Chinese students and the experience of international doctoral study in STEM using a multi-world model to understand challenges and success / Yibo Yang and Judith MacCallum.
| Author/creator | Yang, Yibo |
| Other author | MacCallum, Judith Anne. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023. |
| Description | xiii, 241 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge Studies in Global Student Mobility |
| Contents | The Chinese students and their philosophical values -- Doing a STEM PhD abroad -- The conceptual framework & the project -- Congruence matters : congruent worlds & smooth transitions -- Reciprocal respect matters : different worlds & smooth transitions -- Agency matters : congruent worlds & border crossings managed -- Putting conflicts under control : different worlds & border crossings managed -- When it's really difficult : different worlds & border crossings difficult or resisted -- Agentic communication to co-construct success into the future -- From understanding to a shared future. |
| Abstract | "This volume examines the diversified and challenging experiences of Chinese international STEM doctoral students at Australian institutes of higher education, exploring how intersections between research, personal life and social experiences can be negotiated to achieve academic success and personal transformation. By drawing on a range of qualitative and longitudinal research methods, the book foregrounds student narratives and utilizes a novel three-dimensional multi-world framework as an effective approach for understanding student experiences in a holistic way. It integrates Chinese philosophical perspectives and theories in the fields of educational psychology, international education, and doctoral education to interpret nuances, complexity, and particularities of the cross-cultural STEM PhD experience, highlighting the importance of the supervisor-mentee relationship and the role of students' cultural, social, and philosophical values in supporting their successful completion of the PhD. The analysis thus provides new insights into the ways in which these experiences vary across students, and might apply in other national contexts, and to non-STEM student cohorts. This book will be a valuable resource for researchers and academics engaged in cross-cultural education, the sociology of education, and international and comparative education. It will be of particular interest to those with a focus on international doctoral education and cultural Asian studies"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022019950 |
| ISBN | 9781032193670 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781003258841 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |