Educational migration and practices of social adaptation nonresident students (by the example of the city of Kazan)

Abstract

The article discusses the process of social adaptation of students who came to the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan – the city of Kazan to receive higher professional education. The study is based on the use of a mix method using a questionnaire and in-depth interviews. The purpose of the study is to analyze the process of social adaptation of students to a new environment, as well as factors influencing the nature of adaptation. The author makes an attempt to understand how adaptation in the city, the attitude of locals and the status of a “newcomer” affect the feeling of security, the density of ties with former fellow countrymen, and the attitude to a former hometown. The focus of the study is aimed at the adaptation of academic migrants in the conditions of the city that was chosen for moving; the analysis takes into account the cultural characteristics of the city and the specifics of their influence on adaptation. An analysis of the practices of social adaptation of nonresident students made it possible to characterize the city of Kazan as a region with a high adaptive potential for newcomers