Sociocultural adaptation process of international graduate students at a university in southern Chile.
Chile has a growing migrant presence, including at universities. As migration involves adjusting to new demands, this study aims to understand international graduate students' sociocultural adaptation in a southern Chilean city using qualitative phenomenological research. Thirteen semi-structured in...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment Vol. 35; no. 7; pp. 1215 - 1230 |
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