Developmental Ecosystems of Study Abroad in a Turbulent Time: An Australian-Chinese's Experience in Multilingual Hong Kong

Autor/inn/en	Tong, Peiru; An, Irene Shidong; Zhou, Yijun
Titel	Developmental Ecosystems of Study Abroad in a Turbulent Time: An Australian-Chinese's Experience in Multilingual Hong Kong
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 43 (2022) 8, S.796-812 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tong, Peiru)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
DOI	10.1080/01434632.2022.2101654
Schlagwörter	Multilingualism; Study Abroad; COVID-19; Pandemics; Systems Approach; Exchange Programs; Undergraduate Students; Foreign Countries; Political Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Diaries; Educational Experience; Personal Narratives; Student Mobility; Career Choice; Educational Policy; Multicultural Education; Asians; Internship Programs; Australia; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Systemischer Ansatz; Exchange programme; Exchange program; Exchange programmes; Austauschprogramm; Ausland; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Schülerverhalten; Diary; Tagebuch; Bildungserfahrung; Erlebniserzählung; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Australien; Hongkong
Abstract	The experiences of participants in disrupted study abroad (SA) programs have been largely overlooked in the literature, especially when it comes to experiences outside the norm. To fill this gap, this research explores the experience of an Australian university student taking part in an exchange program in Hong Kong (HK) during a turbulent period when HK was under sociopolitical tension, which was followed by the COVID-19 pandemic. We tracked the student's experiences over six months through five monthly reflective journals and a postprogram interview. The qualitative data were analysed using a narrative approach, and Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory (EST) framework was adopted to interpret the results. The student's narrative demonstrated a progressive story structure: although it was a special historical time when mobility to HK was undesirable, the participant counterintuitively perceived HK as an ideal location for his future career because of his SA experience. Framed by EST, the study discusses the individual's development in relation to a multilevel SA ecology (micro-, meso-, exo-, macro- and chronosystems) and the student's agentic responses at the individual level. The study offers policy and practical implications for multicultural education, particularly in the post-COVID era, when cross-border mobility has been facing unprecedented challenges. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01