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Chinese students in America [[electronic resource] ] : policies, issues, and numbers / / Leo A. Orleans for the Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China
Chinese students in America [[electronic resource] ] : policies, issues, and numbers / / Leo A. Orleans for the Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China
Autore Orleans Leo A
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1988
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (156 p.)
Disciplina 371.829951073
Soggetto topico Chinese students - United States
Students, Foreign - United States
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-280-21459-7
9786610214594
0-309-59581-9
0-585-15466-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Chinese Students in America: Policies, Issues, and Numbers""; ""Copyright""; ""PREFACE""; ""Contents""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""PART I CHINA'S POLICIES AND PROBLEMS""; ""1 The Evolving Policies ""; ""BACKGROUND�THE FIRST THREE DECADES""; ""RESUMING THE EXCHANGES""; ""EXPERIENCE AND CHANGE""; ""PROBLEMS OF IMPLEMENTATION""; ""2 The Brain-Drain Issue""; ""GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS""; ""PRIVATELY SPONSORED STUDENTS""; ""THE STUDENTS' PERSPECTIVE""; ""PROSPECTS""; ""THE INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE""; ""3 Problems in Utilizing Returning Students and Scholars""
""CHINA'S SYSTEM OF JOB ASSIGNMENTS AND JOB MOBILITY""""THE MOUNTING PROBLEMS""; ""THE LEGITIMACY OF THE COMPLAINTS""; ""SOME PROPOSED SOLUTIONS""; ""PART II CHINESE STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS IN THE UNITED STATES: NUMBERS AND CHARACTERISTICS ""; ""4 Understanding the Statistics: Problems and Issues ""; ""CHINESE STATISTICS ON SENDING STUDENTS ABROAD""; ""U.S. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE DATA ON CHINESE STUDENTS""; ""STATISTICS FROM VISA APPLICATIONS AND USIA DATA TAPES""; ""5 Statistics on Trends and Characteristics of Exchange Participants from China ""
""J-1 AND F-1 STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS""""J-1 AND F-1 STUDENTS""; ""J-1 VISITING SCHOLARS""; ""ESTIMATING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS IN THE UNITED STATES""; ""CONCLUSION CHINESE STUDENTS: AN EMERGING ISSUE IN U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS? ""; ""APPENDIX STATE EDUCATION COMMISSION PROVISIONS ON STUDY ABROAD ""; ""I. GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE WORK OF SENDING PERSONNEL TO STUDY ABROAD""; ""II. MANAGEMENT OF WORK OF SENDING PERSONNEL TO STUDY ABROAD""; ""III. SELECTION OF PERSONNEL STUDYING ABROAD ON GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS""; ""IV. ENGAGING IN POSTDOCTORATE RESEARCH OR PRACTICAL TRAINING ABROAD:""
""V. HOME LEAVE FOR PERSONNEL STUDYING ABROAD AND SPOUSE VISITATION""""VI. STUDYING ABROAD AT ONE'S OWN EXPENSE""; ""INDEX""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910455936603321
Orleans Leo A  
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1988
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Chinese students in America : policies, issues, and numbers / / Leo A. Orleans for the Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China
Chinese students in America : policies, issues, and numbers / / Leo A. Orleans for the Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China
Autore Orleans Leo A
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1988
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (156 pages)
Disciplina 371.829951073
Soggetto topico Chinese students - United States
Students, Foreign - United States
ISBN 1-280-21459-7
9786610214594
0-309-59581-9
0-585-15466-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Chinese Students in America: Policies, Issues, and Numbers""; ""Copyright""; ""PREFACE""; ""Contents""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""PART I CHINA'S POLICIES AND PROBLEMS""; ""1 The Evolving Policies ""; ""BACKGROUND: THE FIRST THREE DECADES""; ""RESUMING THE EXCHANGES""; ""EXPERIENCE AND CHANGE""; ""PROBLEMS OF IMPLEMENTATION""; ""2 The Brain-Drain Issue""; ""GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS""; ""PRIVATELY SPONSORED STUDENTS""; ""THE STUDENTS' PERSPECTIVE""; ""PROSPECTS""; ""THE INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE""; ""3 Problems in Utilizing Returning Students and Scholars""
""CHINA'S SYSTEM OF JOB ASSIGNMENTS AND JOB MOBILITY""""THE MOUNTING PROBLEMS""; ""THE LEGITIMACY OF THE COMPLAINTS""; ""SOME PROPOSED SOLUTIONS""; ""PART II CHINESE STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS IN THE UNITED STATES: NUMBERS AND CHARACTERISTICS ""; ""4 Understanding the Statistics: Problems and Issues ""; ""CHINESE STATISTICS ON SENDING STUDENTS ABROAD""; ""U.S. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE DATA ON CHINESE STUDENTS""; ""STATISTICS FROM VISA APPLICATIONS AND USIA DATA TAPES""; ""5 Statistics on Trends and Characteristics of Exchange Participants from China ""
""J-1 AND F-1 STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS"" ""J-1 AND F-1 STUDENTS""; ""J-1 VISITING SCHOLARS""; ""ESTIMATING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS IN THE UNITED STATES""; ""CONCLUSION CHINESE STUDENTS: AN EMERGING ISSUE IN U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS? ""; ""APPENDIX STATE EDUCATION COMMISSION PROVISIONS ON STUDY ABROAD ""; ""I. GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE WORK OF SENDING PERSONNEL TO STUDY ABROAD""; ""II. MANAGEMENT OF WORK OF SENDING PERSONNEL TO STUDY ABROAD""; ""III. SELECTION OF PERSONNEL STUDYING ABROAD ON GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS""; ""IV. ENGAGING IN POSTDOCTORATE RESEARCH OR PRACTICAL TRAINING ABROAD:""; ""V. HOME LEAVE FOR PERSONNEL STUDYING ABROAD AND SPOUSE VISITATION"" ""VI. STUDYING ABROAD AT ONE'S OWN EXPENSE""; ""INDEX""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910778782603321
Orleans Leo A  
Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1988
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Chinese students in America : policies, issues, and numbers / / Leo A. Orleans for the Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China
Chinese students in America : policies, issues, and numbers / / Leo A. Orleans for the Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China
Autore Orleans Leo A
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1988
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (156 pages)
Disciplina 371.829951073
Soggetto topico Chinese students - United States
Students, Foreign - United States
ISBN 1-280-21459-7
9786610214594
0-309-59581-9
0-585-15466-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Chinese Students in America: Policies, Issues, and Numbers""; ""Copyright""; ""PREFACE""; ""Contents""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""PART I CHINA'S POLICIES AND PROBLEMS""; ""1 The Evolving Policies ""; ""BACKGROUND: THE FIRST THREE DECADES""; ""RESUMING THE EXCHANGES""; ""EXPERIENCE AND CHANGE""; ""PROBLEMS OF IMPLEMENTATION""; ""2 The Brain-Drain Issue""; ""GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS""; ""PRIVATELY SPONSORED STUDENTS""; ""THE STUDENTS' PERSPECTIVE""; ""PROSPECTS""; ""THE INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE""; ""3 Problems in Utilizing Returning Students and Scholars""
""CHINA'S SYSTEM OF JOB ASSIGNMENTS AND JOB MOBILITY""""THE MOUNTING PROBLEMS""; ""THE LEGITIMACY OF THE COMPLAINTS""; ""SOME PROPOSED SOLUTIONS""; ""PART II CHINESE STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS IN THE UNITED STATES: NUMBERS AND CHARACTERISTICS ""; ""4 Understanding the Statistics: Problems and Issues ""; ""CHINESE STATISTICS ON SENDING STUDENTS ABROAD""; ""U.S. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE DATA ON CHINESE STUDENTS""; ""STATISTICS FROM VISA APPLICATIONS AND USIA DATA TAPES""; ""5 Statistics on Trends and Characteristics of Exchange Participants from China ""
""J-1 AND F-1 STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS"" ""J-1 AND F-1 STUDENTS""; ""J-1 VISITING SCHOLARS""; ""ESTIMATING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS IN THE UNITED STATES""; ""CONCLUSION CHINESE STUDENTS: AN EMERGING ISSUE IN U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS? ""; ""APPENDIX STATE EDUCATION COMMISSION PROVISIONS ON STUDY ABROAD ""; ""I. GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE WORK OF SENDING PERSONNEL TO STUDY ABROAD""; ""II. MANAGEMENT OF WORK OF SENDING PERSONNEL TO STUDY ABROAD""; ""III. SELECTION OF PERSONNEL STUDYING ABROAD ON GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS""; ""IV. ENGAGING IN POSTDOCTORATE RESEARCH OR PRACTICAL TRAINING ABROAD:""; ""V. HOME LEAVE FOR PERSONNEL STUDYING ABROAD AND SPOUSE VISITATION"" ""VI. STUDYING ABROAD AT ONE'S OWN EXPENSE""; ""INDEX""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910819273303321
Orleans Leo A  
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1988
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Learner's privilege and responsibility : a critical examination of the experiences and perspectives of learners from Chinese backgrounds in the United States / / edited by Wen Ma, Chuang Wang
Learner's privilege and responsibility : a critical examination of the experiences and perspectives of learners from Chinese backgrounds in the United States / / edited by Wen Ma, Chuang Wang
Pubbl/distr/stampa Charlotte, North Carolina : , : Information Age Publishing, Inc., , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (269 pages)
Disciplina 378.19829951073
Collana Literacy, Language and Learning
Soggetto topico Chinese students - United States
Multiculturalism
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-62396-591-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910465195103321
Charlotte, North Carolina : , : Information Age Publishing, Inc., , 2014
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Learner's privilege and responsibility : a critical examination of the experiences and perspectives of learners from Chinese backgrounds in the United States / / edited by Wen Ma, Chuang Wang
Learner's privilege and responsibility : a critical examination of the experiences and perspectives of learners from Chinese backgrounds in the United States / / edited by Wen Ma, Chuang Wang
Pubbl/distr/stampa Charlotte, North Carolina : , : Information Age Publishing, Inc., , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (269 pages)
Disciplina 378.19829951073
Collana Literacy, Language and Learning
Soggetto topico Chinese students - United States
Multiculturalism
ISBN 1-62396-591-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910792163103321
Charlotte, North Carolina : , : Information Age Publishing, Inc., , 2014
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Learner's privilege and responsibility : a critical examination of the experiences and perspectives of learners from Chinese backgrounds in the United States / / edited by Wen Ma, Chuang Wang
Learner's privilege and responsibility : a critical examination of the experiences and perspectives of learners from Chinese backgrounds in the United States / / edited by Wen Ma, Chuang Wang
Pubbl/distr/stampa Charlotte, North Carolina : , : Information Age Publishing, Inc., , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (269 pages)
Disciplina 378.19829951073
Collana Literacy, Language and Learning
Soggetto topico Chinese students - United States
Multiculturalism
ISBN 1-62396-591-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910817687503321
Charlotte, North Carolina : , : Information Age Publishing, Inc., , 2014
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The lived experience of Chinese international students in the U.S. : an academic journey / / Yalun Zhou, Michael Wei
The lived experience of Chinese international students in the U.S. : an academic journey / / Yalun Zhou, Michael Wei
Autore Zhou Yalun
Edizione [1st ed. 2021.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xxi, 211 pages) : illustrations (some color), charts
Disciplina 371.829951073
Collana Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects
Soggetto topico Students, Foreign - United States
Chinese students - United States
Language and education
International education
Comparative education
Education, Higher
ISBN 981-15-9449-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Chapter 1. Introduction and Background -- Chapter 2. The Lived Experience from China to the U.S.: A Sociocultural Roadmap -- Chapter 3. The Making and Remaking of the Chinese international Students: Perceptions as L2 Learners/Users -- Chapter 4. Understanding the Lived Experiences: A Poststructuralist Interpretation -- Chapter 5. Thoughts to Stakeholders in the Eye of the Beholders -- Chapter 6 Conclusions and Thinking to the Future.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910483878203321
Zhou Yalun  
Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021]
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A relationship restored [[electronic resource] ] : trends in U.S.-China educational exchanges, 1978-1984 / / David M. Lampton with Joyce A. Madancy and Kristen M. Williams for the Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China
A relationship restored [[electronic resource] ] : trends in U.S.-China educational exchanges, 1978-1984 / / David M. Lampton with Joyce A. Madancy and Kristen M. Williams for the Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China
Autore Lampton David M
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1986
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (286 p.)
Altri autori (Persone) MadancyJoyce A
WilliamsKristen M
Soggetto topico Educational exchanges - United States
Educational exchanges - China
American students - China
Chinese students - United States
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-280-22175-5
9786610221752
0-309-56817-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910456438903321
Lampton David M  
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1986
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A relationship restored : trends in U.S.-China educational exchanges, 1978-1984 / / David M. Lampton with Joyce A. Madancy and Kristen M. Williams for the Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China
A relationship restored : trends in U.S.-China educational exchanges, 1978-1984 / / David M. Lampton with Joyce A. Madancy and Kristen M. Williams for the Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China
Autore Lampton David M
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1986
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xviii, 266 pages)
Disciplina 370.19/6
Altri autori (Persone) MadancyJoyce A
WilliamsKristen M
Soggetto topico Educational exchanges - United States
Educational exchanges - China
American students - China
Chinese students - United States
ISBN 1-280-22175-5
9786610221752
0-309-56817-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910780006103321
Lampton David M  
Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1986
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A relationship restored : trends in U.S.-China educational exchanges, 1978-1984 / / David M. Lampton with Joyce A. Madancy and Kristen M. Williams for the Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China
A relationship restored : trends in U.S.-China educational exchanges, 1978-1984 / / David M. Lampton with Joyce A. Madancy and Kristen M. Williams for the Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China
Autore Lampton David M
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1986
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xviii, 266 pages)
Disciplina 370.19/6
Altri autori (Persone) MadancyJoyce A
WilliamsKristen M
Soggetto topico Educational exchanges - United States
Educational exchanges - China
American students - China
Chinese students - United States
ISBN 1-280-22175-5
9786610221752
0-309-56817-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto A Relationship Restored -- Copyright -- Research Team -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- PRINCIPAL FINDINGS -- ISSUES AND DIRECTIONS FOR THE FUTURE -- 1 The Sino-American Academic Relationship: Images and Interests -- NOTE -- 2 The Context for Academic Exchange -- PRE-1950 SINO-AMERICAN ACADEMIC RELATIONS -- SINO-SOVIET EXCHANGES, 1950-1960 -- GLOBAL SETTING OF CURRENT SINO-AMERICAN EXCHANGES -- POLICIES, PERCEPTIONS, AND THE DYNAMICS OF ACADEMIC EXCHANGE IN THE 1970S AND 1980S -- NOTES -- 3 Characteristics of Exchange Participants -- PRC STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS IN AMERICA -- Numbers of PRC Students and Visiting Scholars, 1979-1984 -- Fields of Study -- Personal Attributes: Geographic Variation -- Personal Attributes: Socioeconomic Status -- Personal Attributes: Age, Sex, and Marital Status -- Financing of PRC Students and Scholars in the United States -- OVERVIEW OF AMERICAN STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS IN CHINA, 1979-1984 -- Numbers of American Students and Scholars -- Fields of Study -- PRINCIPAL FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS -- NOTES -- 4 Exchange Programs and Sponsors -- FEDERAL PROGRAMS -- Bilateral Agreements -- The Fulbright Program -- National Science Foundation -- CSCPRC PROGRAMS -- CHINESE UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE WORLD BANK -- CHINA-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF AMERICAN PRIVATE PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS: AN OVERVIEW -- Education -- Health and Medical Sciences -- Culture and the Arts -- PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS -- OTHER EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE ORGANIZATIONS -- Institute of International Education -- National Committee on United States-China Relations, Inc. -- Yale-China Association -- CONCLUSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS -- NOTES -- 5 Exchange on Campus -- PRC STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS ON THE AMERICAN CAMPUS -- Regional and Institutional Distribution.
Funding PRC Students and Scholars on the American Campus -- The Issue of Financial Remissions to China -- PRC Students and Scholars: American Funding and Perceptions of Quality -- INTERINSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS -- PRINCIPAL CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- NOTES -- 6 Language Training in Chinese and English -- ASSESSMENT OF LANGUAGE PREPARATION OF AMERICAN STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS WHO GO TO CHINA -- WHERE TO STUDY CHINESE LANGUAGE -- ASSESSMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PREPARATION OF PRC STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS WHO COME TO THE UNITED STATES -- PRINCIPAL FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- NOTES -- 7 The Consequences of Exchange for Selected Disciplines -- SELECTED FIELDS OF CHINESE STUDIES -- Study of the Chinese Past -- Sociology and Anthropology -- Political Science -- Aspects of Chinese Literature (Modern and Traditional) and the Arts -- Economics -- AMERICAN STUDIES -- ASPECTS OF NATURAL SCIENCES -- Physics -- Cancer (Epidemiology) Research -- Seismology -- Agriculture -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- NOTES -- 8 Future Issues and Opportunities -- INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES -- RETURNED PRC STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS: "REABSORPTION" -- TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER: ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE -- FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CUMULATIVE AND COOPERATIVE RESEARCH -- INVOLVEMENT IN SCIENTIFIC, ECONOMIC, AND TECHNICAL CHANGE IN CHINA -- NOTES -- APPENDIX A -- APPENDIX B Institutions Responding to University Questionnaire -- APPENDIX C Institutions Responding to Asian Studies Questionnaire -- APPENDIX D National Key Institutions -- APPENDIX E Multivariate Analysis of the Determinants of Financial Aid Given to J-1 Visa Holders by... -- APPENDIX F Responding American Philanthropic Organizations, Professional Associations, and Other Ex... -- RESPONDING PHILANTHROPIC AND OTHER EXCHANGE ORGANIZATIONS -- RESPONDING PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS -- OTHER RESPONDING ASSOCIATIONS.
APPENDIX G Protocols and Memoranda of Understanding Under the U.S.-PRC Agreement on Cooperation in... -- ABBREVIATION KEY -- APPENDIX H CSCPRC Programs, 1972-1985 -- APPENDIX I World Bank Group Education Projects in China -- APPENDIX J Chinese Language Study Programs in the PRC -- PART I -- PART II -- APPENDIX K Authors of Commissioned Papers -- APPENDIX L Restricted Classes and Conferences -- Glossary -- Index.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910810806203321
Lampton David M  
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1986
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