The impact of ethnicity on the sociocultural adjustment of international students in Thai higher education

Rhein, Douglas; Jones, William J.

doi:10.1007/s10671-020-09263-9

Cited by 10 publications

(5 citation statements)

References 35 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…As a matter of fact, aspiring to become globally competitive, governments in Asia have strategically internationalized their HE sector, which somehow diversifies the previous unidirectional East-West or global South-North mobility as a growing number of students in Asian countries now choose to further their study in other Asian countries (Mok & Yu., 2014), with ASEAN members being popular destinations. Recent studies have shed light on international students' flux to ASEAN, such as Singapore (Chacko., 2020), Vietnam (Tran & Marginson., 2018), Thailand (Rhein & Jones., 2020), and Indonesia (Sutrisno., 2019). Comparatively, a scarcer body of scholarship elucidates other countries that take even more peripheral positions, with limited studies looking into Myanmar (Channon., 2018), the Philippines (Adeyem., 2019), and Cambodia (Sok & Bunry., 2021).…”

Section: Internationalization Of He In Malaysiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Between decolonization and recolonization: investigating Chinese doctoral students in Malaysia as a case of global South-South student mobility

Trần

Xie

2023

High Educ

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

International student mobility has traditionally witnessed a global South-North pattern. In recent years, a shift has occurred as the appeal of alternative geographies waxes, with Malaysia being an exemplar of inbound student mobility destination. To facilitate a deep probe of the under-researched global South-South student mobility, this study utilized a qualitative method to delve into 10 Chinese doctoral students’ emic perceptions of their sojourn in Malaysia. Guided by a theoretical framework incorporating decolonization and recolonization, this study unpacks how these sociohistorical forces penetrate into and shape the students’ preparation and navigation of a doctoral sojourn. Findings of the study reveal that while taking advantage of the Southern niche to yield commensurate benefits, thereby delegitimizing the Western supremacy, the students’ make-do mentality and self-subjugating resistance inadvertently reinforce the Western dominance. Besides, these macro effects generate interlocking and conflicting affective consequences, instilling simultaneously positivity and inclusivity, inferiority, and anxiety. Altogether, decolonization and recolonization are concretely registered at the emotional level and bear a broader social significance. This article concludes with an alert and a call to address covert yet compelling inequalities in international student mobility.

show abstract

Section: Internationalization Of He In Malaysiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Between decolonization and recolonization: investigating Chinese doctoral students in Malaysia as a case of global South-South student mobility

Trần

Xie

2023

High Educ

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Nonetheless, a need for language proficiency also drove many students to study abroad in an English-speaking country in the first place. Students choose Canada as a location to experience an immersive English environment and to better help them adapt to their English studies (Kato & Reeder, 2015;Rhein & Jones, 2020). They also studied in Canada to improve their English in order to appear authoritative in a research setting.…”

Section: Linguistic Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Overcoming Barriers in Higher Education Mobility between Latin America, Canada and Asia: A Scoping Review

Ahmed

Wen²,

Flórez

et al. 2021

IJHE

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Latin America and Asia have been tied for hundreds of years through a transcontinental trade network, which has culminated in their current economic interdependence. This interdependence necessitates cooperation, which can be bolstered through cultural understanding between the two continents. International student mobility is one way to foster intercultural relations, which are currently quite low between these regions. Canada has faced a similar struggle as Latin America to attract students in the Americas when faced with competition from US universities, but has had some successes which Latin American countries could learn from. This study therefore completes a scoping review of the literature to categorize barriers and enablers to academic mobility between higher education institutions (HEIs) in Asia, Canada, and Latin America and synthesizes relevant suggestions. An integrative literature search of qualitative and quantitative studies was conducted using six different databases. After considering inclusion and exclusion criteria, 33 studies were selected and analyzed. The results were categorized into six themes: Cultural, Academic and Professional, Linguistic, Economic, Program Structure, and Political Climate. Each theme included factors which enabled or hindered student mobility between Asia and the Americas. The findings highlight the need for Latinamerican HEIs to emphasize relevant initiatives and qualities that go beyond rankings, boost the use of English among academics and staff, actively reach out to Asian partners, and collaborate to develop credit transfer policies compatible with Asian institutions. These considerations could be all the more timely considering students are currently more open to virtual international opportunities in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, generating possibilities of greater collaboration between these regions of the world.

show abstract

“…Ragam tema yang ditemukan dalam penelitian ini ada kesamaan dan perbedaan dengan beberapa penelitian dalam konteks lain. Isu-isu akademis, pertemanan, dan bahasa dapat ditemukan di berbagai konteks, misalnya konteks mahasiswa asal Indonesia di Jerman (Yuniarti, 2010), mahasiswa asal Jepang dan Korea di Thailand (Rhein & Jones, 2020), dan mahasiswa perantauan dari berbagai negara yang berkuliah di Amerika Serikat (Shu et al, 2020). Tema yang khas dalam penelitian ini adalah makanan, kondisi geografis, dan idealisme.…”

Section: Diskusiunclassified

Tema-tema Pengalaman Perjumpaan Antarbudaya Mahasiswa Perantauan sebagai Bahan Perancangan Psikoedukasi Keterampilan Budaya

Theodorus

2021

gamajop

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Mahasiswa perantauan pada umumnya mengalami gegar budaya saat berpindah dari daerah asalnya ke daerah tempat kuliah. Perancangan intervensi yang membantu mahasiswa perantauan dalam mengatasi gegar budaya perlu didasarkan pada pengalaman nyata yang relevan bagi mereka. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menyelidiki pengalaman perjumpaan antarbudaya mahasiswa residen asrama salah satu universitas swasta di Yogyakarta. Teori yang digunakan adalah teori akulturasi/gegar budaya. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain kualitatif, yaitu analisis tematik. Sebanyak 57 mahasiswa residen asrama berpartisipasi. Pemilihan partisipan menggunakan teknik convenience sampling. Data diperoleh dengan diskusi kelompok terarah (FGD). Data dianalisis menggunakan metode analisis tematik, dibantu dengan perangkat lunak QDA Miner Lite. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan enam tema pokok, yaitu: 1) idealisme, 2) makanan, 3) kondisi geografis, 4) pemahaman bahasa dan keterampilan komunikasi, 5) stereotip, dan 6) jejaring sosial. Perspektif psikologi akulturasi (gegar budaya), psikologi sosial afirmasi diri dan ancaman stereotip, peminggiran budaya, dan keterampilan komunikasi antarbudaya digunakan dalam membahas temuan. Implikasinya adalah perancangan psikoedukasi dan kebijakan perlu mempertimbangkan keenam tema tersebut beserta diskusi yang menyertainya.

show abstract

The impact of ethnicity on the sociocultural adjustment of international students in Thai higher education

Cited by 10 publications

References 35 publications

Between decolonization and recolonization: investigating Chinese doctoral students in Malaysia as a case of global South-South student mobility

Between decolonization and recolonization: investigating Chinese doctoral students in Malaysia as a case of global South-South student mobility

Overcoming Barriers in Higher Education Mobility between Latin America, Canada and Asia: A Scoping Review

Tema-tema Pengalaman Perjumpaan Antarbudaya Mahasiswa Perantauan sebagai Bahan Perancangan Psikoedukasi Keterampilan Budaya

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About