From Digital Shock to Miniaturised Mobility: International Students' Digital Journey in China

Autor/inn/en	Qi, Jing; Shen, Wenqin; Dai, Kun
Titel	From Digital Shock to Miniaturised Mobility: International Students' Digital Journey in China
Quelle	In: Journal of Studies in International Education, 26 (2022) 2, S.128-144 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Qi, Jing) ORCID (Shen, Wenqin) ORCID (Dai, Kun)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153
DOI	10.1177/10283153211065135
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Information Technology; Computer Simulation; Foreign Countries; Study Abroad; Student Mobility; Educational Experience; Student Attitudes; Social Media; Culture Conflict; Student Adjustment; Computer Software; Public Policy; Information Sources; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Undergraduate Students; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Informationstechnologie; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Ausland; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Bildungserfahrung; Schülerverhalten; Soziale Medien; Kulturkonflikt; Adjustment; Adaptation; Öffentliche Ordnung; Information source; Informationsquelle; Telekommunikationstechnik
Abstract	As Asia's largest host country of international students, China's digital placemaking is impacting on international students' experience whilst studying and living in the country. This qualitative study addresses the issue of international students' transition to the digital environment in China. It draws on the theoretical perspectives of international students' digital journeys and miniaturised mobilities to inform thematic analysis of artefact-mediated student interviews and social media posts. Findings show that international students' digital journeys in China are characterised by three modes of digital adaptation including "digital shock," "digital border crossing" and "digital approachability." We argue that engaging in these modes of digital adaptation has reconstituted international students' subjectivity through empowering miniaturised mobility, but also a sense of digital in-betweenness as they operate between two different virtual worlds. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01