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Research Project TASK 1 INTRODUCTION 3 Background of the study 4 TASK 2 LITERATURE REVIEW5 Decision making process 5 Views on Psychological adjustment 5 Social Relationships 5 Differences in Teaching

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Research Project TASK 1 INTRODUCTION 3 Background of the study 3 Aim3 Objectives 3 Research questions 4 Rational 4 TASK 2 LITERATURE REVIEW5 Decision making process 5 Views on Psychological adjustment 5 Other personal issue7 Social Relationships7 Academic Issues 8 Differences in Teaching and Learning9 Mechanism for refining experiences of International Students 9 TASK 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 12 Research philosophy 13 Research design 13 Type of research 13 Research approach13 Data collection method 14 Sampling 14 Data analysis 14 Ethical consideration 14 TASK 4

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Table of ContentsTASK 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................3Background of the study .................................................................................................................3Aim..................................................................................................................................................3Objectives........................................................................................................................................3Research questions...........................................................................................................................4Rational ...........................................................................................................................................4TASK 2 LITERATURE REVIEW .....................................................................................................5Decision making process ................................................................................................................5Views on Psychological adjustment................................................................................................5Other personal issue.........................................................................................................................7Social Relationships.........................................................................................................................7Academic Issues .............................................................................................................................8Differences in Teaching and Learning ............................................................................................9Mechanism for refining experiences of International Students ......................................................9TASK 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.........................................................................................12Research philosophy......................................................................................................................13Research design.............................................................................................................................13Type of research.............................................................................................................................13Research approach ........................................................................................................................13Data collection method..................................................................................................................14Sampling........................................................................................................................................14Data analysis..................................................................................................................................14Ethical consideration......................................................................................................................14TASK 4 DATA ANALYSIS ...............................................................................................................15CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................................20RECOMMENDATION .....................................................................................................................20REFERENCES...................................................................................................................................21APPENDIX .......................................................................................................................................242
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TASK 1 INTRODUCTION Background of the study In the recent time, the acquiring higher education is a most important aspect to many youngand middle age people across the world. This thing has prepared them to face the challenges of theworld. In the emerging glob of knowledgable society, it is not only essential to acquire theknowledge (Andrade,2006.). It is also needed for acquire new skills and core competencies tosurvive in the society. Moving of youth for the sake of learning of different knowledge from oneplace to another is becoming a trend now. Most of the students around the world especially ofdeveloped nations have been visiting developing countries to receive university degrees for thegraduation and post graduation such as Bachelors, Masters, PhD's etc (Arthur, 2007). Various UKuniversities are most attracting destinations for too many students from across the world. Chines,European and Asian students are leading nations in the race of visiting UK for the educationalpurpose. From the statistics, it has been found that the growth of international student mobility hasbeen increased from last 14 years. The present rate of this mobility till the 2014 is about to 5.9million (Bartram, 2009). Beside this, in UK, the number of international student enrolment indifferent UK universities have raised with the time. Many of the youth are taking decision tocomplete their higher education from the UK because their education system are more effective ascompare to nations. But there is no doubt that the strange environment, different society and otheraspects are work as challenges for international students (Bennett,S. L., 2014). For example, UK isdifferent with the other countries in terms of values, religions, traditions, customs, ethnic groupsetc. Therefore, international students meet some challenges or barriers and not able to UK tradition,values, ethics etc. AimTo critically analyse the barriers that are faced by international students from reaching fulladaption in the UK. ObjectivesTo identify those factors which are responsible for motivating international students to moveto UK for education. To determine barriers faced by international students in UK. To explore different adjustment methods to make the international students for full adaptionin the UK. 3
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Research questions1.What are those factors which are responsible for motivating international students to moveto UK for education. 2.Which kinds of barriers faced by international students in UK. 3.Suggest different adjustment methods to make the international students for full adaption inthe UK. Rational What is the research issue?The present research is relating to barriers that are faced by international students fromreaching full adaption in the UK. It is an research issue because many of the youth of variouscountries are moving to the UK for the educational purpose. The reasons behind this mobility ofinternational students towards the UK is depending on their perception (Dominic, 2011). So, it isneeded to identify those motivational factors which influence them for seeking education in foreignnations. Why is it an issue?The propose research is an issues because the international students are facing different typeof problems while studying in the UK. Most of the students are not aware about the difficulties thatmay be look during the adjustment at new place. It is hard to learn and understand the new culture,values, tradition etc because it takes long time to adapt them for an international student (EmmaKingston, 2009). Why is it an issue now?As per the aim of the stud, it is an issue now because when an student move to the othernations for the educational purpose, he has no idea about which type of problems he will be faceduring the adjustment. The new environment and place affects the student academic success,physiological state, well being etc either in negative or positive manner (Frølich Nicoline, 2010).So, it is important to determine the various barriers that can be look by the international students forcomplete adaption in the UK. What could this research shed light on?The present study will shed lights on those factors which motivate the international studentsto move on to UK for educational purpose. Along with this, it will also define barriers that face bythem during full adaption in country. Beside this, the different adjustment methods will also besuggested for overcome the barriers issues and their impacts on international students (ImmyHolloway, 2008). 4
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TASK 2 LITERATURE REVIEW Decision making process Goldbart etal 2005 noted increasing mobility of students making decision to study abroad.More recently, Findlay 2010 questioned reasons behind choosing the UK for their higherqualification. At present students make their decision to study in the UK for many reasons. Kettle2011 found that quality deliverance was the most vital factor persuading the judgment ofinternational students to study abroad. Other authors like bennet 2014 Goldbart er al. found reasonsincluding to improve English, to advance career aspects and to obtain cultural experience. Carter2004 mentioned, reputation of the institution and financial reasons as well as personal reasons areother determining factors that influence international student’s decision to study in the UK. However ( Challungsoth and Schener, 2011) further said that these influential factors canalso cause significant stress for an individual. The decision to study abroad often contains largepersonal, social and huge financial investment on the part of the students and their families’ bunnet2014. Moreover, the pressure about staying away from the family and adjustment factors in adifferent culture are highlighted in the form of stressors in their decision making process.Interestingly, xxx stated that the excitement of coming abroad may cease them temporarily fromthese stressors, however, the reality strikes on their arrival. Further,(Dominic,2011)saidthatpriorto their arrivalintheUK,international studentstendtohavestrongpre-conceptionsaboutBritishculturesandsociety, whichmightnotmatch theirexpectations. Therefore, the process whichstarted from excitement may end after a few weeks of living in the UK.Views on Psychological adjustmentCultureisavitalissueemphasizedbymanywritersanddescribedby(ImmyHolloway,2008)astressfrom losingfamiliarsignsand character ofsocial communication,whichaccording to(Bennett, 2014)is very hardtoassess.Accordingto(Ramachandran,2011), studentswhoaretravelingtotheUKforthefirst time,especiallyfromoutsideEurope,aremorelikelytoexperiencecultureshock. However,(Bennett,2014)statedthatthereisnosetperiodoverwhich Internationalstudentsexperiencecultureshock,anditshouldbeprominentaseachinternationalstudent has itsown adjustmentpace. Further, Brown 2007; Campbell, 2011) identified that the fact adjustment/acculturation/ culture shock or any other concepts that seize these integration processes experiencedby international students are instead examined as dependent and independent variables. When(brown, 2007; camphall, 2011) measured adjustment and acculturation as dependent variables, itsuggests that they are mainly interested in which other factors encourage these processes. Incontrast, analyzing the independent variables that (Brown, 2007; Camphall, 2011) related with5
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acculturation/ integration and adjustment, (Luminiţa NICOLESCU, 2013) identified two maincategories. One of the categories involved academic aspect and the other personal and cultureaspect. The vital academic issues were the level of English language proficiency, the differencebetween teachings (back home d/f host), access of information about host country and otherextracurricular activities. The continuing personal/cultural issues involved personal characteristics,individual values, types of social interfaces and cultural dimensions. Relatively, personal/cultural issue as one of the categories under independent variableportrays the stress amongst international students regarding their different beliefs and culturalnorms compare to the host culture. Several cultural classification methods have been suggested,underlining features of cultural values, behaviors and beliefs. The best known of these is the set ofdimensions defined by Hofstede (1986). Taking Asia as an example, its culture is totally opposite tothe UK culture, with particularly solid variation being found on Individualism/collectives. Thedimension has been used to describe certain difficulties that sojourn from Asian background face inthe process of their learning in the UK. Forinstance,internationalstudents mightaimtoworktogetherwithappearanceofcollectivistapproach according to (Arthur, 2007), in relation (EmmaKingston, 2009) describes those holding collective approach might also shyawayfromsituationswheretheyhavetospeaktheir own opinions infront of allina seminar or tutorial or groupmeeting. Further, Brown (2007) stretched on the discussions of cultural stress or cultural shock byemphasizing on the W-Curve of adjustment discovered by (JeanneEGullahorn,1963) (Figure 1).The curve portrayed the potential stages that international students go through in reachingadjustment in the host country and after their departure to their own country. As you can see belowthe stages starts from excitement as in honeymoon stage, then there is culture shock which posesstress and everything seems strange before they start recovering and ultimately reach the adaption. 6
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