书目名称 | Self-Identity Narratives of Chinese Students in the United States | 副标题 | Unique, Ambitious, G | 编辑 | Sarah Y. Köksal | 视频video | http://file.papertrans.cn/865/864462/864462.mp4 | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | While previous research has explored the academic adaptation or acculturation processes of Chinese students studying abroad, limited attention has been paid to students’ own perspectives and narrations of their experience. To contribute to a more nuanced understanding of this highly mobile group, this study takes a closer look at the students’ self-identity narratives. How do they make sense of their foreign adventure? How do they position themselves among their peers and their family members, as well as within the greater transnational context? Based on 29 in-depth, biographical interviews with Chinese students in the United States, the findings show the participants’ continuously interpreting and revising their individual, academic, and cultural identities. In the familial context, a recurring narrative of the high-potential only-child could be observed. Many students (and their family members) felt that their unique talents and personalities were not appreciated within the Chinese educational system and thus sought more holistic environments abroad.. | 出版日期 | Book 2023 | 关键词 | Chinese international students; Education; Narrative Studies; Self-Identity; Transnationalism; United Sta | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-40627-1 | isbn_softcover | 978-3-658-40626-4 | isbn_ebook | 978-3-658-40627-1 | copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wies |
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