Looking East: Yin and Yang of an Academic Exchange

Autor/in	La Roche, Claire Reeves
Titel	Looking East: Yin and Yang of an Academic Exchange
Quelle	In: Journal of International Education Research, 7 (2011) 2, S.47-54 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2158-0979
Schlagwörter	Economic Progress; Cultural Differences; Foreign Countries; Study Abroad; Cultural Awareness; Culture; Educational Environment; Intellectual Property; Dormitories; Group Experience; Social Life; Prosocial Behavior; Interpersonal Relationship; China; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Economic growth; Wirtschaftswachstum; Kultureller Unterschied; Ausland; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Kultur; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Geistiges Eigentum; Student housing; Studentenwohnheim; Soziales Leben; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; USA
Abstract	Intended as a brief guide to the cultural differences associated with an East-West academic exchange, this paper discusses customs and cultural norms likely to be encountered. Chinese economic growth has been accompanied by rapidly increasing East-West study abroad opportunities. Over the past decade, China has sent more students to study abroad than any other country and the number of American students studying in China has increased exponentially (Laughlin). In many cases, both U.S. and Chinese students and faculty participating in an American academic study abroad program are inadequately prepared for, and indeed surprised, by the differences in customs they encounter. Professors and students participating in an East-West exchange were interviewed. Cultural differences are discussed and examples are presented intended to help prepare students and professors for successful "guanxi" (networking). (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10