Full Description
How do international students cope when crises strike at home and abroad simultaneously? Using vivid firsthand accounts from Ukrainian students studying in Kraków during COVID-19 and Russia's full-scale war on Ukraine, this book investigates the interplay between institutional responses, social support, and individual adaptation strategies. Jan Bazyli Klakla provides fresh qualitative insights into the understudied experiences of student migrants during crisis situations, highlighting practical recommendations for higher education institutions. Essential for scholars, university administrators, and policymakers interested in understanding and supporting international students through challenging times.
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Acknowlegement
About the Author
1 Introduction: The Genesis, Research Problem, and Point of Departure
1 The Genesis
2 Research Problem
3 Point of Departure—Research on Acculturation and Adaptation in the Times of Crisis
4 Scope of the Book
2 Acculturation, Adaptation, and Legal—Institutional Environment: Theoretical Outline
1 Acculturation
2 Adaptation
3 Legal-Institutional Environment
4 Intersections
3 International Students in Poland: Contextual Information, Methods of Data Collection and Data Analysis
1 Students and Higher Education Institutions
2 Methodology of Data Collection
3 Methodology of Data Analysis and Interpretation
4 Limitations
4 The Calm before the Storm: Acculturation and Adaptation of Ukrainian Students at Kraków Higher Education Institutions before 2020
1 Introduction
2 Arrival to Poland
3 Finances and Social Security
4 Social Relations
5 Academic Performance
6 Interactions
7 Discrimination and Intolerance
8 Summary
5 COVID-19 Pandemic: Acculturation and Adaptation of Ukrainian Students at Kraków Higher Education Institutions during covid-19 Pandemic
1 Introduction
2 Emotions
3 Finances and Social Security
4 Social Relations
5 Academic Performance
6 Interactions
7 Discrimination and Intolerance
8 Summary
6 Russian Aggression on Ukraine: Acculturation and Adaptation of Ukrainian Students at Kraków Higher Education Institutions during Russian Aggression on Ukraine in 2022
1 Introduction
2 Emotions
3 Finances and Social Security
4 Social Relations
5 Academic Performance
6 Interactions
7 Discrimination and Intolerance
8 Summary
7 Conclusions—Adaptation and Acculturation, and Crises: The Relation between Legal-Institutional Environment and International Students' Acculturation and Adaptation Processes
1 Introduction
2 Acculturation and Adaptation of Ukrainian Students at Kraków Higher Education Institutions
3 Crises, Their Characteristics, and Higher Education Institution Responses
8 Practical Recommendations and Directions for Further Research
1 Introduction
2 Practical Recommendations and Best Practices
3 Directions for Further Research and Concluding Remarks
References
Index
