Department of Educational Administration

 

Date of this Version

2017

Citation

Journal of International Students, 7(3) 2017, pp. 449-466.
doi: 10.5281/zenodo.570295

Comments

© Journal of International Students

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of Vietnamese international students who have returned to Vietnam after graduation from a U.S. higher education institution. The findings suggest that participants found it harder to readjust to Vietnam than to adjust to the U.S. even though they had lived most of their lives in Vietnam. Time in the U.S. had changed them considerably, making it difficult for them to fit back into their old lives in Vietnam. Most of them did not expect to experience reserve culture shock, and most had made real efforts to fit back into the Vietnamese environment and culture.

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