Adjusting to College as a Third Culture Kid
This is the first book written to and for students who have been living outside their "passport" countries but are either returning "home" or transitioning on to another host country for college/university. It addresses the common issues students face when they are making the double transition of not only adjusting to a new life stage but to a cultural change as well. Parents will appreciate the chapter dedicated to how they can come alongside their students, prepare them for the journey and support them throughout this major transition.
(Foreign Service Journal, June 2008, pp. 68-87)Books
Books
by Sally P. Springer, Jon Reider and Marion R. Franck
Edward B. Fishke & Bruce G. Hammond
by Sandra L. Berger, 2006 (New edition to be released in April 2014)
(Foreign Service Journal, June 2007, pp. 73-86) by Francesca Kelly
(Foreign Service Journal, June 2005, pp. 67-89) by Francesca Kelly
(Foreign Service Journal, June 2009) by Francesca Kelly
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