ERIC Number: EJ740129
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Jun-28
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1551-0670
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"How Do I Deal with These New Ideas?": The Psychological Acculturation of Rural Students
Dees, David M.
Journal of Research in Rural Education, v21 n6 p1-11 Jun 2006
This study explored how an awareness of psychological acculturation can help faculty to understand rural/Appalachian students' classroom experiences. By using a thematic analysis technique, selections from student journals were identified that captured the perspective of being a rural/Appalachian student adjusting to the new cultural system of a college classroom. By focusing on 16 self-identified rural/Appalachian students, the researcher identified the attitudinal positions of assimilation, separation, and integration as students negotiated this intercultural experience. This paper identifies the complexity of rural/Appalachian cultural identity and also suggests strategies on how faculty can help students cope with oppositional knowledge they encounter in the university classroom. (Contains 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Rural Areas, Immigrants, Rural Youth, Student Journals, White Students, College Students, African American Students, Mexican Americans, Social Integration, Multicultural Education, Cultural Pluralism
College of Education and Human Development. 5766 Shibles Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Tel: 207-581-2761; Web site: http://www.umaine.edu/jrre/.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education
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Language: English
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