The Lived Experiences of Chinese Students in the University of Oxford
Title | The Lived Experiences of Chinese Students in the University of Oxford PDF eBook |
Author | Yi Wang |
Publisher | |
Pages | 176 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Chinese students |
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Exploring the Lived Experience of the Chinese Undergraduate Students Studying at One University in Minnesota
Title | Exploring the Lived Experience of the Chinese Undergraduate Students Studying at One University in Minnesota PDF eBook |
Author | Chao Hong |
Publisher | |
Pages | 122 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | Chinese students |
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This study explored the lived experience of Chinese undergraduate students who study at one university in Minnesota. This university is a small size university located in rural Minnesota that has thirty-five Chinese undergraduate students. A phenomenological research method was used to reveal themes of the Chinese undergraduate students' study abroad experiences. Open-ended questions were asked in the one-on-one online interviews with seven undergraduate students from China at this university. Interviews were conducted in Chinese, and the English translations of the transcripts were analyzed. Five themes emerged after the analysis process, namely, (1) Unclear experiences and motivations; (2) Unique experience enhanced by differences; (3) Hardships and challenges as part of the experience; (4) Overcoming challenges is not easy; (5) positive experience. The findings from this study suggested that English language proficiency and cultural differences impact Chinese students' study abroad experiences. Lack of engagement with domestic students and limited assistance from the university influenced Chinese students' academic performance and also slowed down the process to fit in the local culture. Though the majority of the participants indicated they had positive experiences in the United States, they did not have clear expectations before they came to study at the university. The findings from this study provided opportunities to examine Chinese students' study abroad experiences from the micro level and offer a variety of perspectives for different groups of people such as parents, current Chinese students, faculty and staff, and future students.
The Lived Experiences of Chinese International Students Preparing for the University-to-work Transition
Title | The Lived Experiences of Chinese International Students Preparing for the University-to-work Transition PDF eBook |
Author | Ian M. Lertora |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Chinese students |
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The Lived Experience of Chinese International Students in the U.S.
Title | The Lived Experience of Chinese International Students in the U.S. PDF eBook |
Author | Yalun Zhou |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 223 |
Release | 2020-12-21 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 981159449X |
This book marks a departure from traditional assumptions concerning the deficiencies of Chinese international students in terms of learning and adapting. It employs phenomenological narrative inquiry and a small culture approach to investigate the evolved, fluid experience of pursuing a graduate degree in the U.S. at Blue Fountain University (a pseudonym for a mid-western university). Adopting an interdisciplinary perspective, this book addresses two fundamental questions: What study abroad is and what study abroad counts? The sociocultural dimensions that shape the cross-border degree seeking endeavors inform stakeholders what works for Chinese international students’ successful pursuits as EFL learners and ESL users and what could be improved. This book shares thoughts on the implications and impact of educational contexts to stakeholders at normal and dynamic contexts interrupted by global pandemic outbreak. It contributes to the understanding of the internationalization of the host institute and the EFL education reform efforts (policy making, teacher education, and classroom practice) in China (and in Asia at large).
Modernization as Lived Experiences
Title | Modernization as Lived Experiences PDF eBook |
Author | Fengshu Liu |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 348 |
Release | 2019-11-07 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1315441225 |
This book examines, in a culturally and contextually sensitive way, the particularity of what it means to be young in post-Mao China undergoing rapid and dramatic transformation by comparing childhood and youth experiences over three generations. The analysis draws on life-history interviews with Beijing young men and women in their last upper secondary year, their parents and their grandparents. The book offers a comprehensive coverage of the various aspects of life pertinent to youth experiences and compares each of these across three generations, treating them as interrelated and mutually affecting processes – childhood, intergenerational relationships, education and future plans, gender and sexuality. By offering both men’s and women’s accounts of their childhood and youth experiences, which for the three generations combined extend over nearly a century, the book sheds useful light on how gender and sexuality have evolved in China. Fengshu Liu concludes that the young generation’s lives feature a ‘maximization desire’, in sharp contrast to the two older generations’ childhood and youth experiences. The book meticulously weaves rich ethnographic details and individual life stories into a larger and unfolding picture of historical, social and cultural trends, while providing critical insight into Chinese modernization and modernity against the backdrop of globalization. It can thus be an enjoyable read also for people beyond the academia interested in China’s social and cultural transformation and its children and youth.
I Decide where I Will Live
Title | I Decide where I Will Live PDF eBook |
Author | Justin Schneider |
Publisher | |
Pages | 46 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Chinese students |
ISBN | 9780494872277 |
This thesis is a phenomenological description of the experience of planning to study abroad from the perspective of Chinese students who have not yet left their home country. The themes of Differences in Education, Career Prospects, Intercultural communication, Independence and Escape, Discrimination and Isolation, and Fulfilling Dreams emerged from their answers. The author discusses in detail the approach to the study and concludes with a discussion of the findings. Themes and findings generally indicate that meaning for students lies in an expectation or hope that they can be more self-reliant and in control of their lives and careers.
China's Higher Education Reform and Internationalisation
Title | China's Higher Education Reform and Internationalisation PDF eBook |
Author | Janette Ryan |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 289 |
Release | 2011-03-07 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1136908110 |
Despite radical and fundamental reform of the Chinese higher education system, very little is known about this outside China. The past decade has seen radical reform of all levels of China’s education system as it attempts to meet changing economic and social needs and aspirations: this has included transformation of university curricula, pedagogy and evaluation measures, rapidly increasing joint research and degree programmes between Chinese universities and universities abroad, and very large numbers of Chinese students studying at universities outside China. This book describes the historical, cultural, intellectual and contemporary background and contexts of the reform and internationalisation of higher education in China. It discusses these changes, outlines the challenges posed by the changes for university administrators, faculty, researchers, students and those working with Chinese academics and students in China and abroad, and assesses the impact, and evaluates the success, of the changes. Most importantly, it considers how this mobility of people and ideas across educational systems and cultures can contribute to new ways of working and understanding between Western and Chinese academic cultures. The book is a companion to Education Reform in China, which focuses on reform at the early childhood, primary and secondary levels.