Agency, Autonomy, and Power of International Students in Interactions with Local Society in Japan through an Experiential Learning Project

Autor/in	Tsunematsu, Naomi
Titel	Agency, Autonomy, and Power of International Students in Interactions with Local Society in Japan through an Experiential Learning Project
Quelle	In: Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 53 (2023) 7, S.1170-1188 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7925
DOI	10.1080/03057925.2021.2017767
Schlagwörter	Personal Autonomy; Power Structure; Foreign Students; Foreign Countries; Experiential Learning; Student Experience; School Community Relationship; Intercultural Communication; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Individuelle Autonomie; Ausland; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Studienerfahrung; Interkulturelle Kommunikation
Abstract	This study investigates how international exchange students from North America, Europe, Oceania, and Asia exercised agency and power and created their autonomy through experiential learning to cooperate with local schools and organisations in Japan. Empirical research on international students' intercultural experiences in Western countries has grown; however, research on their intercultural experiences in Japan is lacking in English publications. This research qualitatively examined how international students from various cultural backgrounds attempted to cooperate with locals in Japan's emic world. Results revealed that intercultural frame-switching did not occur automatically, and international students could not cope with the intercultural competence required in Japanese society. Facing intercultural challenges, students exhibited a separation orientation to preserve their cultural identities, valuing their agency and autonomy, and found ways to exercise power independently. Educational interventions can expand students' potential for developing intercultural relationships with locals from the host society. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01