1. Departures and Arrivals: International Students Returning to the Countries of Origin.
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Butcher, Andrew
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FOREIGN students ,EMIGRATION & immigration ,SOCIETAL reaction ,COLLECTIVE behavior - Abstract
This paper examines notions of re-entry, or return migration, through the experiences of East Asian tertiary international students who had studied in New Zealand. After identifying specific methodological contexts of re-entry for these students, and briefly considering international students' experiences in New Zealand, this article examines various transitions encountered during re-entry. These transitions center on expectations, a longing to belong, identity crisis, and a sense of homelessness and loss, as well as various social responses and other general transitions. The paper then argues that the reintegration of identity and place is crucial in ameliorating some of the reentry difficulties, which also provides a useful conceptual framework to understand re-entry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2004
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