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Chinese Overseas Students and Intercultural Learning Environments: Academic Adjustment, Adaptation and Experience
Jiani Zhu
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Description for Chinese Overseas Students and Intercultural Learning Environments: Academic Adjustment, Adaptation and Experience
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 277 pages, 27 colour illustrations, 19 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JNKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
What happens when East travels West? In today's increasingly globalized world, these collisions are becoming increasingly common in universities- especially due to the growth of migratory students . As the largest international population studying abroad in the world, Chinese students' learning experience in an intercultural environment calls for more attention. This book covers an array of problems common to Chinese students studying abroad and explores how these students academically adjust to an intercultural environment. It also highlights how they familiarize themselves with the education system, ranging from the types of courses, academic tasks and examinations to the structure of the ... Read more
What happens when East travels West? In today's increasingly globalized world, these collisions are becoming increasingly common in universities- especially due to the growth of migratory students . As the largest international population studying abroad in the world, Chinese students' learning experience in an intercultural environment calls for more attention. This book covers an array of problems common to Chinese students studying abroad and explores how these students academically adjust to an intercultural environment. It also highlights how they familiarize themselves with the education system, ranging from the types of courses, academic tasks and examinations to the structure of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective
Condition
New
Weight
494g
Number of Pages
259
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137533920
SKU
V9781137533920
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About Jiani Zhu
Jiani Zhu is an Assistant Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in the Graduate School of Education, China where her research interests include academic adjustment of international Chinese students and scholars.
Reviews for Chinese Overseas Students and Intercultural Learning Environments: Academic Adjustment, Adaptation and Experience
This book has provided a solid research-based case of Chinese overseas students, as a significantly large group, including their first-hand experience of confronting and overcoming tough challenges ... . This study not only provides an in-depth orientation to potential students in preparing for overseas studies but also a very useful reference for faculty members responsible for guiding and supervising international ... Read more