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Publication Date: 2015-Dec
Pages: 14
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Chinese Overseas Doctoral Student Narratives of Intercultural Adaptation
Ye, Lily; Edwards, Viv
Journal of Research in International Education, v14 n3 p228-241 Dec 2015
This study aims to explore how Chinese overseas doctoral students adjust to a different academic, social and cultural environment, using Giddens' theoretical framework of self-identity. The findings indicate the participants proactively used various coping strategies in meeting challenges and adapting to new social environments. Continuity and stability of self-identity were achieved either culturally or academically through self-reflexivity, autonomy, creativity, authenticity and reliance on an ontological identity. The results challenge the grand narrative of essentialised "problematic Chinese learners".
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Personal Narratives, Student Attitudes, Acculturation, Asians, Self Concept, Foreign Students, Coping, Personal Autonomy, Creativity, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, Semi Structured Interviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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