Is Involvement Effective? A Case Study of Exchange Programs' Influence on Mainland Chinese Communications Major Exchange Students' Support for Taiwan

Autor/inn/en	Wang, Yu-Li; Lin, Luc Chia-Shin
Titel	Is Involvement Effective? A Case Study of Exchange Programs' Influence on Mainland Chinese Communications Major Exchange Students' Support for Taiwan
Quelle	In: Journal of Studies in International Education, 27 (2023) 2, S.316-335 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lin, Luc Chia-Shin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153
DOI	10.1177/10283153211031042
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Exchange Programs; Program Effectiveness; Political Attitudes; Patriotism; Graduate Students; Extracurricular Activities; Foreign Students; Emotional Response; Student Attitudes; Taiwan; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Exchange programme; Exchange program; Exchange programmes; Austauschprogramm; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Patriotismus; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Emotionales Verhalten; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	This study aims to explore the effectiveness of exchange programs between Taiwan and mainland China in terms of shaping participants' support for Taiwan, given that the cross-strait relationship has reached a deadlock. Academic and social involvement, social contact, social identity, patriotism, animosity, and political familiarity were integrated into a theoretical framework. The participants, who have joined an exchange program commissioned by the Mainland Affairs Council in Taiwan, were invited. The results showed that the level of involvement can either positively influence patriotism and support for Taiwan, or negatively influence animosity, whereas patriotism can positively influence animosity. This seemingly contradicting result indicates that exchange students who went back to mainland China have developed a coping mechanism in which patriotism does not dominate their support for Taiwan. Hence, the exchange programs, to some extent, were effective in promoting support for Taiwan. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01