). These models were used to provide a framework for the questioning used in the gathering of the primary research. The study is applied in nature and using a case study allowed for the exploration of the rich detail that was needed to understand how the international student feels in this environment and how they cope with it in an effort to instigate change as a result of the findings. Focus groups were used as a scoping tool to identify the key themes which were then developed into a questionnaire for distribution among the wider student body. The key findings indicate that reputation of Swiss hospitality education is influential in the decision making of the student. Word of mouth through previous students is a key way for the students to find out the information they believe they need. The findings revealed that the student views both the Swiss and academic culture of the institution as one and the same. The issue of culture shock is difficult to plot as there was such a mix of feelings identified when the decision to come to Switzerland is made and when the student arrives. The friendships that are generated have evolved since the creation of the Bochner et al (1977) Model and Schartner (2015) identified a newer group which could be added to this model i.e. friends back home as a way to help with psychological adjustment. The key conclusions drawn from the research indicate that the students use word-of-mouth to a great extent in preparation for their study abroad however, the information received is informal in nature. Those that used more sources of information felt they arrived more prepared. Friends were referred to throughout the study for many reasons however, the addition of the 4th group of friends i.e. friends back home, were used as a form of escape to cope with the challenges experienced (whether national or academic culture) due to both cultures being viewed as one and the same. Implications of this relate to how information is provided to the potential student Dissemination of the findings to those that prepare the students for their venture e.g. agents and those that have to help the student adjust upon their arrival e.g. institution members so that the student can adapt more quickly in the 18 weeks that they have to feel comfortable in their new environment.
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Josefsson, Elaina. "Voussoir Bridges : Refining the cornerstone of art education - the effect of culture shock on intercultural learning." Thesis, Konstfack, Institutionen för Bildpedagogik (BI), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:konstfack:diva-4634.
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McCaffrey, Jo Ann. "At home in the journey a process of theological reflection for missioners in transition /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1998. http://www.tren.com.
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Wagner, Timothy E. "The development of a reentry program for UFM International." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2004. http://www.tren.com.
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Wang, Hui Jingzi. "Culture shock the differences between Chinese and South African students at the University of Port Elizabeth." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/366.
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Introduction-Motivation: Living, studying, traveling and working abroad can be an incredible, challenging experience or a nightmare, depending on how you interact with the local culture. Many things bring on culture shock: different food and ways of eating, shops and prices, attitude of people, customs and language problems. It is the strangeness, uneasiness or even fear we experience when we move from our home country and familiar surroundings, to live in a new and different society. Culture shock is now considered to be a natural part of the adjustment to studying abroad (Carmen, 1998:3). Although it can be disconcerting and a little crazy, the shock gradually eases as you begin to understand the new culture. It is useful to realize that often the reactions and perceptions of others towards you - and you towards them - are not personal evaluations, but are based on a clash of cultural values. The more skilled you become in recognizing how and when cultural values and behaviours are likely to come in conflict, the easier it becomes to make adjustments that can help you avoid serious difficulties. This research is aimed at identifying the most common differences between local South African and Chinese culture, and will investigate the experiences of Chinese students at the University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), South Africa, as well as a local Chinese family in order to develop a strategy to minimize culture shock. Research Problem: Chinese students at UPE experience various difficulties in adjusting to local university life. These problems range from practical difficulties regarding transport, accommodation and finances to less easily defined issues related to language and culture. While the “practical” difficulties are often prioritized and solved (or at least alleviated), those relating to culture are not adequately addressed. Chinese students at UPE consequently find it difficult to socialize with local students; they find it difficult to interact during lectures, and they are unsure about forming student-teacher relationships. All of this impedes academic progress, increase worry/fear of failure, and lead to homesickness and ultimately depression. Local Chinese business people have, through trial and error, learnt to adapt to the idiosyncrasies of South African culture (in its diverse forms). This is apparent from interviews which were conducted with a local Chinese businessman and his family who have successfully adapted to the local environment in order to identify the major obstacles to cultural acclimatization, as well as useful strategies, communicational ones among others, that enabled them to adapt.
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Villalobos-Sal, Andres. "Culture shock and its relationship with the intercultural effectiveness of organizational leaders in the pharmaceutical industry." Thesis, Indiana Wesleyan University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10129768.
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Social contact and geographical movement have been widely studied since ancient times. Conducting business across cultures and expatriation are becoming more popular and ry. As a result of those cultural interactions, individuals face multiple challenges, changes, and social encounters with people from other countries and cultures. The challenges are even greater when those individuals are organizational leaders leading companies or departments in foreign countries. Changes in emotional and professional adjustment to a new country could lead to a serious culture shock process. Literature on culture shock and cultural adjustment shows that individuals could face adverse psychological consequences as a result of failing to adjust to the new culture (Hofstede, 1980; Mendenhall, Bird, Oddou, & Stevens, 2008; Oberg, 1960). This mixed-methods research studies whether culture shock relates to intercultural effectiveness of organizational leaders who are Spanish nationals working in the pharmaceutical industry in the United States (U.S.). Research instruments measure the organizational leader’s level of intercultural effectiveness, and the degree to which the leader is experiencing culture shock. Quantitative data was collected using the Intercultural Effectiveness Scale (Mendenhall et al., 2008), and the Culture Shock Adaptation Inventory II (Juffer, 1985). Qualitative data was collected from in-depth interviews via e-mail to document the experience of Spanish organizational leaders working as expatriates in the pharmaceutical industry in the U.S.
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Shannon-Baker, Peggy A. "Microaggressions, Self-Segregation, and Performing Gender: Exploring Undergraduate Students’ Culture Shock in a Study Abroad Program." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1447690476.
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Luther, Christina Maria. "The Identity in Crisis: A New Approach to the Culture Shock Experience of University Exchange Students." PDXScholar, 1993. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4615.
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The relationship of language and culture is explored in this thesis for the purpose of better understanding why all sojourners, regardless of preparation, experience some degree of culture shock. The author begins with a review of literature on culture shock establishing that the native language of sojourners is not considered to be of any consequence to the sojourning experience. The fields of intercultural communication, social psychology and psychology are then explored to establish the link between language and culture and to introduce the notion of linguistic identity. Evidence found in each of these fields leads the author to conclude that linguistic identity must become a focal point of language instruction and that both language and linguistic identity must be addressed more effectively in pre-departure orientations. Also included is a research proposal which is designed to test pre-departure orientation strategies which introduce students to linguistic identity and to track their transition experiences over the course of a year-long study abroad sojourn.
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Vosylienė, Alma. "Mokinių,grįžusių iš užsienio, patirtis adaptuojantis bendrojo lavinimo mokykloje:teigiami ir neigiami išgyvenimai." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2008. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2008~D_20080903_085701-08593.
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Šiame darbe buvo nagrinėjama mokinių, grįžusių iš užsienio, patirtis adaptuojantis bendrojo lavinimo mokykloje: teigiami ir neigiami išgyvenimai. Mokiniai, grįžtantys iš užsienio į bendrojo lavinimo mokyklas, yra naujas, Lietuvos mokslininkų mažai tyrinėtas edukacinis reiškinys. Šiuo tyrimu norima atkreipti dėmesį į švietimo sistemai naujai iškylančias problemas, susijusias su mokinių emigracija ir remigracija .
Tyrimo problema yra ta, kad bendrojo lavinimo mokyklos/švietimo institucijos prastai suvokia vaikų grįžusių iš užsienio situaciją: akademines, socialines ir psichologines problemas, jų patiriamus išgyvenimus ir realiai nepasirengę teikti pagalbos, nors teisiniai dokumentai nurodo kryptis, kaip organizuoti vaikų, grįžusių iš užsienio, ugdymą.
Tyrimo tikslas atskleisti, kokius išgyvenimus patiria mokiniai, grįžę iš užsienio, į Lietuvos bendrojo lavinimo mokyklą ir kokia parama jiems teikiama. Šio tikslo buvo siekiama atskleidžiant kultūrinio šoko, sugrįžimo kultūrinio šoko, taip pat mokyklos keitimo ypatumų ir paramos programų teorijas, analizuojant įstatymų bazę, nurodančią, kaip organizuoti vaikų, grįžusių iš užsienio, ugdymą, bei atliekant kokybinį aprašomojo tipo tyrimą.
Tyrime dalyvavo 8 mokiniai, grįžę iš užsienio į Lietuvos bendrojo lavinimo mokyklą. Buvo vykdoma tikslinė dalyvių atranka. Atrinkti tie mokiniai, kurie galėjo geriausiai atsakyti į keliamus problemos klausimus ir, kurie užsienyje praleido ne mažiau vienerius metus.
Tyrimo metu... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]The Research analyses the positive and negative experiences of pupils, which came back from abroad, during their adaptation to the secondary schools of Lithuania. A phenomenon of children, coming back from abroad to Lithuanian schools, is quite new and has not been analyzed by Lithuanian researchers yet enough. The aim of this particular research was to address the new emerging problem, related with emigration and remigration of pupils, to the Lithuanian Education system. The Problem is that the Lithuanian schools/Institutions of education poorly perceive a context, which pupils, coming back from abroad are facing: academic, social and psychological problems, their experiences. Although, there is a legal basis, which provides the guidance how to organize the education of pupils, coming back from abroad, the schools are not ready to provide an adequate assistance. The Aim of the Research was to reveal what kind of experiences pupils have faced, coming back from abroad to the Lithuanian schools and, to unfold what kind of assistance they have been provided. In order to achieve this particular aim: the theories of Cultural Shock and Re-entry Cultural shock, Research on Improving the Organization of Pupils’ Transfer from School to School was exposed; the Legal Base, which provides the guidance how to organize the education of pupils coming back from abroad, was analyzed. The nature of the research is a Qualitative Description. There were eight pupils (recently came back from... [to full text]
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Shum, Ho-ma Ada. "Perceptions of school culture : NETS vis-à-vis students /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2001. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk:8888/cgi-bin/hkuto%5Ftoc%5Fpdf?B23373489.
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Hamilton, Amanda. "Characterization of HSP47 Expression in Xenopus Laevis Cell Culture and Embryos." Thesis, University of Waterloo, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/1213.
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The heat shock or stress response is a transient response to stressful stimuli that protects vital cellular proteins from damage and irreversible aggregation. Heat shock proteins (Hsps) are molecular chaperones that bind to unfolded protein and inhibit their aggregation, thereby maintaining their solubility until they can be refolded to their native conformation. Hsp47 is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-resident protein that serves as a molecular chaperone during collagen production. Collagen is the major class of insoluble fibrous protein found in the extracellular matrix and in connective tissues. It is the single most abundant protein of the animal kingdom; at least 14 different forms exist, each with distinct structures and binding properties. The various types of collagen all possess protein regions with the distinct triple helical conformation. This complex physical structure requires very organized assembly and HSP47 has been established as an integral component of this process for collagen types I-V. Most of the previous studies examining the expression and function of hsp47 have been conducted with mammalian cultured cells. The present study represented the first investigation of the expression of hsp47 in the poikilothermic vertebrate, Xenopus laevis. Full-length Xenopus hsp47 nucleotide and amino acid sequences were obtained from Genbank and compared with hsp47 from chicken, mouse, rat, human and zebrafish. Xenopus HSP47 protein had an identity of approximately 77% with chicken, 73% with mouse, 72% with rat and human, and 70% with zebrafish. Most of the sequence identity between HSP47 from all investigated organisms occurred centrally in the amino acid sequence and in several carboxyl terminal regions. Three key features were conserved between HSP47 proteins from most species investigated: a hydrophobic leader sequence, two potential glycosylation sites and the ER-retention signal, RDEL. A partial cDNA clone encoding Xenopus hsp47 was obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) and used to generate hsp47 antisense riboprobe for the purpose of investigating hsp47 mRNA accumulation in Xenopus A6 kidney epithelial cells and embryos. Northern blot analysis detected hsp47 mRNA constitutively in A6 cells. The expression pattern for hsp47 mRNA was compared with two other Xenopus heat shock proteins that have been previously characterized in our laboratory: hsp70, a cystolic/nuclear hsp and BiP, an ER-resident hsp. The results of hsp47 mRNA accumulation in A6 cells suggested that the expression pattern for Xenopus hsp47 was unique but, with respect to some stressors, resembled that of a cytosolic hsp rather than an ER-resident hsp. HSP47 protein levels were also examined in A6 cells. Heat shock, sodium arsenite and b-aminopropionitrile fumerate treatments enhanced hsp47 accumulation. In some experiments, western blot analysis revealed the presence of two closely sized protein bands. It is possible that minor differences in HSP47 protein size may be due to post-translational modification, namely phosphorylation or glycosylation. The present study also examined the accumulation and spatial pattern of hsp47 mRNA accumulation during Xenopus laevis early development. Hsp47 was constitutively expressed throughout Xenopus early development. Constitutive levels of hsp47 mRNA in unfertilized eggs, fertilized eggs and cleavage stage embryos indicated that these transcripts were maternally inherited. Constitutive hsp47 mRNA accumulation was enhanced in neurula and tailbud embryos compared to earlier stages. This finding may be explained by the shift towards organogenesis during these stages. Whole mount in situ hybridization revealed hsp47 message along the dorsal region of the embryo, in the notochord and somites, as well as in the head region including the eye vesicle. Hsp47 mRNA induction in Xenopus embryos was also examined in response to heat shock. Hsp47 mRNA accumulated in response to heat shock immediately following the midblastula transition (MBT). In tailbud stages, hsp47 mRNA accumulated in the notochord, somites and head region. Northern blot analysis and whole mount in situ hybridization results revealed an expression pattern that coincided well with the development of collagen-rich tissues thereby substantiating the proposed role of HSP47 as a procollagen molecular chaperone.
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Hopewell, Bethan. "The effect of cell isolation, cell culture and osmotic shock upon chondrocyte gene expression and matrix metabolism." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.289327.
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Gajdzik, Patrycja K. Johnsen Susan K. "Relationship between self-efficacy beliefs and socio-cultural adjustment of international graduate students and american graduate students." Waco, Tex. : Baylor University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2104/2682.
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Kuitems, Lynn Marie. "A comparative study to determine the perspective of missionary children on re-entry prior to re-entering the United States for college and to draw some conclusions to aid the development of re-entry programs for missionary children." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1989. http://www.tren.com.
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McLeod, Kent Doehr. "A qualitative examination of culture shock and the influential factors affecting newly-arrived Korean students at Texas A&M University." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2707.
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Gaidelytė, Jurgita. "Lietuvių, gyvenančių kitatautėje aplinkoje, adaptacijos bruožai: Ispanijos ir Airijos lietuvių atvejis." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2007. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2007~D_20070816_171438-83401.
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Baigiamajame darbe išnagrinėta adaptacijos ir kultūrinio šoko sampratos, aptarta pagrindiniai adaptacijos bruožai lietuvių emigrantų Ispanijoje ir Airijoje. Pagrindinis tyrimo tikslas – nustatyti lietuvių emigrantų adapacijos pobūdį, išsiaiškinti kokios priežastys lemia sėkmingą / nesėkmingą adaptaciją, kas lemia norą / nenorą grįžti į Lietuvą. Įvairūs tyrimai rodo, kad Lietuvos migracijos potencialas labai didelis:40 – 60 % Lietuvos gyventojų norėtų išvykti gyventi/ dirbti į užsienį; ypač yra daug norinčių išvykti tarp 15 – 24 metų jaunimo – 70 – 90 %; tarp aukštajį išsilavinimą turinčių norėtų išvykti 60 – 75 %. Tačiau tik nedaugelis norėtų išvykti visam laikui. Lietuva visų pirma praranda jaunimą, todėl ateityje tai paveiks tiek kitus demografinius procesus (santuoką, gimstamumą, šeimos raidą) tiek ir darbo išteklius, kuriuos gali tekti importuoti iš trečiųjų šalių. Emigrantus būtų galima suskirstyti į dvi grupes – jaunimą, kurie neįvertinti kaip jauni specialistai baigia aukštuosius mokslus užsienyje arba dėl nebaigto aukštojo mokslo ar nepaklausios specialybės jiems yra itin sunku susirasti poreikius atitinkantį darbą Lietuvoje, ir vidutinio amžiaus žmones, kurie praranda darbą Lietuvoje ir dėl savo amžiaus, ribotų galimybių persikvalifikuoti išvyksta. Norint mažinti emigracijos mastus būtina sudaryti šioms gyventojų grupėms geresnes įsidarbinimo/persikvalifikavimo Lietuvoje galimybes.The thesis analyses the concepts of adaptation and culture shock and deals with the main issues of adaptation of Lithuanian emigrants in Spain and Ireland. The main aim of the research was to define the nature of the adaptation of Lithuanian emigrants; to find out the causes of either successful adaptation or failure to do so; as well as to identify the factors that influence emigrants’ willingness or unwillingness to return to Lithuania. Different investigations show that the potential of Lithuanian migration is very big – 40 to 60 percent of Lithuanian inhabitants would like to go abroad to live or work; the rate is especially high among young people between 15 and 24 years of age – 70 to 90 percent; 60 to 75 percent of inhabitants with higher education would like to leave the country. However, not many people would like to emigrate forever. Mainly, Lithuania is abandoned by young people, which in future will affect other demographic processes (marriages, births, family development), as well as labour resources that Lithuania might need to import from third countries. The emigrants may be divided into two groups: young people who, having been underestimated as young professionals, finish their studies to obtain higher education in foreign countries, or those who have not acquired higher education or have non-demanded professions and therefore have difficulty finding jobs which would meet their needs; and middle-aged people who leave the country under... [to full text]
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Eze, Ogbonnia Eze. "Exploring international students experiences of studying in UK universities : a narrative inquiry of Nigerian students." Thesis, Anglia Ruskin University, 2014. http://arro.anglia.ac.uk/550498/.
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This thesis is a narrative inquiry of 10 international students from Nigeria studying in selected UK universities. The thesis draws from emerging discourse on international student’s overseas experiences and extends this knowledge by analysing these experiences from the framework of trauma, individuation, spiritual emergency and the African initiation process, in an attempt to gain an in depth knowledge of Nigerian students’ experiences of studying abroad in the current period. The previous understanding of international students’ experiences from culture shock framework does not account for how their difficult experiences affect their psychological, emotional, physical, social and spiritual wellbeing, so this thesis have reconceptualised these problems and explained them in more depth using the trauma framework and contributed to knowledge in this area. It is an exploratory qualitative study and data for the study was gathered through narrative interviewing. The narrative or story telling method applied in this study enabled the researcher to capture how the participants construct meaning to their lived experiences. The narrative inquiry is chosen because it gives voice to silenced group of people like the Nigerian students whose experiences are not heard. Narratives gathered were textually analysed to evidence the narrators’ unique individual experiences. Findings revealed that the participants had experiences that coincided with trauma experiences such as feeling of helplessness, disorganization, confusion, depression, sleeplessness and disorientation, lack of concentration and supressed emotion as they lived and studied in UK. The thesis concluded from the findings of the study that there is resemblance of trauma experiences in the participants’ stories. The study recommends that support was necessary when they are in UK, while adequate information should be provided before the students sojourn to the UK since most of their difficulties were as a result of failed expectations from their preconceptions about studying in the UK before they arrived.
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Wu, Yuan-Qi. "Expatriatehantering i Sverige : En kvantitativ studie om hur man kan minska expatriate-failures i landet som korats som ”årets förlorare”." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-80380.
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Trenden visar på att expatriates världen över fortsätter att ökas och värderas mer. Ett allmänt problem i hanteringen av expatriates är att de slutar i förtid och att de kan känna sig hindrade av att prestera till sina fulla kapaciteter. Årets resultat i en omfattande undersökning av expatriates världen över, där man mäter hur lyckliga de är, visade på att Sverige är årets förlorare. Syftet med den här studien är att ta reda på vilka sätt det finns för HR-ansvariga att använda, för att sänka risken för expatriate-failures i Sverige. Utifrån syftet formulerades två frågeställningar som undersökningen baserades på, på vilka sätt kan man minska risken för att expatriate-failures ska ske i Sverige och är de etablerade tillvägagångssätten giltiga i Sverige. Metoden bestod av en enkätundersökning som undersökte vad anledningarna för övervägan att sluta i förtid var för expatsen i Sverige samt hur deras besittning av vissa attribut korrelerade till att ha en risk för expatriate-failure. Undersökningen visade på att kulturshockar var huvudanledningen för att expatriate-failures sker i Sverige och att besittning av eftertraktade attribut skulle minska risken för expatriate-failures. Resultatet visade då på att de etablerade tillvägagångssätten är giltiga i Sverige för att minska risken för expatriate-failure. Andra effektiva tillvägagångssätt gavs också som förslag för att motverka frekventa anledningarna som emprin visade på.
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Johansson, Andreas, and Erik Lindmark. "Generational attitudes towards sexual advertisement : A comparative study between Sweden and South Korea." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-105203.
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To break through the clutter of advertisements, some advertisers uses sexual appeal as a technique to increase visibility and sales. The purpose of this study is to examine, from a Swedish and South Korean perspective, how the attitude towards sexual appeal in advertising differ between generations. Culture and age has been proven to be factors affecting attitude towards advertisements, and previous research has found that the attitude towards sexual appeal in advertising between Swedish and South Korean university students only differed slightly. To examine the attitudes, data was collected through a questionnaire. The results suggest that the attitudes of each age group are generally rather similar, regardless of culture. Ages 18 to 30 showed most negativity towards sexual appeal in advertisements.
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Bongers, Thomas Aloys. "The effect of glutamine on the heat shock protein content of muscle in cell culture and during critical illness." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.629450.
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Despite significant developments, critical care mortality remains high at - 20-30%. Muscle wasting with protein breakdown is frequently seen in critically ill patients with increased amino acids release from muscle tissue, of which alanine and glutamine compose a large proportion. Plasma glutamine is rapidly utilized and circulating plasma glutamine declines rapidly. Low plasma glutamine concentrations correlate with mortality in critical illness and intravenous glutamine supplementation improves survival of the critically ill patient. The precise mechanism whereby this protection is afforded remains uncertain, although evidence suggests that glutamine plays an important role in the ability of cells to respond to stress. The expression of stress or heat shock proteins (HSPs) is one of the most highly conserved mechanisms of cellular protection. Increased intracellular HSP content is associated with a striking preservation of muscle mass and function and low muscle and serum HSP 70 content in severe trauma correlate with increased mortality. Glutamine infusions facilitate increased HSP expression. Further, glutamine infusions enhance HSP content in multiple organs of the rat with a significant protection of these organs from damage during sepsis and a mortality advantage. This has resulted in the hypothesis that glutamine deficiency leads to a modified HSP content of muscle cells and a diminished ability to mount a stress response. Administration of glutamine will have a direct and beneficial effect on the HSP content of muscle in cell culture and during critical illness.
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Vedana, Simone Nazareth. "Viver no exterior e voltar para o Brasil : uma análise do processo de aculturação e de readaptação de consumidores brasileiros." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/26163.
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Cada vez mais os brasileiros, principalmente os jovens, estão se interessando pela experiência de passar um tempo morando no exterior. Como conseqüência, essa vivência no exterior pode provocar diversas mudanças na vida desses indivíduos, visto que todas as pessoas que participam de transições culturais estão sujeitas a uma variedade de experiências coletivamente rotuladas como choque cultural, adaptação, adaptação entre culturas ou aculturação. Além disso, ao retornarem para o país de origem, esses indivíduos correm o risco de passar por um choque cultural reverso e sofrer os efeitos do processo de aculturação vivenciados no exterior. Enquanto estudos sobre aculturação focam em mudança cultural como resultado de contato cultural e adaptação, o estudo da aculturação do consumidor, primeiramente, foca na adaptação cultural como manifestação no mercado. Esse é o enfoque do presente estudo, que teve, portanto, como objetivo geral identificar quais são os efeitos do processo de aculturação no consumidor brasileiro durante e após uma experiência de vida internacional. O presente estudo foi desenvolvido através de uma abordagem qualitativa. A coleta de dados foi realizada através de entrevistas em profundidade, com a utilização de um roteiro semi-estruturado, entre os meses de agosto e novembro de 2009, até o ponto em que ocorreu uma saturação teórica, chegando a 21 entrevistados. Além disso, as entrevistas foram filmadas para a realização de uma videografia, visando uma maior compreensão do comportamento desses consumidores. Entre os resultados desse estudo constatou-se que o processo de aculturação do consumidor provoca mudanças em hábitos alimentares, no processo de decisão de compra, na identidade cultural dos indivíduos, entre outros.More and more Brazilians are becoming interested in having the experience of living abroad, especially Brazilian youth. As a result, this experience abroad can cause several changes in their lives, as all people participating in cultural transitions are subject to a variety of experiences collectively labeled as culture shock, adjustment, adaptation between cultures or acculturation. In addition, upon returning to the country of origin, these individuals are at risk of undergoing a reverse culture shock and suffer the effects of the acculturation process experienced abroad. While acculturation studies focus on cultural change as a result of cultural contact and adaptation, the study of consumer acculturation focuses primarily on cultural adaptation as a manifestation in the market. This is the focus of this study, which was therefore aimed at identifying what are the effects of the acculturation process in the Brazilian consumer during and after an experience of international life. This study was developed through a qualitative approach. Data collection was conducted through interviews, using a semi-structured script, between August and November 2009, to the point where there was a theoretical saturation, reaching 21 respondents. Moreover, the interviews were filmed for the realization of a videography, seeking a better understanding of the behavior of these consumers. Among the results of this study was revealed that the acculturation process causes changes in consumer eating habits, in the process of purchasing decision, in the cultural identity of the individuals, among others.
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Tynkkynen, M. (Minni). "”For me the most valuable thing was the culture shock...”:AIESEC Oulun ulkomaisten vapaaehtoisten minäpystyvyys ja maailmankansalaisuus 2010-luvun vapaaehtoistyöprojekteissa." Bachelor's thesis, University of Oulu, 2019. http://jultika.oulu.fi/Record/nbnfioulu-201910313047.
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Tiivistelmä. Olen kandidaatintutkielmassani tarkastellut kvalitatiivisesti kansainvälisen, nuorisojohtoisen AIESEC-järjestön kolmen aikaisemman ulkomaisen vapaaehtoisen kokemuksia. Vapaaehtoistyöprojektit sijoittuivat Oulun paikallistoimikuntaan Suomessa, ja ne tapahtuivat 2010-luvun aikana.
Tutkimukseni tavoitteena oli selvittää mahdolliset positiiviset vaikutukset, jotka projektiin osallistumisella oli vapaaehtoisiin. Minua kiinnosti erityisesti se, miten vapaaehtoisten henkilökohtainen käsitys niin omasta minäpystyvyydestä, kuin maailmankansalaisuudestakin oli projektin myötä muotoutunut. Materiaali kerättiin teettämällä jokaisen kohdalla puolistrukturoitu ja temaattinen haastattelu, jonka jälkeen aineisto litteroitiin ja analysoitiin läpikotaisesti. Hyödynsin vapaaehtoisturismiin pohjautuvaa kirjallisuutta laajasti, josta esimerkkeinä toimivat Lyonsin ja muiden (2012) sekä Tornbergin (2016) teokset. Pyrin myös heijastelemaan yleisesti ilmiötä itse keräämääni aineistoon.
Tuloksena väittäisin, että kokemuksella tosiaan oli vaikutusta vapaaehtoisten näkemyksiin ja siihen, miten he käsittävät oman asemansa kansainvälisesti. Niin AIESEC Oulun ja muiden osapuolten tarjoaman tuen, alustavan kulttuurishokin, kuin muut ulkoiset ja sisäiset, päivittäisten rutiinien mukanaan tuomat haasteetkin läpikäytyään, kaikki vapaaehtoiset ilmaisivat mietiskelleensä itselleen tärkeitä ja hyödyllisiä asioita uudessa valossa — ja kokeneensa jopa asenteen muutoksia — pohjautuen vapaaehtoistyökokemukseensa AIESEC:n kautta.Abstract. In my Bachelor’s thesis, I have investigated in a qualitative manner the personal experiences of three previous foreign volunteers of an international youth-led organization AIESEC. The volunteer projects took place by the local committee of Oulu, Finland during the 2010s.
The aim of this research was to reveal the possible contribution that the participation to these projects had on the volunteers, considering the formation of personal sense of both self-efficacy and world citizenship, and how that is being demonstrated today, according to their own wording. The data was collected through running half-structured, thematic interviews with the candidates, and later they were transcribed and analyzed thoroughly. I utilized the literature on volunteer tourism extensively, the work of Lyons et al. (2012) and Tornberg (2016) as examples and aimed for reflecting the general phenomenon and concepts in relation to the interview output received.
The results suggest that the experience did indeed have an impact on the perceptions of the volunteers and how they understand themselves on the global scale. On account of the well-established support provided by AIESEC Oulu and other parties involved, and having gone through the initial culture shock and other inner and outer challenges of the daily routine, the volunteers all expressed to have had important and beneficial reflections — even changes of attitude — based on their involvement in volunteer experience through AIESEC.