How uniqueness is understood among international students in Turkey?

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2018-11-17

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Demir, S
Atabey, Cemile Müjde
Öner Özkan, Bengi

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Although the literature on uniqueness has emphasized that it is unique to the Western culture, recent studies have indicated that the need for uniqueness is getting more familiar to the Eastern culture. The current study aimed to get a deeper understanding of uniqueness by investigating the concept among international students. Primarily, the perception and evaluation of uniqueness by participants from other cultures is investigated. The data were collected from seven international undergraduate students studying in Turkey. The interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used to analyze the participant accounts. The IPA is a qualitative analysis tool that aimed to investigate the meanings of particular experiences. The results revealed that there were three final themes: “Who is unique? Extraordinary, intelligent and different” “Ordinary: You are safe but routine” and “Turkey and home country: We have Nelson Mandela; you have Mustafa Kemal Atatürk”. It was indicated that uniqueness is seen as exceptional and distinctive, but it is something to be achieved in time. On the other hand, ordinary people were criticized for conforming to the norms, besides the advantage of a comfortable life. The results were discussed in relation to the experiences of international students and the differences between cultures

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Uniqueness, Ordinariness, International Students, Cross-Cultural Comparisons, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Biriciklik, Sıradanlık, Uluslararası Öğrenciler, Kültürlerarası Karşılaştırma, Yorumlayıcı Fenomenolojik Analiz

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/78321

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https://doi.org/10.13114/MJH.2020.522

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20. Ulusal Psikoloji Kongresi , Turkey (2018)

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Department of Psychology, Conference / Seminar

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S. Demir, C. M. Atabey, and B. Öner Özkan, “How uniqueness is understood among international students in Turkey?,” 2018, p. 143, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/78321.