'...IT'S DIFFICULT TO STUDY PSYCHOLOGY IN A DIFFERENT WAY': REFLECTIONS OF POLISH ERASMUS STUDENTS ON A YEAR OF A PSYCHOLOGY DEGREE IN THE UK'

• Authors: Mercer Jenny , Heggs Dan
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This study explores accounts of Polish ERASMUS students who had taken part in a study abroad year in a British university. The objective was to investigate if prior knowledge of studying psychology in one country mediates the experience in another and to discuss how participants found the process of integration in relation to studying in a different country. Focus group interviews were analyzed using a thematic analysis technique. Some challenging contrasting pedagogical and epistemological differences between the two systems emerged and integration between home and ERASMUS students was reported as being low level. Discussions about how these findings can be related to the aims of ERASMUS and the wider remit of internationalization are offered.

Keywords

EN

ERASMUS; INTER-CULTURAL EXPERIENCE; INTERNATIONALISATION; POLAND

Discipline

• PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY

• Publisher: University of Wrocław, Institute of Psychology and Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT - Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
• Journal: Polish Journal of Applied Psychology
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 7-25
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Mercer Jenny

author

Heggs Dan

• Jenny Mercer - Department of Applied Psychology, UWIC, Cardiff Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

11PLAAAA10891