African migrant and African Australian tertiary education experiences: Exploration through the lens of acculturation

IF 2.4 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2025-02-20 DOI:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102161

Christine Deslandes , Leah M. Kaufmann , Lorraine Ngwenya , Joel R. Anderson

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Abstract

The subject of African migrants’ acculturation and tertiary education experiences remains largely absent from the acculturation literature and warrants further exploration. The present study explored African migrants and African Australians' acculturation and experiences of tertiary education within Australia, addressing the notable literature absence. We conducted 10 semi-structured online interviews with African migrant and African Australian current and former tertiary students about their acculturation, tertiary education experiences, and influencing factors. Data were analysed using a reflexive thematic analysis approach, with two main themes and five subthemes generated. The generated themes captured the ways in which participants balanced Australian and home cultures, including the facilitating and hindering aspects of each culture, and the effect these had on their tertiary education experiences. These findings offer important implications for informing tertiary education policy, including the identification of alterations to enhance the tertiary education experiences of culturally diverse students.

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非洲移民与非裔澳洲人高等教育经验：文化适应视角下的探索

非洲移民的文化适应和高等教育经历的主题在文化适应文献中很大程度上仍然缺失，值得进一步探索。本研究探讨了非洲移民和非裔澳大利亚人在澳大利亚的文化适应和高等教育经历，解决了值得注意的文献缺失。我们对非洲移民和非裔澳大利亚人现在和以前的大学生进行了10次半结构化的在线访谈，了解他们的文化适应、高等教育经历和影响因素。使用反身性主题分析方法分析数据，生成两个主要主题和五个次级主题。生成的主题捕捉了参与者平衡澳大利亚和本国文化的方式，包括每种文化的促进和阻碍方面，以及这些对他们的高等教育经历的影响。这些发现为高等教育政策提供了重要的启示，包括确定改变，以提高多元文化学生的高等教育经历。

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Multiple-

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4.30

自引率

14.30%

发文量

122

期刊介绍： IJIR is dedicated to advancing knowledge and understanding of theory, practice, and research in intergroup relations. The contents encompass theoretical developments, field-based evaluations of training techniques, empirical discussions of cultural similarities and differences, and critical descriptions of new training approaches. Papers selected for publication in IJIR are judged to increase our understanding of intergroup tensions and harmony. Issue-oriented and cross-discipline discussion is encouraged. The highest priority is given to manuscripts that join theory, practice, and field research design. By theory, we mean conceptual schemes focused on the nature of cultural differences and similarities.