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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299530803321

Autore

Ye Lily Lei

Titolo

Intercultural Experience and Identity : Narratives of Chinese Doctoral Students in the UK / / by Lily Lei Ye

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

9783319913735

3319913735

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XI, 281 p.)

Collana

Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective, , 2945-6584

Disciplina

370.116

370.9

Soggetti

International education

Comparative education

Foreign study

Educational sociology

International and Comparative Education

Studying Abroad

Sociology of Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Setting the scene for narratives to follow -- Chapter 2. The story of researching Chinese international doctoral students -- Chapter 3. Engaging with the existing stories -- Chapter 4. Exploring the self through Giddens and Bourdieu -- Chapter 5. A Dialogue with the past: thinking through life-style choices -- Chapter 6. Surviving and thriving in a foreign land: keeping the narrative going -- Chapter 7. Growing and becoming: the expanded self -- Chapter 8. Bringing the future into the present: thinking through imagined future trajectories.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the identity formation and negotiation of Chinese doctoral students in the UK, and the opportunity for self-transformation this experience offers. As the largest group of international students in the English-speaking world, Mainland Chinese students encounter a range of difficulties and prospects that may be



relevant to the wider international student community. Using extensive qualitative and empirical data, the author explores the narratives of eleven Chinese doctoral students at two British universities through a sociological perspective. Balancing analysis with solid theoretical framework and the voices of the students themselves, the author moves away from essentialism and ‘othering’, instead shining a light on the effects of globalisation, internationalisation and recent policy strategies. This volume will be of interest and value to students and scholars of comparative and international education, identity formation, intercultural communication, the sociologyof education and study abroad.