Open AccessLoyal Tongue, Liberal Mind: International Students’ Experiences on Dietary Acculturation in England
Author(s) -
Novella O'Sullivan,
Farzad Amirabdollahian
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of international students
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.47
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2166-3750
pISSN - 2162-3104
DOI - 10.32674/jis.v6i1.484
Subject(s) - acculturation , nonprobability sampling , biculturalism , semi structured interview , psychology , inclusion (mineral) , qualitative research , medical education , pedagogy , gerontology , social psychology , sociology , ethnic group , medicine , social science , demography , neuroscience of multilingualism , population , neuroscience , anthropology
This study explores the dietary experiences of international students in a British university, and how these phenomena differ from what they experienced in their home country. Ten participants were recruited using purposive sampling. The inclusion criteria were international students who had lived in England for less than a year; those with diet-related health problems were excluded. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and analyzed with Colaizzi’s method. This resulted in three main themes: changes in diet, new dietary experiences, and factors affecting dietary practices. Our findings also offer new insight about what international students might encounter relating to food and diet when studying abroad.