The Adaptation Levels of Mainland College Students in Hong Kong and Macao From the Perspective of National Identity

Ling Dai, Dongdong Liu

Abstract


The current study aims to make a comparison of adaptation levels between HKMCS (mainland college students in HK) and MCMCS (mainland college students in Macao) and explore the reasons behind the results from the perspective of national identity. Since the return of Hong Kong and Macao to China, there has been a massive outflow of students to higher education institutions in Hong Kong and Macao. Due to the various historical and cultural backgrounds in Hong Kong and Macao, students studying these two Special Administrative Regions might experience a different life. A sample of 63 mainland students studying in HK and Macao, 31 and 32 respectively, enrolled in the academic year of 2018-2019, were recruited to the questionnaire survey of this study. The result shows that their adaptation levels are not significantly different. This paper reveals the factors that affect adaptation and cognition between mainland college students in Hong Kong and Macao, laying the basis for the later research.

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Mainland college students; Hong Kong; Macao; Adaptation levels; National identity

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36012/fhe.v3i2.3979

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