International Student Migration and Polymedia: The Use of Communication Media by Bangladeshi Students in Germany

Autor/in	Masud, Md. Matiul Hoque
Titel	International Student Migration and Polymedia: The Use of Communication Media by Bangladeshi Students in Germany
Quelle	In: Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 5 (2020) 3, S.95-110 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2468-6891
Schlagwörter	College Students; Foreign Students; Student Mobility; Study Abroad; Information Technology; Social Media; Family Relationship; Friendship; Social Networks; Student Attitudes; Undergraduate Students; Social Support Groups; Marital Status; Gender Differences; Family Structure; Social Structure; Peer Relationship; Comparative Analysis; Foreign Countries; Bangladesh + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Informationstechnologie; Soziale Medien; Freundschaft; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Schülerverhalten; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Familienstand; Geschlechterkonflikt; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Sozialstruktur; Peer-Beziehungen; Ausland; Bangladesch
Abstract	Tertiary-level students from Bangladesh usually migrate to Germany for the purpose of higher studies. These international student migrants use communication media to maintain connections with family members and friends in Bangladesh and social networks with friends, classmates, and Bangladeshi community members in Germany. Drawing on the experiences of Bangladeshi student migrants in Germany and using polymedia theory, this paper investigates how the migrant students use the polymedia environment to maintain the transnational social networks and connections. This paper is based on qualitative data derived from 18 in-depth interviews with Bangladeshi migrant students in Germany. Findings suggest that using the polymedia environment, Bachelor migrant students receive emotional support from their family members back home, while Masters and PhD students are responsible for providing emotional and practical support to their left-behind families, relatives, and friends. Migrant students' media usage with families and friends living in Bangladesh is influenced by their marital status and gender as well as their familial and social structure in Bangladesh. Their use of communication media with the members of the Bangladeshi community and foreign classmates living in Germany is comparatively less frequent and more education-oriented. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Research in Social Sciences and Technology. Yesilova Mah. Caldiran Cad. 29/11 Etimesgut Ankara, Turkey; Web site: https://ressat.org/index.php/ressat
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01