%0 Journal Article
%T ¡°How do I deal with these new ideas?¡±: The psychological acculturation of rural students.
%A Dees
%A D. M.
%J Journal of Research in Rural Education
%D 2006
%I Penn State University
%X This study explored how an awareness of psychological acculturation can help faculty to understand rural/Appalachian students¡¯ classroom experiences. By using a thematic analysis technique, selections from student journals were identified that captured the perspective of being a rural/Appalachian student adjusting to the new cultural system of a college classroom. By focusing on 16 self-identified rural/Appalachian students, the researcher identified the attitudinal positions of assimilation, separation, and integration as students negotiated this intercultural experience. This paper identifies the complexity of rural/Appalachian cultural identity and also suggests strategies on how faculty can help students cope with oppositional knowledge they encounter in the university classroom.
%K rural education
%K Appalachia
%K university
%K psychological acculuration
%U http://www.umaine.edu/jrre/21-6.htm