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A three-dimensional multi-world framework for examining cross-cultural experiences of international doctoral students.
- Source :
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Studies in Continuing Education . Nov2022, Vol. 44 Issue 3, p493-509. 17p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- With the trend of student mobility, talented individuals have been pursuing doctoral education opportunities abroad. Prior research addressed specific aspects or challenges of doing a PhD in a cross-cultural context, leaving a need to understand the nature of students' experiences from a holistic perspective. To address the need, this study develops a framework that conceptualises an international doctoral student's research, personal, and social worlds as multi-worlds, highlighting transitions across the worlds that make a difference in student experiences. It also structures the continuous, interactive, and situative nature of study abroad as a three-dimensional space to encompass the multi-worlds and transitions across and over time. Illustrated by one international student's in-depth narrative inquiry, this framework offers both theoretical insights and practical approaches to the comprehensive understanding of PhD abroad experiences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0158037X
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Studies in Continuing Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160240990
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0158037X.2021.1890569