In-group and out-group Loneliness: The experiences of Chinese top-up students in a UK university
O'Dea, X. and Stern, J. (2022) In-group and out-group Loneliness: The experiences of Chinese top-up students in a UK university. Qualitative Research in Education, 11 (3). pp. 203-229. ISSN 2014-6418
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Abstract
This study explores cross-cultural integration of Chinese top-up students in a UK university from the perspective of loneliness. Existing research on integration has underplayed loneliness. This study used semi-structured interviews to collect data at three key transition points during the top-up year. The findings suggest that students experienced loneliness both within and beyond their group, notwithstanding a number of reasons why they might be expected to be less lonely than other international students. Loneliness seemed to have a significant impact on cross-cultural integration, and participants were also unable to form strong bonds within their cohort of Chinese top-up students, and unable to experience healthy solitude. There are implications for the pre-departure preparation of such students, for the institutions hosting such students, and for responses to the social and emotional challenges they experience.
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| Additional Information: | © 2022 Hipatia Press. This is an author accepted manuscript of a paper subsequently published in Qualitative Research in Education. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
| Depositing User: | Julian Stern |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Oct 2022 11:00 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Oct 2022 11:00 |
| URI: | https://bgro.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/977 |
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