JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE
Theory, The Chinese Student, And Western Higher Education
Author(s): Michèle J. Schmidt, Kristina Berynets, Emma Wu, Charles Scott
Citation: Michèle J. Schmidt, Kristina Berynets, Emma Wu, Charles Scott, (2018) "Theory, The Chinese Student, And Western Higher Education," Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol.18, Iss. 2, pp. 39-51
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
The internationalization of Western universities means that Chinese students often comprise a significant group of international learners. Instructors realize that knowledge about these students’ learning backgrounds and cultural and social contexts enables them and their institutions to meet these students’ learning needs. The authors discuss frameworks such as Leininger’s transcultural theory, Bhabha’s “Third Space” in postcolonial theory, and Callero’s “Globalized self,” all of which offer a hybridized
perspective on identity formation with which to understand the international student, their place within an
International M.Ed. Program at a Western university, and the learning and teaching that promotes
success for the student, instructors, and the university.
