Intercultural advising for Chinese international students: a reflective inquiry. (15th March 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lin, Xiaobing; Liu, Wei
• Is Part Of: Globalisation, societies and education. Volume 17:Number 2(2019)
• Page Start: 220
• Page End: 230
• Publication Date: 2019-03-15
• Subjects: Chinese students -- advising -- intercultural -- integration -- parents; Globalization -- Periodicals; Globalization -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Education -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Education -- Economic aspects -- Periodicals; Education and state -- Periodicals; Educational sociology -- Periodicals; International education -- Periodicals; 379
• DOI: 10.1080/14767724.2019.1583092
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1476-7724

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In the past decade, there has been a rapid increase in the number of Chinese international students studying overseas. There has also been a corresponding increase in the media stories about their cross-cultural difficulties. Reported in this study is a reflective inquiry into my work as an international student advisor with a large number of Chinese students in a top Canadian university. Through five composite stories, I hope to present a few areas of challenges Chinese students experience and reflect on how advisors can better support them from the intercultural perspective. I also hope to engage other advisors through this study in exploring ways to contribute to the field of international education as frontline practitioners.