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Belonging, identity and Third Culture Kids
Life histories of former international school students
Helen Fail
Oxford Brookes University, UK, hfail{at}brookes.ac.uk
Jeff Thompson
University of Bath, UK, jefft{at}ibo.org
George Walker
International Baccalaureate Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, georgew{at}ibo.org
This article is based on a multiple case study which examines the lives of a group of 11 former international school students who all attended an international school between 20 and 50 years ago. The research design was based on a review of the literature on third culture kids and adult third culture kids, covering emotional and relational issues such as sense of belonging, identity and the nature of relationships formed. Data were gathered through both postal questionnaires and indepth interviews and multi-dimensional pictures of the lives of the former international students have been generated. Links between the literature and personal experiences are explored.
Key Words: Sense of belonging identity TCKs culture shock marginality
Journal of Research in International Education, Vol. 3, No. 3,
319-338 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1475240904047358

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