Toward Transnational Communities of Practice: An Inquiry into the Experiences of Transnational Academic Mobility

Autor/inn/en	Guo, Shibao; Lei, Ling
Titel	Toward Transnational Communities of Practice: An Inquiry into the Experiences of Transnational Academic Mobility
Quelle	In: Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 70 (2020) 1, S.26-43 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Guo, Shibao)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-7136
DOI	10.1177/0741713619867636
Schlagwörter	Communities of Practice; Faculty Mobility; College Faculty; Professional Identity; Case Studies; Study Abroad; Asians; Networks; Doctoral Programs; Sociocultural Patterns; International Education; Power Structure; Conflict; Work Experience; Teacher Attitudes; Social Change; Foreign Countries; Educational Attainment; Computer Simulation; Conferences (Gatherings); Meetings; Cooperation; Group Membership; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community; Fakultät; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Doktorandenprogramm; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Internationale Erziehung; Konflikt; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Lehrerverhalten; Sozialer Wandel; Ausland; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Meeting; Tagung; Co-operation; Kooperation; Gruppenzugehörigkeit
Abstract	Transnational mobility characterized by multiple and circular movement of people and their simultaneous interconnections across transnational borders pose challenges to the conception of a closed boundary of community of practice (CoP). This study aims to explore the changing dynamics of CoP in transnational space by examining experiences of transnational academic mobility and connectivity. Through a qualitative case study of internationally educated Chinese transnational academics, who maintained academic and professional connections with their host countries of doctoral studies, this article demonstrates the building of transnational CoPs through their sociocultural learning in transnational space. It underscores tensions, negotiation of power relations, identity trans/formation, and potentials for change in transnational social space. It overshadows the significance of physical boundaries in organizing work, learning, and identities. The study highlights conceptualization of transnational communities of practice for understanding the experiences and identities of transnational academics. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01