CROSS-CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT OF PAKISTANI STUDENTSIN THE UNITED KINGDOM: A CASE STUDY OF LONDON BASED POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTIONS
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2017
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Department Of Sociology, University Of Peshawar
Abstract
The pivot of this study focuses on “Cross-Cultural Adjustment of Pakistani Students in
the United Kingdom: A Case Study of London based Postgraduate Institutions”. The
catalyst for the current study is the momentous concentration of the Pakistanis students to
pursue higher education abroad in general and in the UK in particular. The prime
objective of the study was to analyze sundry dimensions of cross cultural adjustment with
special emphasis on its socio-cultural, psychological, economic, academic and religious
aspects. Data were collected from 225 postgraduate Pakistani students studying in 20
various educational institutions in London with the help of a questionnaire. Chi-square
test was applied to examine association between cross-cultural adjustment of the
Pakistani postgraduate students with their socio-cultural, economic, psychological,
academic and religious adjustment.
The results found a significant association of the dependent variable (Cross-cultural
Adjustment) with various statements of the independent variables such as per month
income of the sampled respondents’ parents (p= .008); IELTS score of the sampled
respondents (p= .000); respondents considered themselves deeply religious (p= .012);
respondents’ British Universities (p= .000); respondents’ beliefs and practices made it
difficult for them to adjust in a host culture (p= .002); respondents’ satisfaction from the
nearest Masjid (p= .000); respondents’ British universities offered affordable and
affective English language support (p= .003); respondents understood everything that was
required of them by the UK Boarder Agency from the online helpline (p= .001); and
respondents’ belief that the UK Border Agency’s personnel were very helpful and
cooperative to them (p= .003).