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The Global Nomad's Guide to University Transition Quick, Tina L. (2010). The global nomad's guide to university transition. London, UK: Summertime Publishing. ISBN: 978-1-904881-21-6
The Global Nomad's Guide to University Transition (Quick, 2010) is specifically written for third culture kids (TCKs) who will begin their journey into university life. TCKs are defined as those who grew up in places outside of their home or passport cultures and have no sense of belonging in neither the home culture nor host culture. These students usually find their sense of belonging in the third culture, which is the community of people who share the experience of living outside their passport cultures. This book also aims to prepare parents of TCKs to better understand their children's challenges thus assisting them with a smoother transition to college. As a mother of three college-aged TCKs and an adult TCK herself, Tina Quick shared her rich experiences of cross-cultural transition in the book. She also shared practical tips with both TCKs and their parents in overcoming potential difficulties, building new relationships, and finding their own identity. The major audience for this book is TCKs and their parents who may us it as a guide; but the topic and Quick's prose may appeal to a broader readership. This book consists of 11 chapters and emphasizes on the following six aspects of TCKs' transition into university life.
Transition Cycle
The transition cycle, extensively discussed in chapters two, three, four, and five, is the highlight of the book. Quick adopts the Transition Cycle theory from Dave Pollock who was a recognized authority on TCKs, and incorporates it with her own experiences, stories, and examples. She argues that...