Perceptions and misperceptions of Canada among non-Canadian students

Title: Perceptions and misperceptions of Canada among non-Canadian students
Variant title:
  • Perceptions et perceptions erronées du Canada parmi les étudiants non canadiens
Source document: The Central European journal of Canadian studies. 2018, vol. 12-13, iss. [1], pp. 177-189
Extent
177-189
  • ISSN
    1213-7715 (print)
    2336-4556 (online)
Type: Article
Language
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Abstract(s)
The present case study is an attempt to establish what university students in Bulgaria know about Canada and how they perceive the average Canadian, providing an outsider's view to a nation that is frequently visited by questions as to its identity and doubts about the image it projects to the rest of the world. The study, which aims to explore both general factual knowledge and subjective personal perceptions, was first carried out among Bulgarian students only; because of the surprising nature of some of the findings, it was then duplicated – with slight modifications – among a group of foreign undergraduates studying at Bulgarian universities.
La présente étude est une tentative d'établir ce que savent sur le Canada les étudiants de l'enseignement supérieur en Bulgarie et la façon dont ils perçoivent le Canadien moyen, offrant une vue de l'extérieur à une nation qui est fréquemment visitée par des questions identitaires et des doutes quant à l'image qu'elle projette au reste du monde. L'étude, qui vise à explorer à la fois les connaissances factuelles générales et les perceptions personnelles subjectives, n'a été réalisée qu'auprès des étudiants bulgares; en raison de la nature surprenante de certains des résultats, elle a ensuite été doublée – avec de légères modifications - d'une étude auprès d'un groupe d'étrangers de premier cycle étudiant dans des universités bulgares.
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