Homeland Integration: An Academic Returnee’s Experiences in Chinese Universities

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

BinAi¹ 

关键词: academic returnees;    homel;    integration;    reverse culture shock;    cultural identity;    Chinese universities;    autoethnography;   

DOI  :  10.1177/1609406917696741

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

In this study, the first author narrates his experiences of the challenges of integration into several Chinese universities as a PhD graduate after returning from Australia. His patterns of communication and psychological changes are examined in terms of identity construction and transformation. His insider position as a Chinese native and academic returnee enables him to see the realities of practice in average Chinese universities at close range, yet with the altered vision gained from his overseas experience. This study highlights the challenges for academic returnees in Chinese higher education institutions and may also have resonances for academic returnees in other countries. Wider questions about the assessment of English research writing and the attitudes to academic returnees in Chinese universities are raised, contributing to debate over the future development of Chinese higher education institutions in a globalizing world.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC