Experiences Of Chinese Students Research Articles

Overseas educational experience of Chinese students

During the past decade, tertiary education providers in the English-speaking Western world have enjoyed the significant economic and societal benefits that result from a substantial level of participation by students originating from the People's Republic of China. However, a sharp decline in student numbers between 2003 and 2007 has prompted many institutions to question the extent to which their educational products and services are appropriate to the needs of this important market segment. This paper examines the experiences of 160 Chinese students at a New Zealand tertiary institution, and concludes that their impressions of quality are formed by a range of contributing service dimensions that incorporate both `hard' and `soft' elements. Analysis of the scope, scale and importance of these dimensions indicates that, while programme content and tuition quality remain vitally important to Chinese students, institutional performance could benefit from a greater degree of emphasis on the students' interpersonal experiences while studying abroad.

The Purchasing Experiences of Chinese Tourism and Hospitality Students in Australia

China is an important source of international students for tourism and hospitality degree courses in Australia. Based on a qualitative research project, this paper investigates the perceptions and experiences of Chinese students through the various stages of their purchasing process. A series of focus groups was conducted in Melbourne and on the Gold Coast to gather the views and experiences of students undertaking degree courses at the Master level. The researchers identified a number of critical issues arising through the course of selecting a masters degree courses. The key issues were Australia's destination image, the prevalence of the English language medium, affordability and the reputation for quality in tourism and hospitality education. Combined with the fairly relaxed entry procedures, these aspects constitute an attractive package of overall student benefits.

Differences in Living and Learning: Chinese International Students in New Zealand

The international education market has developed rapidly throughout the Western world. Accordingly, Chinese students have become the largest group of international students studying in New Zealand. However, despite an increasing role that the Chinese market plays in sustaining the New Zealand education export industry, the education experience of Chinese students has not always been reported positively. The importance of this market to the educational sector gave rise to questions about the way in which Chinese international students perceived their New Zealand education and how satisfied they were with both their sociocultural and educational experiences. A study of 140 Chinese international students enrolled at a range of educational institutions in Auckland was undertaken. The results show that recognition of the influence of sociocultural factors beyond the learning experience itself is vital in facilitating mutually beneficial outcomes for Chinese international students and the international education industry in New Zealand.

Trends in International Student Mobility: A Study of the Relationship between the UK and China and the Chinese Student Experience in the UK

This article will examine the current trends within international student mobility, focusing on the UK and China. It will delineate the forecasts for future growth and the development of the international trade in education. The years 2004 and 2005 saw the first decline in the number of Chinese students opting to study in the UK since the launch of the Prime Minister’s Initiative. This is an issue of concern as it contradicts forecast growth rates and has major implications for the financial health of a number of universities in the UK. Through the discussions on the motivations of host and sender countries, the student experience will be considered as a possible reason for the decline in interest from Chinese students. A sample UK University will be a case study to examine the relationship between the student experience, the resultant word of mouth and the effect this may have on recruitment. The aim is to enable greater understanding of the Chinese student experience and the effect it may have on international student recruitment.

Strategy Use by Nonnative English‐Speaking Students in an MBA Program: Not Business as Usual!

Despite the long‐standing interest in strategy use and language learning, little attention has been given to how social context may constrain or facilitate this use or the development of new strategies. Drawing on data from a longitudinal qualitative study, we discuss this issue in relation to the experiences of Chinese students from the People's Republic of China, who, following study in English for Academic Purposes courses, registered in a Masters in Business Administration program in a Canadian university. Specifically, we focus on how the contact with the native‐English‐speaking Canadian students mediated the Chinese students' strategy use in 3 domains: reading, class lectures, and team work. In contrast to the rather simplistic notion evoked in certain portrayals of the good language learner, strategy use as reported herein emerges as a complex, socially situated phenomenon, bound up with issues related to personal identity (Leki, 2001; Norton, 1997, 2000; Spack, 1997).

Problem-based learning: ancient Chinese educational philosophy reflected in a modern educational methodology

Problem-based learning (PBL) has been widely adopted as a strategy by nurse educators all over the world. Many studies have been carried out to examine its process and outcomes. There are few studies discussing the relevance of PBL to students with different cultural background. This study reports the experiences of Chinese students in Hong Kong using PBL and explores if their experiences were compatible with the educational philosophy documented in traditional Chinese literature. The phenomenological approach was used in the treatment of data. The informants were students enrolled in the post-registration nursing degree programme at a university in Hong Kong during 1997–1998. A total of 94 journals were included in the analysis. Seven main themes emerged from the phenomenological analysis. They were the integration of knowing and doing, critical reflection and debate, individuality of learning, self-motivated learning, critical inquiry and independent thinking, timeliness of instruction and cooperative learning. This study provides evidence to show that PBL is an approach that is compatible with the Chinese way of learning. The result of this study shows that aspects of the modern PBL process harken back to an ancient Chinese learning philosophy that underpins Chinese learning today.

Weili Ye. Seeking Modernity in China's Name: Chinese Students in the United States, 1900–1927. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001.

This book is an insightful, carefully researched account of the experiences of Chinese students who attended college in the United States between 1900 and 1927. Ye examines how their experiences transformed their views of nationalism, politics, professionalism, race, gender roles, morality, and leisure.

The Expanding roles of Chinese Americans in U.S.-China relations: transnational networks and trans-Pacific interactions

Foreword, Him Mark Lai Introduction: Chinese American Transnational and U.S.-China Relations: Presence and Promise for the Trans-Pacific Century, Peter Koehn and Xiao-huang Yin Part I. The Chinese American Presence: Impact and Implications 1. Historical Connections Between the Chinese Trans-Pacific Family and U.S.-China Relations, Haming Liu 2. Navigating U.S. Waters: The Experience of Chinese Students and Professionals in Science, Technology, and Business, Sufei Li 3. Transnational Sensibilities in Chinese American Diasporic Literature, Quian Suoqiao Part II. Contemporary Activism: Changing Orientations and Participation in Shaping U.S. Policy Toward China 4. The Involvement of Chinese Americans in China-Related Issues: Implications of a North Carolina Study of Current Political Orientations and Future Expectations, Yuhang Shi, 5. From Apathy to Inquiry and Activism: The Changing Role of American-Born Chinese in U.S.-China Relations, Nancy Yao 6. Communicating through Conflict, Compromise, and Cooperation: The Strategic Role of Chinese American Scholars in the U.S.-China Relationship, James Jinguo Shen 7. From the China Lobby to the Taiwan Lobby: Movers and Shakers of the U.S.-China-Taiwan Triangular Relationship, Tsung Chi 8. Chinese Americans' Views on U.S.-China Relations: An Analysis Based on Chinese-Community Newspapers Published in the United States, Xiaojian Zhao Part III. Expanding Networks and Prospects for Transnational Cooperation 9. Chinese American Business Networks and Trans-Pacific Economic Relations Since 1970s, Wellington K.K. Chan 10. A Neglected Minority in a Neglected Field: The Emerging Role of Chinese American Philanthropy in U.S.-China Relations, John J. Deeney 11. Improving Mainland Society and U.S.-China Relations: A Case Study of Four Chinese American-Led Transnational Associations, Norton Wheeler 12. Chinese American Scientists and U.S.-China Scientific Relations: From Richard Nixon to Wen Ho Lee, Zuoyue Wang 13. The Role of Cross-Nationally Competent Chinese-Americans in Environmental Interdependence Challenges: Potential and Prospects, Peter Koehn Conclusion: Transnationalism, Diversity, and the Future of U.S.-China Relations, Peter Koehn and Xiao-huang Yin

Seeking Modernity in the United States, 1900-1927 (review)

Reviewed by: Seeking Modernity in the United States, 1900-1927 Huping Ling (bio) Weili Ye. Seeking Modernity in the United States, 1900-1927. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. xii, 330 pp. Hardcover $49.50, ISBN 0-8047-3696-0. Since Yung Wing, the first Chinese male student to graduate from an American University (Yale, in 1854), the flow of Chinese students studying in the United States has never ceased. Following a brief interruption during the Cultural Revolution, the study-abroad movement reached a new high in 1979, after the normalization of relations between the People's Republic of China and the United States, which resulted in the largest wave of students coming to America from China. The increasing visibility of Chinese students in America has attracted the attention of scholars, many of whom are themselves Chinese who came here as students and who have since chosen the topic of Chinese students in the United States for their doctoral dissertations. Weili Ye's "Crossing the Cultures: The Experience of Chinese Students in the U.S.A. 1900-1925" (Ph.D. diss., Yale University, 1989) and Jesse Chain Chou's "A Survey of Chinese Students in the United States, 1979-1987" (Ed.D. diss., Columbia University Teachers College, 1989), for [End Page 588] instance, are two good examples of a number of dissertations on Chinese students in the United States. Ye's Seeking Modernity in the United States, 1900-1927, based on her earlier dissertation work, is an important addition to the scholarship on this topic, after, for instance, Rose Hum Lee's "The Stranded Chinese in the United States" (Phylon, Summer 1958), Y. C. Wang's Chinese Intellectuals and the West, 1872-1940 (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1966), and Leo A. Orleans' Chinese Students in America: Politics, Issues, and Numbers (Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1988). Ye's book is divided into six topical chapters. Chapter ., "Student Associational Life and Chinese Nationalism," briefly discusses the establishment of Chinese student organizations—giving special attention to the Chinese Students' Alliance, the largest and most influential of all the Chinese student organizations in the United States at the time—and how they relate to the search by Chinese students for a modern identity. Initially, there was great enthusiasm among the members of these student organizations; however, this gradually faded as they became "disheartened spectators" at the failure of the constitutional movement in China to bring about constitutional government (p. 40). Chapter 2, "The Professionals: Predicaments and Promises," examines the professional lives of students and the contributions they made to China's modernization. In line with China's eager pursuit of industrialization, most Chinese students looked to the promise of technology, majoring in subjects such as engineering, the result being the education of the first generation of modern Chinese professionals. Meanwhile, American-educated sociologists also established sociology as an academic discipline in China. Chapter 3, "The Question of Race," deals with that issue in relation to Chinese students. It is noteworthy that the author here attempts to interweave the story of Chinese students into the complex fabric of Chinese immigration to the United States in general. There are unfortunate elitist overtones, however, in its treatment of Chinese laborers. Chapter 4, "The Women's Story, 1880s-1920s," discusses Chinese female students, whom Ye divides into three distinct generational groups. The first group consisted of only a tiny band of women studying to become doctors; the second largely entered the field of teaching; and the third broadened their career outlook to include professional fields traditionally perceived as "masculine." Ye's inclusion of female students in this study indicates her sensitivity to the importance of gender and how it affected the lives of the students. Chapter 5, "Between Morality and Romance," looks at the emotional world of the students. The issues of gender relationships, love, sexuality, and interracial marriage are examined in the context of the conflict between Chinese concepts of morality and Western attitudes toward romance. [End Page 589] Chapter 6, "The Seriousness of Recreation," examines two extracurricular activities of Chinese students: athletics and theater. Participation in sports, Ye believes, served to help Chinese students develop an appreciation for physical...

Scandal in a small town: understanding modern Hungary through the stories of three families

This title sxplores the love-hate relationship between the USA and China through the experience of Chinese students caught between the two countries. The book sheds light on China's ambivelance towards the Western influence, and the use of educational and cultural exhanges as a political device.

What Does Globalization Mean for Educational Change? A Comparative Approach

What Does Globalization Mean for Educational Change? A Comparative Approach

Changing Perceptions: The Attitudes of the PRC Chinese towards Australia and China, 1989-1996. Edward S. K. Fung, Chen JieBitter Peaches and Plums: Two Chinese Novellas on the Recent Chinese Student Experience in Australia. J. Bruce Jacobs , Ouyang Yu

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Bitter Peaches and Plums: Two Chinese Novellas on the Recent Chinese Student Experience in Australia. By Liu Guande and Huangfu Jun. Translated with an introduction by J. Bruce Jacobs and Ouyang Yu. Australia: Monash Asia Institute, Monash University, 1995. 249 pp.

Bitter Peaches and Plums: Two Chinese Novellas on the Recent Chinese Student Experience in Australia. By Liu Guande and Huangfu Jun. Translated with an introduction by J. Bruce Jacobs and Ouyang Yu. Australia: Monash Asia Institute, Monash University, 1995. 249 pp.

Bitter Peaches and Plums: Two Chinese Novellas on the Recent Chinese Student Experience in Australia (review)

Bitter Peaches and Plums: Two Chinese Novellas on the Recent Chinese Student Experience in Australia (review)

Labor and Democracy in the Transition to a Market System: A U.S.-Post-Soviet Dialogue

This book offers new insight into the love-hate relationship between the United States and China by examining the experience of Chinese students caught between the two countries. American-educated Chinese have considered themselves patriots because they studied in the West in order to return home to build a strong and prosperous China. However, when they returned they were often accused of being traitors who advocated Western ideals. The author focuses on several generations of Chinese students from 1872 to the present as she examines attempts to bridge the gap between East and West. The work includes seventeen biographical sketches that place the cultural and political trends of over a century within a more personal and accessible context. Through the students' experiences we are able to trace developments in China's modern history, China's ambivalence toward Western influence, U.S.-China relations, and the use of educational and cultural exchanges as a political device.

The meaning of objects in environmental transitions: Experiences of chinese students in the united states

This study investigated the role that objects have in helping people adapt to a new environment. Fourteen Chinese postgraduate students were interviewed one semester after their arrival in New York City. The meanings they attached to objects, and how the meanings of objects changed during the students' adaption to their new environment are discussed. The discussion is placed in the context of person-object relationships and it is emphasized that objects can both reflect and actively affect an individual's feelings and emotion.