Working Away: An Expatriate Case Study from A South Atlantic Island

Sally Sun; Martin Smith; Paul Cowley

doi:10.21125/iceri.2017.1566

Working Away: An Expatriate Case Study from A South Atlantic Island

Sally Sun, Martin Smith, Paul Cowley

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Abstract

The UK has several overseas territories around the world. As part of this commitment, the NHS has key responsibility for the education of the local population regarding key issues associated with mental health. This commitment has seen a rise in the number of UK educators who have settled in a variety of overseas locations. This can present several challenges for these expatriates in adapting to the new living and working cultures they are faced with. This paper will seek to examine the experiences of an expatriate educator over the course of two years. Information was gathered through the use of several semi-structured interviews during 2015-2017. The primary focus of the study was to identify and examine the key motivators and challenges with a view to identifying key traits, needed in the adjustment to new working and living contexts.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ICERI2017 Proceedings
Subtitle of host publication	10th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation
Publisher	International Association for Technology, Education and Development (IATED)
Pages	6003-6010
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	978-84-697-6957-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2017.1566
Publication status	Published - 2 Jul 2018
Event	10th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation - Duration: 16 Nov 2017 → 18 Nov 2017

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Conference	10th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation
Period	16/11/17 → 18/11/17

Keywords

China
expatriate adjustment
higher education

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Sun, S, Smith, M & Cowley, P 2018, Working Away: An Expatriate Case Study from A South Atlantic Island. in ICERI2017 Proceedings: 10th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation. International Association for Technology, Education and Development (IATED), pp. 6003-6010, 10th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, 16/11/17. https://doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2017.1566

Working Away: An Expatriate Case Study from A South Atlantic Island. / Sun, Sally; Smith, Martin; Cowley, Paul.
ICERI2017 Proceedings: 10th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation. International Association for Technology, Education and Development (IATED), 2018. p. 6003-6010.

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