A Narrative Inquiry into the Identity Formation of Chinese Doctoral Students in Relation to Study Abroad

Autor/inn/en	Ye, Lily; Edwards, Viv
Titel	A Narrative Inquiry into the Identity Formation of Chinese Doctoral Students in Relation to Study Abroad
Quelle	In: Race, Ethnicity and Education, 20 (2017) 6, S.865-876 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1361-3324
DOI	10.1080/13613324.2017.1294570
Schlagwörter	Inquiry; Doctoral Programs; Study Abroad; Focus Groups; Semi Structured Interviews; Student Attitudes; Student Surveys; Intercultural Communication; International Education; Self Actualization; Language Role; Personal Autonomy; Interpersonal Relationship; Identification (Psychology); Narration; Foreign Countries; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Doktorandenprogramm; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Schülerverhalten; Schülerbefragung; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Internationale Erziehung; Self actualisation; Selbstverwirklichung; Individuelle Autonomie; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Ausland
Abstract	The present study explores a topic which has been under-studied to date, namely the identity formation of Chinese PhD students in relation to study abroad. Underpinned by Giddens' "reflexive project of the self," which privileges agency and reflexivity, and using a narrative inquiry approach, it presents four students "stories" collected through semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions. In building a picture of the ways in which students' self-identity is shaped by and shapes their experience of study abroad, the stories illustrate individual agency, motivation, self-determination and reflexivity. In doing so, they challenge the essentialised view of Chinese students as a homogeneous and sometimes problematic group and point to implications for action by the host institutions. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01