Title Page
Contents
ABSTRACT 9
I. Introduction 11
II. Cultural Adaptation 16
1. Cultural Adaptation 16
1) The Concept of Cultural Adaptation 16
2) TCK and Cultural Adaptation 19
3) Factors Affecting Cultural Adaptation 23
2. Cultural Distance, Similarity and Differences 25
1) Concept of Cultural Distance and Similarity 25
2) Effects on Adaptation 26
3. Gender 30
1) Effects on Adaptation 30
III. Research Questions & Method 32
1. Research Questions & Hypotheses 32
2. Method 33
1) Operational Definition of Variables 33
2) Data Collection 34
3) Analysis 37
IV. Results & Discussion 48
V. Conclusion 52
References 54
Appendix 1. Questionnaire 60
Table 1. Types of acculturating groups 18
Table 2. Descriptive of Gender, Education and Duration of Living Abroad on Korean Expatriate Children 36
Table 3. Frequency and Descriptive of 5 School Life Adjustment Components and 7 Influencing Factors 38
Table 4. Close Countries vs. Distant Countries 40
Table 5. Gender Differences 41
Table 6. Multiple Regression Analyses for Variables Predicting Preparation on Expatriate Children 42
Table 7. Multiple Regression Analyses for Variables Predicting Participation in the Class on Expatriate Children 43
Table 8. Multiple Regression Analyses for Variables Predicting Achievement of the Homework in the Class on Expatriate Children 44
Table 9. Multiple Regression Analyses for Variables Pedicting Achievement of the Exam in the Class on Expatriate children 45
Table 10. Multiple Regression Analyses for Variables Predicting Boring School Life on Expatriate Children 46
Figure 1. Third Culture Kids 20
Figure 2. Cultural distance and gender differences on cultural adaptation in expatriate children in Korea 33