Strategies and Initiatives in Acculturation: Voices from Ghana
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Date
2017
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Kent Academic Repository
Abstract
Culture shock and acculturation are salient aspects of any international
study trip. Over the years, many institutions have devised several
strategies to help international students transition to life in the host
country. However, most of these strategies are insensitive to diverse
cultural or country specifics. Drawing from Social Learning Theory, this
paper provides narratives from four former students from the West
African country of Ghana and how they navigated the process of
acculturation in their respective host nations. The narratives discuss their
feelings during the study abroad trip, some of the challenges they faced,
and personal as well as institutional strategies that aided in ameliorating
the experience of culture shock. A few recommendations for Student
Affairs Practitioners are also provided.
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Research Article
Keywords
Black-African international students, Ghana, institutional strategies, personal strategies, social learning theory