The purpose of the present research is to examine the adaptation levels of repatriate university students to university life in terms of the predictive roles of pedagogical competence and psychological adjustment variables. The research was conducted via relational screening model, which is a quantitative research method. The population of the…

My study aimed to explore the phenomenon of the deterioration of culture and language in an indigenous population due to the establishment of large development projects. I focused on the historical displacement and forced relocation faced by the Nubian population in Egypt as an example. My study highlighted the role of women in preserving the…

Using data obtained from in-depth semistructured interviews, we examined international students' attachments to place in the local American Midwestern community where they have attended college for at least 2 years. The results of this study suggest that participants engage in a process of renegotiation of meanings attached to new places in ways…

This report summarizes the response of 80 sponsors of Indochinese refugees in Nebraska to a survey designed to explore their sponsorship experience. Problem solving areas for sponsors and refugees are named as: acculturation, emotional adjustments, communication, health, housing, transportation, employment, and legal, financial and consumer…

Contains an overall picture of urban relocation of American Indians occurring in mid-1950s; a summary of observations made in early 1970s with a sample of young Navajo women in San Francisco Bay area; and new research strategies for the 1980s which take into account changes over a quarter century of relocation. (ERB)

From May through December 1995, a survey was conducted in the Bosnian language to gather information from resettled refugees about their perspectives on resettlement and their views on prearrival cultural orientation. Thirty-eight voluntary agencies distributed questionnaires, and nearly 200 Bosnians from 18 communities replied. Most respondents…

Analysis of information on Soviet Jewish immigration to the United States reveals the following: (1) the strongest motivation for emigration was anti-semitism, followed by a desire to secure one's children's future, opposition to or dissatisfaction with the political and economic system, the desire to join one's family, and the belief that there…

As a guide to learning about other cultures, the first edition of this book used 100 critical incidents spread across 18 themes of human interaction. This edition has the same goal as the first edition, to improve formal efforts to prepare people for interaction with cultures other than their own, but it introduces a number of new incidents and…

The relocation of 323 Southern Plains Indians from western Oklahoma from 1968 to 1972 was studied. A further study was made of the 47 Indians who left their relocation city within a year to return to the reservation. (NQ)

Examining the adaptation of unauthorized Mexican workers in Los Angeles (California), the study revealed a binational life-style. Rather than giving up ties to Mexico, these workers maintained residences in both countries. Extended residence in the United States resulted in an awareness of the advantages of living in both countries. (NQA)

Drawing from the experience of undocumented Mexican immigrants in Chicago, argues that long-term residence in the United States does not necessarily imply progressive accommodation. Stresses the role that adverse economic factors play in the circumstances of settlement. Suggests that the circumstances influencing migrants' settlement should be…

Discusses xenophobia as a key factor in inhibiting social integration of immigrants. Categorizes the social situations of immigrants and other minority groups based on their high/low economic and high/low cultural integration. Suggests interventions at the policy, institutional, community, and individual level to lessen xenophobia. (37 references)…

This is the second of two papers investigating the adjustment process in a designated group of expatriates, (teachers), who have severed ties with their home country and employer. In the first paper we examined the effect of self-efficacy and flexibility within this adjustment process, revealing the significance of self-efficacy but failing to…

This study investigates the settlement of Cambodian adolescents in New South Wales (Australia). It looks at their participation in education and employment, the effects the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia had on those who lived through it, and the identity problems that usually occur in young people as a result of migration. According to the 1986…

Draws on experiences of American Indian women relocated to Los Angeles during the 1950s-60s to take part in Bureau of Indian Affairs job training and placement programs. These women faced the double burden of racial discrimination and white sex-role expectations, but adjusted to life in Los Angeles with the support of Indian community…