Chinese Students and the Experience of International Doctoral Study in STEM

Using a Multi-World Model to Understand Challenges and Success
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-032-19367-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 529 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Global Student Mobility

This volume examines the diversified and challenging experiences of Chinese international STEM doctoral students at Australian institutes of higher education, exploring how intersections between research, personal life, and social experiences can be negotiated to achieve academic success and personal transformation.

By drawing on a range of qualitative and longitudinal research methods, the book foregrounds student narratives and utilizes a novel three-dimensional multi-world framework as an effective approach for understanding student experiences in a holistic way. It integrates Chinese philosophical perspectives and theories in the fields of educational psychology, international education, and doctoral education to interpret the nuances, complexity, and particularities of the cross-cultural STEM PhD experience, highlighting the importance of the supervisor–mentee relationship and the role of students’ cultural, social, and philosophical values in supporting their successful completion of the PhD degree. The analysis thus provides new insights into the ways in which these experiences vary across students, and might apply in other national contexts, and to non-STEM student cohorts.

This book will be a valuable resource for researchers and academics engaged in cross-cultural education, the sociology of education, and international and comparative education. It will be of particular interest to those with a focus on international doctoral education and cultural Asian studies.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yang, Yibo

MacCallum, Judith

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Multikulturelle Pädagogik, Friedenserziehung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Philosophie der Erziehung, Bildungstheorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungswesen: Organisation und Verwaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Part 1: The empirical and theoretical landscape 1. The Chinese students and their philosophical values 2. Doing a STEM PhD abroad 3. The conceptual framework & the project Part 2: Congruence/difference and transitions across worlds 4. Congruence matters: Congruent worlds & Smooth transitions 5. Reciprocal respect matters: Different worlds & Smooth transitions 6. Agency matters: Congruent worlds & Border crossings managed 7. Putting conflicts under control: Different worlds & Border crossings managed 8. When it’s really difficult: Different worlds & Border crossings difficult or resisted Part 3: Enhancing cross-cultural PhD education: For a shared future 9. Agentic communication to co-construct success into the future 10. From understanding to a shared future Coda

Über Autor(innen)

Yibo Yang is Associate Professor of International Studies at the Harbin Institute of Technology, China.

Judith MacCallum is Professor Emerita of Education at Murdoch University, Australia.