I decide where I will live: the lived experience of Chinese students hoping to study abroad
This thesis is a phenomenological description of the experience of planning to study abroad from the perspective of Chinese students who have not yet left their home country. The themes of Differences in Education, Career Prospects, Intercultural communication, Independence and Escape, Discrimination and Isolation, and Fulfilling Dreams emerged from their answers. The author discusses in detail the approach to the study and concludes with a discussion of the findings. Themes and findings generally indicate that meaning for students lies in an expectation or hope that they can be more self-reli ... Show more
Authors: Schneider, Justin
Published: [Victoria, British Columbia], [Royal Roads University], [2013?]
Resource type: Thesis
Physical description: 45 p.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10170/628
