Student Mobility and Narrative in Europe

This book is the first in-depth qualitative study of students migration within Europe. The author suggests that the travelling European students can be seen as a new migratory elite

Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth Murphy-Lejeune is a Lecturer in the French Department, Saint Patrick's College, Dublin. She has written extensively on Language, Culture and Intercultural Issues in a variety of European publications. Klappentext Bringing together case studies and theory, this book is the first in-depth qualitative study of student migration within Europe. Drawing on the theory of 'the stranger' as a sociological type, the author suggests that the travelling European students can be seen as a new migratory elite. The book presents the narratives of travelling students, explains their motivations, the effects of movement into a new social and cultural context, the problems of adaptation, and describes the construction of social networks, and the process of adaptation to new cultures. Zusammenfassung This book is the first in-depth qualitative study of students migration within Europe. The author suggests that the travelling European students can be seen as a new migratory elite Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Chapter 1 The stranger's template; Chapter 2 Narratives of student travellers; Chapter 3 Mobility capital: a taste for living abroad; Chapter 4 An adventure into another time-space; Chapter 5 The arrival: a rite of passage; Chapter 6 Redefining culture shock in a European context; Chapter 7 New spaces, new places; Chapter 8 The new social setting; Chapter 9 The creation of a new social fabric; Chapter 10 Adaptation: chameleon or clam; Chapter 11 Conclusion;

Autorentext
Elizabeth Murphy-Lejeune is a Lecturer in the French Department, Saint Patrick's College, Dublin. She has written extensively on Language, Culture and Intercultural Issues in a variety of European publications.

Klappentext

Bringing together case studies and theory, this book is the first in-depth qualitative study of student migration within Europe. Drawing on the theory of 'the stranger' as a sociological type, the author suggests that the travelling European students can be seen as a new migratory elite. The book presents the narratives of travelling students, explains their motivations, the effects of movement into a new social and cultural context, the problems of adaptation, and describes the construction of social networks, and the process of adaptation to new cultures.

Inhalt
Introduction; Chapter 1 The stranger's template; Chapter 2 Narratives of student travellers; Chapter 3 Mobility capital: a taste for living abroad; Chapter 4 An adventure into another time-space; Chapter 5 The arrival: a rite of passage; Chapter 6 Redefining culture shock in a European context; Chapter 7 New spaces, new places; Chapter 8 The new social setting; Chapter 9 The creation of a new social fabric; Chapter 10 Adaptation: chameleon or clam; Chapter 11 Conclusion;