Exploring Factors for Achieving Successful Educational Attainment among Chinese Doctoral Students in the United States

Autor/inn/en	Wu, Shiyou; Wu, Qi; Wei, Xiaojiang; Bledsoe, Sarah E.; Ansong, David
Titel	Exploring Factors for Achieving Successful Educational Attainment among Chinese Doctoral Students in the United States
Quelle	In: Journal of International Students, 10 (2020) 2, S.244-264 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2162-3104
Schlagwörter	Educational Attainment; Doctoral Students; Foreign Students; Foreign Countries; Asians; High Achievement; Cultural Context; Student Attitudes; Research Universities; Student Characteristics; Personality Traits; Academic Aspiration; Family Environment; Social Support Groups; Educational Experience; Teacher Influence; Self Concept; China; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Doctoral studies; Doctorate studies; Student; Students; Doctoral candidate; Doktorandenprogramm; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Doktorand; Doktorandin; Ausland; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Schülerverhalten; Forschungseinrichtung; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Familienmilieu; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Bildungserfahrung; Selbstkonzept
Abstract	This study aims to understand the pathways of successful educational attainment (SEA) among Chinese students who are pursuing doctorate degrees in the United States. An exploratory qualitative approach was used to identify the factors of SEA. Based on the in-depth interviews of nine participants, we found common factors of SEA at the micro level include individuals' personalities, visions/dreams of achieving SEA, and interest about study/research; mezzo level factors include important peoples' help, satisfaction with teachers, previous education experiences in China, and home environment; whereas at the macro level, not many participants mentioned that their SEA was due to Chinese social policy. Overall, most participants mentioned that being lucky was an important factor of SEA. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01