Home Away from Home? A Case Study of Student Transitions to an International Branch Campus

Abstract

This phenomenological case study explored the transition experience of undergraduate students attending an international branch campus in South Korea. Findings revealed pre-transition experiences and personal characteristics, peer support, and a connection between the home and international branch campus greatly impacted the transition experience, including a participant’s ability to cope with the transition. Findings have both positive and negative considerations that institutions establishing or operating a new international branch campus will find particularly useful in practice.