Bridge Building Potential in Cross-Cultural Learning: A Mixed Method Study

Autor/inn/en	Rienties, Bart; Johan, Novie; Jindal-Snape, Divya
Titel	Bridge Building Potential in Cross-Cultural Learning: A Mixed Method Study
Quelle	In: Asia Pacific Education Review, 16 (2015) 1, S.37-48 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1598-1037
DOI	10.1007/s12564-014-9352-7
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Student Adjustment; Coping; Cultural Differences; Social Networks; Interpersonal Relationship; Student Characteristics; Theories; Group Dynamics; Case Studies; Intercultural Communication; Cultural Awareness; Mixed Methods Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Bewältigung; Kultureller Unterschied; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Theory; Theorie; Gruppendynamik; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität
Abstract	Although many international students experience transitional issues, most research assumes that these issues will disappear over time with increased interaction. Using principles of social network theory, this study addressed why some students become bridge builders between international and host students, while others primarily interact with co-national students. In this innovative mixed method study of 81 students from 28 nationalities using dynamic social network analyses combined with embedded case studies of five (potential) bridge builders, the results indicate that students use a range of complex strategies to cope with mixed group work. After 11 weeks, two students stayed as strong bridge builders across groups, two had some bridge building characteristics, and one focussed more on her friends rather than on her assigned group. These findings indicate that even after 3 years of study, international and host students carry on using complex and dynamic social network strategies based on their particular characteristics as well as adaptation to their unique experiences. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01