ეთნიკური უმცირესობების წარმომადგენელი სტუდენტების აკულტურაციის ორიენტაციები: დეტერმინანტები და შედეგები

In this paper the process of acculturation of Azerbaijani and Armenian students representing ethnic minorities is studied in the context of higher education. Acculturation orientations - integration, separation, assimilation and marginalization - are studied according to two theoretical perspectives (conceptual models of adoption of the dominant culture andcontact with the mainstream society), and orientation determinants and results assessed. Acculturation orientations were studied among Azerbaijani and Armenian students, who were enrolled in the "1 + 4" program in the higher education system. The study also covered Georgian students. A total of 714 students (233 Azerbaijanis, 279 Georgians and 202 Armenians) participated in the study.
The four research hypotheses were based on reviewed concepts. According to both conceptual models of acculturation applied in the study, integration was found as dominant orientation in both ethnic minority groups, which proved an assumption of the first hypothesis...