Studying Overseas: Mainland Chinese Students in Singapore

Autor/inn/en	Dimmock, Clive; Leong, Jason Ong Soon
Titel	Studying Overseas: Mainland Chinese Students in Singapore
Quelle	In: Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 40 (2010) 1, S.25-42 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7925
Schlagwörter	Grounded Theory; Foreign Countries; Foreign Students; College Students; Decision Making; Student Attitudes; Cultural Differences; Acculturation; Student Adjustment; Student Characteristics; Personality Traits; Coping; Occupational Aspiration; Politics of Education; Pragmatics; College Admission; Educational Quality; Barriers; Costs; Intention; China; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Schülerverhalten; Kultureller Unterschied; Akkulturation; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Bewältigung; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Pragmalinguistik; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Cost; Kosten; Singapur
Abstract	This paper reports a study aimed at developing a substantive theory on the perspectives of Mainland Chinese studying in Singaporean universities. The study was guided by two research questions: (1) Why do university students from Mainland China choose to study in Singapore? and (2) How do Mainland Chinese university students manage the experience of studying in Singapore, a different cultural environment? A grounded theory approach was adopted and the so-called theory of "selective pragmatism" was generated. The theory suggests that Mainland Chinese students at Singaporean universities can be classified into three "types"--the "intellectuals", the "opportunists" and the "loyalists"--according to how they individually exercise choices and decisions based on four categories--push forces in regard to China, pull forces in regard to Singapore; individual resilience in coping and adapting to life overseas; and future career intentions. Common to all, however, is pragmatism, which is selectively exercised in different ways, thereby distinguishing the three types. (Contains 1 note and 4 figures.) (As Provided).
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