Impact of Cultural Exposure on Young Chinese Students' Adaptation in a UK Business School

Autor/inn/en	Wang, Yi; Harding, Richard; Mai, Li-Wei
Titel	Impact of Cultural Exposure on Young Chinese Students' Adaptation in a UK Business School
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 37 (2012) 5, S.621-639 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2010.536528
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Foreign Students; Student Attitudes; Student Adjustment; Cultural Differences; Higher Education; Cognitive Style; Individual Characteristics; Business Administration Education; Student Diversity; Cooperative Learning; Teamwork; Self Concept; China; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Kultureller Unterschied; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Kooperatives Lernen; Selbstkonzept; Großbritannien
Abstract	This study examines young Chinese students' (born post 1985) adaptation to cultural exposure in the UK. Built from data collected from in-depth interviews, the research establishes that, through direct communication with students from various cultural backgrounds during teamwork, the Chinese students adapt to varying degrees in ideology, socialisation, forms of discourse and face system. The research finds that the extent of adjustment is moderated by their individual learning approaches as well as contextual mediation. The results are confirmed by the findings from a comparison group of similar students in China, with respect to age, gender and learning. Implications arising from the study suggest that the internationalisation of education should enhance "cultural synergy", so that both the local and international students can enrich their learning experiences and develop intercultural competence. (Contains 2 tables and 4 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10