Investigation of the Psychological, Pedagogical and Technological Adaptation Levels of Repatriated University Students

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the psychological, pedagogical and technological adaptation levels of repatriated students studying at different universities in Kazakhstan with a comparative and relational approach. In the research, since it is aimed to determine the psychological, pedagogical and technological adaptation levels of the repatriated students in Kazakhstan and to examine them in terms of various variables, the survey model was used. 172 repatriated students studying in different cities in Kazakhstan participated in this research in the 2022 academic year. Psychological adaptation, pedagogical adaptation and technological readiness and adaptation scales were used to collect the research data. In the analysis of the study data, Independent Samples t, ANOVA and Pearson Product Moments Correlation Coefficient techniques were used. According to the research findings, it has been seen that the psychological and pedagogical adaptation of the university students of repatriated is low, while the pedagogy technology integration, general pedagogical adaptation and technological adaptation are at a moderate level. Psychological and pedagogical adaptations of participant repatriated students differed according to gender and grade levels. However, no difference was found according to technological adaptation class level. Finally, significant and high-level relationships were found between the psychological, pedagogical and technological adaptations of the participant students.