Student Mobility and Narrative in Europe: The New StrangersBringing together case studies and theory, this book is the first in-depth qualitative study of student migration within Europe. Drawing on the theory of 'the stranger' as a sociological type, the author suggests that the travelling European students can be seen as a new migratory elite. The book presents the narratives of travelling students, explains their motivations, the effects of movement into a new social and cultural context, the problems of adaptation, and describes the construction of social networks, and the process of adaptation to new cultures. |
Contents
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1 The strangers template | 11 |
2 Narratives of student travellers | 36 |
a taste for living abroad | 51 |
4 An adventure into another timespace | 76 |
a rite of passage | 103 |
6 Redefining culture shock in a European context | 125 |
7 New spaces new places | 146 |
9 The creation of a new social fabric | 181 |
chameleon or clam | 205 |
Conclusion | 228 |
Annexes | 235 |
Notes | 253 |
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8 The new social setting | 163 |
Other editions - View all
Student Mobility and Narrative in Europe: The New Strangers Elizabeth Murphy-Lejeune Limited preview - 2002 |
Student Mobility and Narrative in Europe: The New Strangers Elizabeth Murphy-Lejeune No preview available - 2004 |
Student Mobility and Narrative in Europe: The New Strangers Elizabeth Murphy-Lejeune No preview available - 2017 |
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