Browsing by Subject "Acculturation"
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Acculturation and psychological adaptation of South African immigrants in England : a self-regulation perspective
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)This study was motivated by the increasing number of South African immigrants to countries like the United Kingdom, Australia, United States of America, and Canada having to deal with the daily challenges of this complicated ... -
The acculturation process in hostels of a higher education institution
(North-West University, 2006)South Africa is no longer trapped in an apartheid era and is now perceived as a multinational state, implying that not only the composition of labour forces have changed, but all other institutions have developed into being ... -
An exploration of flexibility/rigidity as relational quality of African migrants in South Africa as new cultural and social environment
(SAGE Publications, 2012)This article attempts to draw attention to the interpersonal interactions of African migrants and to how the relational quality, namely, flexibility/rigidity, could potentially facilitate or limit their acculturation ... -
Hansard translation : problems and issues in the translation and editing of verbatim reports of parliamentary proceedings
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2001)The aim of this study is to analyse Hansard publications with regard to the language and grammatical contents thereof in a multilingual South Africa. Chapter 1 defines the problem and the purpose and relevance of the study ... -
Identity as a key factor in the acculturation of young Moroccan-Dutch adults
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)Many young Moroccan-Dutch in transition within the Dutch society face acculturation challenges and have limited social resources. We examined how different access to social capital (supportive networks among family, friends, ... -
Integrasieprosesse in die vroeë Kaapkolonie (1652 - 1795) binne vergelykende konteks - 'n historiografiese studie.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2010)During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries a number of European countries founded settlements on the American and African continents. The colonizing powers sent settlers from Europe and slaves from Africa and Asia to ... -
The many faces of expatriate identity
(Elsevier, 2015)With the advent of globalization, the number of expatriates within the international labor force is continuously increasing. While expatriate acculturation and adjustment receive much empirical and theoretical attention, ... -
Outonome leer, akademiese akkulturasie en akademiese skryfvermoë : die ontwerp van ʼn multimodale akademiese geletterdheidsmodule
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Although the South African National Development Plan states the goal of raising the higher education participation rate, students are often not ready for the demands of higher education. In order to ensure these students’ ... -
Positive acculturation conditions and work related outcomes : the mediating role of integration
(North-West University, 2011)Multiculturalism has emerged to challenge liberalism as an ideological solution in coping with ethnic diversity. Inter–ethnic group contact amongst individuals of different cultures is defined as acculturation. Acculturation ... -
Positive acculturation context variables as predictors of acculturation outcomes in a mine in the Nort-West Province
(North-West University, 2008)This project analyses the acculturation process in a specific context, in order to predict the perceived work success and health (both psychological and physical) of mineworkers in a mine in the North-West Province.1 Success ...