Adaptasi Pelajar Antarabangsa di Malaysia: Meneroka Isu Kejutan Budaya di Universiti Swasta
Abstract
Kejutan budaya adalah fenomena ketara yang dialami oleh pelajar antarabangsa semasa perjalanan pendidikan mereka ke luar negara. Kajian kualitatif ini bertujuan untuk meneroka pengalaman pelajar antarabangsa dalam konteks kejutan budaya, dengan tumpuan khusus pada cabaran emosi, kesukaran komunikasi dan penyesuaian budaya mereka. Pernyataan masalah menangani keperluan untuk pemahaman yang lebih mendalam tentang cabaran yang dihadapi oleh pelajar antarabangsa untuk membangunkan intervensi yang disasarkan dan mekanisme sokongan yang menggalakkan kesejahteraan dan kejayaan akademik mereka. Objektif utama kajian ini adalah untuk mendapatkan pandangan tentang pengalaman dan strategi mengatasi yang digunakan oleh pelajar antarabangsa untuk mengemudi kejutan budaya. Teori Pembinaan Sosial berfungsi sebagai kerangka teori, menonjolkan sifat kejutan budaya yang dibina secara sosial dan menekankan kepentingan pengalaman subjektif dan proses membuat makna. Pensampelan bertujuan digunakan untuk memilih kumpulan peserta yang pelbagai dan latar belakang budaya yang berlainan. Temu bual mendalam dijalankan membolehkan peserta berkongsi perspektif, emosi dan cabaran unik mereka yang berkaitan dengan kejutan budaya. Cabaran emosi, seperti perasaan kesunyian, kerinduan, dan kebimbangan, muncul sebagai faktor penting yang mempengaruhi kesejahteraan dan penyesuaian mereka. Kesukaran komunikasi, termasuk halangan bahasa dan perbezaan dalam komunikasi bukan lisan, menghalang interaksi akademik dan sosial mereka. Cabaran pelarasan budaya, merangkumi keperluan untuk menyesuaikan diri dengan norma sosial baharu dan jangkaan akademik, menambahkan lagi pengalaman kejutan budaya mereka. Selain itu, kajian ini mendedahkan pelbagai strategi daya tindak yang digunakan oleh pelajar antarabangsa. Mendapatkan sokongan sosial daripada rakan sebaya, fakulti dan perkhidmatan sokongan adalah pendekatan biasa. Penemuan ini menyumbang kepada literatur sedia ada dan memaklumkan universiti dan perkhidmatan sokongan dalam membangunkan program yang disesuaikan untuk meningkatkan kesejahteraan dan kejayaan akademik pelajar antarabangsa.
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