Promoting Acts of Kindness on Campus: Views of Chinese International Students in the UK

Autor/inn/en	Cheng, Ming; Adekola, Olalekan
Titel	Promoting Acts of Kindness on Campus: Views of Chinese International Students in the UK
Quelle	In: Intercultural Communication Education, 5 (2022) 1, S.17-32 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Adekola, Olalekan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Asians; Foreign Students; Foreign Countries; Communication Skills; Interpersonal Relationship; Academic Achievement; Emotional Adjustment; Graduate Students; Educational Environment; Student Attitudes; Altruism; Student Experience; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Ausland; Kommunikationsstil; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Schulleistung; Emotionale Anpassung; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Schülerverhalten; Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Studienerfahrung; Großbritannien
Abstract	There is increasing research on the challenges experienced by Chinese international students during their studies in the UK such as language barriers, social interactions, academic achievement, and psychological adjustment. This study proposes to understand these challenges through a kindness approach. It explores how sixty-three Chinese Master's students from a British university interpreted the challenging and supportive features of their learning environment through the notion of (un)kindness. Drawing on 63 semi-structured interviews, the study reveals a range of ways these students experienced academic staff and student interactions as "unkind," as well as their experiences of teaching materials, coursework feedback, and administrative support. It identifies three key factors that students perceive impede acts of kindness on campus. The findings offer important insight into the practice and the value of using a kindness approach to improve Chinese international students' academic and social experiences in the UK. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01