This book focuses on the interrelationship between international student connectedness and identity from transnational and transdisciplinary perspectives. It addresses the core issues surrounding international students’ physical and virtual connectedness to people, places and communities as well as the conditions that shape their transnational connectedness and identity formation. Further, it analyses the nature, diversity and complexity of international student connectedness and identity development across different national, social and cultural boundaries.
Introduction.- 1 Student mobility, connectedness and identity.- Part 1 International Student Connectedness/Disconnectedness in the Host Country.- 2 International students and post study employment: The impact of university and host community engagement on the employment outcomes of international students in Australia.- 3 International student connectedness with local teachers and peers: Insights from teachers.- 4 Exploring the lifeworld of international doctoral students: The place of religion and religious organisations.- 5 From ‘Somebody’ to ‘Nobody’: International doctoral students’ perspectives of home – host connectedness.- 6 Disconnections with the host nation and the significance of international student communities: A case study of Asian international students in Australia and Singapore.- Part 2 International Student and Returnee Connectedness/Disconnectedness with the Home Country.- 7 ‘So that she feels a part of my life’: How international students connect to home through digital media technologies.- 8 Visualizing returnee re-engagement with local workplaces and community: A case study of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.- 9 ‘Home is where the heart is’: The experiences of expatriate PhD students and returnees.- Part 3 Connectedness/Disconnectedness and Identity Development.- 10 Where are we, When are we, and Who are we to each other? Connectedness and the evolving meanings of international education.- 11 International students’ dis-connecting from and re-connecting with diverse communities: Fluidity of the Self in Sojourns abroad.- 12 Self-in-the-World Identities: Transformations for the Sojourning student.- Part 4 Student-turned Migrant and Connectedness/Disconnectedness.- 13 Flexible citizens or disconnected transmigrants? Chinese student-turned-migrants in Singapore and their discourse on mobility, flexibility, and identity.- 14 Transnational Student-Migrants and the Negotiation of Connectedness and Self-Identity in Australia: The Pains and Gains.- 15 Transnational belonging and relational practices: Nepali student migration to Denmark.- Conclusion.- 16 International student (dis)connectedness and identities: Why these matter and the way forward.
This book focuses on the interrelationship between international student connectedness and identity from transnational and transdisciplinary perspectives. It addresses the core issues surrounding international students’ physical and virtual connectedness to people, places and communities as well as the conditions that shape their transnational connectedness and identity formation. Further, it analyses the nature, diversity and complexity of international student connectedness and identity development across different national, social and cultural boundaries.
Analyses the interrelationships between international students’ connectedness and their identity development from transnational and transdisciplinary perspectives
Clarifies and discusses the factors that influence international student’ on- and off-line connectedness in transnational mobility
Examines whether, and in what ways, international students’ digital and physical relationships with people and places have changed due to their mobility experience
“International students inhabit a complex space in which transnational mobilities and connectivities define the cultural dynamics of their experiences, as well as their sense of identity –their expectations and aspirations. This book brings together a set of most perceptive and thoughtful papers, written by scholars both emerging and established, which break new ground in how we might understand the ways in which international students work within and across national borders, traditions and politics.” (Fazal Rizvi, University of Melbourne, Australia)
