Abstract
This paper examines the international-student perspective of the long-term impact of international study. Based on a longitudinal ethnographic study, this paper focuses on the learning by Indonesian graduate students in the Japanese research and teaching koza communities at Japanese higher-education institutions, and it examines the long-term influence of studying in Japan on their subsequent academic careers in Indonesia. It was found that alumni selectively chose to adapt to the teaching and research practices that they had positively valued in their respective koza when settling into their subsequent academic careers in Indonesia. Overall, the former international students that were interviewed gave a positive evaluation of their experiences in Japan and had adapted the Japanese koza methods that they felt would work well in Indonesia. This paper clarifies some of the long-term impacts of international study on international students.
Highlights
This paper examines how international graduates’ study influenced the long-term academic careers of international students
It examines the relationship between the international graduate-student experiences at the micro level and the systems and programs at their respective higher-education institutions, and whether these were influenced by history and current government and international policies
To clarify what happens when new international students go to a new environment, the author decided to focus on Indonesian students who study in Japan
Summary
This paper examines how international graduates’ study influenced the long-term academic careers of international students. Based on a longitudinal ethnographic study of Indonesians who had studied in Japan, this paper explores how individual Indonesians interpreted and used their experiences in regular graduate programs in Japan in their careers as university faculty in Indonesia. It examines the relationship between the international graduate-student experiences at the micro level and the systems and programs at their respective higher-education institutions, and whether these were influenced by history and current government and international policies. Japanese higher education has been influenced by western systems since the late 19th century
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