نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 دانشجوی دکتری مدیریت آموزش عالی، دانشگاه علامه طباطبائی، تهران، ایران. رایانامه: Mahza.Pakzad@gmail.com

2 نویسنده مسئول، استاد، گروه مدیریت و برنامه‌ریزی آموزشی، دانشگاه علامه طباطبائی، تهران، ایران. رایانامه: abbaspour1386@gmail.com

3 دانشیار، گروه مدیریت و برنامه‌ریزی آموزشی، دانشگاه علامه طباطبائی، تهران، ایران. رایانامه: hamrahimian@yahoo.com

4 دانشیار، گروه مدیریت و برنامه‌ریزی آموزشی، دانشگاه علامه طباطبائی، تهران، ایران. رایانامه: Khorsandi@gmail.com

چکیده

بین‌المللی شدن دانشگاه‌ها، مهاجرت دانشجویی، و تعدد دانشجویان بین‌المللی از فرهنگ‌های مختلف، سطح بالاتری از ارتباطات، تعاملات و تعهدات انسانی را به وجود آورده است، که این مسئله علاقۀ دانشمندان به مقولۀ فرهنگ‌پذیری و تأثیرات اجتماعی، فرهنگی، سیاسی و روانی آن را تحت تأثیر قرار داده است. فرایند فرهنگ‌پذیری دانشجویان بین‌المللی به دلیل عوامل متعددی استرس‌زا شناخته شده است. در حقیقت، تعامل میان این دانشجویان و جامعۀ میزبان نقش مهمی در سازگاری بین‌فرهنگی آنان دارد. بااین‌حال، پژوهش‌های محدودی، چنین تعاملی را در بررسی فرهنگ‌پذیری دانشجویان بین‌المللی موردبررسی و ارزیابی قرار داده‏اند. لذا هدف اصلی این پژوهش احصاء و ارزیابی عوامل تأثیرگذار بر فرهنگ‌پذیری دانشجویان بین‌المللی دانشگاه‌های علوم پزشکی شهر تهران در راستای تسهیل شرایط زندگی و بهبود عملکرد تحصیلی این دانشجویان در ایران بوده است؛ بنابراین پژوهش حاضر با تکیه بر مفهوم فرهنگ‌پذیری، به بررسی همسویی دانشجو و دانشگاه در ابعاد مختلف به‌عنوان پیش‌بینی‌کننده‌های سازگاری روان‌شناختی دانشجویان بین‌المللی در دانشگاه‌های علوم پزشکی شهر تهران پرداخته است. جامعه آماری این پژوهش شامل 56 نفر از دانشجویان بین‌المللی مشغول به تحصیل در دانشگاه‌های علوم پزشکی شهر تهران بود که به شیوۀ گلولۀ برفی انتخاب شدند. به‌منظور تحلیل داده‏های به‌دست‌آمده علاوه بر تحلیل شاخص‏های توصیفی، از تحلیل آماری نیز استفاده شده است. نتایج حاصله حاکی از آن بود که عامل هنجارهای ارزشی، درصد فرهنگ‌پذیری را در این دانشجویان تبیین می‏کند. همچنین نتایج تحلیل نشان داد که در بین دانشجویان دختر و پسر در عامل شیوه‏های زندگی تفاوت معناداری وجود دارد که خود در فرهنگ‌پذیری نقشی اساسی دارد.

کلیدواژه‌ها

عنوان مقاله [English]

Impactful Factors on International Students’ Acculturation in Tehran’s Medical Sciences Universities

نویسندگان [English]

  • Mahza Pakzad 1
  • abbas abbaspour 2
  • Hamid Rahimian 3
  • Ali Khorsandi Taskoh 4

1 Ph.D. Student in Higher Education Management, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran. E-mail: Mahza.Pakzad@gmail.com

2 Corresponding Author, Professor, Department of Educational Administration and Planning, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran. E-mail: abbaspour1386@gmail.com

3 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Administration and Planning, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran. E-mail: hamrahimian@yahoo.com

4 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Administration and Planning, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran. E-mail: Khorsandi@gmail.com

چکیده [English]

The internationalization of universities, student migration, and the diversity of international students from various cultures have led to elevated communication, interactions, and human commitments. This phenomenon has sparked the interest of scholars in the concept of acculturation and its social, cultural, political, and psychological impacts. The process of acculturation among international students is recognized as stress-inducing due to various factors. The interaction between these students and the host community plays a crucial role in their cross-cultural adaptation. However, limited research has explored and evaluated such interactions in the context of international students' acculturation. Therefore, the main objective of this study has been to enumerate and evaluate the influential factors affecting international students’ acculturation in the Medical Science universities of Tehran, towards facilitating living conditions and enhancing the academic performance of these students in Iran. Consequently, this research, grounded in acculturation, aims to investigate the alignment between students and the university in various dimensions as predictors of the psychological adjustment of international students in Medical Sciences universities in Tehran. The research population consisted of 56 international students enrolled in Medical Sciences universities in Tehran, who were selected using snowball sampling. To analyze the obtained data, statistical analysis was employed in conjunction with descriptive indices. The results indicated that cultural norms significantly influence the level of acculturation in these students. Additionally, the analysis revealed a significant gender difference in lifestyle factors among female and male students, which, in turn, plays a fundamental role in acculturation.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Acculturation
  • Acculturative stress
  • Higher education
  • International students’ cultural norms
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