Internationalization: Cultural Adjustment Of Foreign Students In The Estonian Higher Educational Context

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MATVEJEVA ELENA

Information Science Institute, Tallinn, Estonia

NEKRASSOVA NATALJA, MILLER LEON M.

Tallinn School of Economics and Business Administration Tallinn University of Technology

КЛЮЧЕВЫЕ СЛОВА: CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT, CULTURAL SHOCK (GHS), SELF-IDENTIFICATION, CULTURAL FATIGABILITY

АННОТАЦИЯ:

There are a growing number of research articles pointing out the challenges university systems face that are connected with the increasing internationalization of education. Estonia, for example, is pressed for several reasons (including its demographics) to plan an effective response to the need for the internationalization of its university programs. Accompanying the need for research on managing the challenges of the internationalization of university level education is also the need for research on the particular problems students have in adjusting to the internationalization of higher education in the Estonian context. The Estonian higher educational systems, are increasingly realizing that there is a need of adjusting to internationalization. This means altering the traditional institutional identity to fit the demands of a globalized world. This article explores the challenges connected with the internationalization of higher education in Estonia however the primary concern is for facilitating internationalization in a way that enhances the learning experience for students in international programs. This article is based on a quantitative measurement of the role of culture shock in the learning performance of students studying at Tallinn University of technology. In that respect the article examines the adjustments and adaptation necessary for students studying in the Estonian cultural context.

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