Bridging the Gap between Western and Chinese Evidence in the International Education Market

作     者：Wen Wen Yan Luo Die Hu 

作者机构：Institute of Education Tsinghua University Department of Education Stanford University 

出 版 物：《China & World Economy》 (中国与世界经济（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2014年第22卷第6期

页      面：87-102页

核心收录：

学科分类：12[管理学] 1204[管理学-公共管理] 120403[管理学-教育经济与管理（可授管理学、教育学学位）] 

基　　金：partly supported by two research grants from the Beijing Youth Fund for the Philosophy and Social Sciences Research(Project No.11JYC017) the Beijing Higher Education Young Elite Scholar Project(Project No.YETP0164) 

主　　题：China International education market sociocultural adaptation 

摘      要：Using a sample of 1674 international students in China, the present study explores sociocultural adaptation and its determinants. The results indicate that sociocultural adaptation among international students＂ in China is largely shaped by the nature of the interaction with host nationals. In particular, among international students, those who experienced higher levels of social interaction with host nationals and received more social support were better poised for sociocultural adaptation. Rather contrary to similar research in the Western context, the study finds that international students from East Asia actually experienced more sociocultural difficulties in China than their counterparts from Western countries. These findings suggest the possibility of China and other oriental countries with sound higher education systems playing more active roles in the global higher education market.