“How do I deal with these new ideas?”: The psychological acculturation of rural students.

dc.creator	Dees, D. M.
dc.date	2006-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:16:59Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:16:59Z
dc.identifier	1551-0670
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/c47eb4331fa646cfa8a1a2d2b3fea1e2
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/18781
dc.description	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.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Maine College of Education & Human Development
dc.relation	http://www.umaine.edu/jrre/21-6.htm
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1551-0670
dc.source	Journal of Research in Rural Education, Vol 21, Iss 6 (2006)
dc.subject	rural education
dc.subject	Appalachia
dc.subject	university
dc.subject	psychological acculuration
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	“How do I deal with these new ideas?”: The psychological acculturation of rural students.
dc.type	article