Neither "Local" nor "Global": Chinese University Students' Identity Paradoxes in the Internationalization of Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Yuan, Rui; Li, Sifei; Yu, Baohua
Titel	Neither "Local" nor "Global": Chinese University Students' Identity Paradoxes in the Internationalization of Higher Education
Quelle	In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 77 (2019) 6, S.963-978 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/s10734-018-0313-7
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Students; Student Attitudes; Student Experience; Global Approach; College Curriculum; Identification; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Studienerfahrung; Globales Denken; Identifikation; Identifizierung
Abstract	While previous research has explored the social and academic experiences of international students when studying abroad, limited attention has been paid to local students and their adaptation to the internationalization of higher education. To fill this gap, the present study, adopting identity as an analytic lens, examined a group of Chinese university students' perceptions and experiences in an internationalized curriculum in China. The findings show that the participants tried to interpret, construct, and refine their individual, academic, and cultural identities on a daily basis. In particular, they encountered and negotiated with three identity paradoxes, i.e., between "dedicated learners" and "disoriented bees", between "global citizens" and "proud Chinese", and between "team players" and "independent fighters". The study provides useful implications for university management, teachers, and students in response to the ongoing trend of internationalization of higher education. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01