This paper presents findings from a

This paper presents findings from an ethnographic study of the adjustment
journey of international postgraduate students at a university in the South of
England, which involved interviews and participant observation over a 12-month
academic year. It was discovered that the initial stage of the sojourn1 was not
characterised by feelings of excitement, as suggested by the U-curve model (and
its successors): though such feelings were present, they were overwhelmed by
negative symptoms more commonly associated with culture shock. The implications
of these findings for support structures in higher education are discussed.

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Makalah ini menyajikan temuan dari studi etnografi penyesuaianperjalanan internasional mahasiswa pascasarjana di Universitas di SelatanInggris, yang melibatkan wawancara dan observasi peserta selama 12 bulantahun akademik. Ditemukan bahwa tahap awal sojourn1 bukanlahditandai dengan perasaan kegembiraan, seperti yang disarankan oleh model U-curve (danpenerusnya): meskipun perasaan seperti itu hadir, mereka kewalahan olehgejala negatif lebih sering dikaitkan dengan kejutan budaya. ImplikasiTemuan ini untuk mendukung struktur di pendidikan tinggi yang dibahas.