The New Journey to the West: Chinese Students’ International Mobility (Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects Book 53)

This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the cross-border mobility of Chinese students and addresses the questions of who in China chooses to study overseas, why they want to do so, and what the impacts of this mobility are on China’s social stratification. In addition, it explores the challenges that these students face in terms of adaptation and identity formation once they have arrived in the destination country. Adopting a push-and-pull framework to analyze the data, it offers a unique and insightful resource. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Trends, Reasons, and Impacts of International Student Mobility: A Chinese Perspective (Baoyan Cheng, Le Lin, Aiai Fan)....Pages 1-19 Making Waves: A Historical Perspective on Overseas Chinese Students and China’s Quest for Modernization (Baoyan Cheng, Le Lin, Aiai Fan)....Pages 21-39 An Overview of China’s Education (Baoyan Cheng, Le Lin, Aiai Fan)....Pages 41-56 Chinese High School Students’ Plans in Studying Overseas: Who and Why (Baoyan Cheng, Le Lin, Aiai Fan)....Pages 57-72 The Push–Pull Framework and the Decision-Making Process of Chinese Students (Baoyan Cheng, Le Lin, Aiai Fan)....Pages 73-82 Social Stratification and Studying Overseas: Empirical Evidence from Middle Schools in Beijing (Baoyan Cheng, Le Lin, Aiai Fan)....Pages 83-99 Adaptations of “Parachute Kids” from China in American High Schools (Baoyan Cheng, Le Lin, Aiai Fan)....Pages 101-112 The Role of Chinese Supplemental Education Service Organizations in the International Mobility of Chinese Students (Baoyan Cheng, Le Lin, Aiai Fan)....Pages 113-126 Re-examining the Concept of Chinese Learner: Cultivating a Cosmopolitan Spirit Through International Sojourning (Baoyan Cheng, Le Lin, Aiai Fan)....Pages 127-138