Examining student mobility from both sending and receiving sides: the perspectives of various stakeholders

Group Submission Type: Formal Panel Session

Proposal

The notion of leaving one’s community and travelling or sojourning for educational purposes has long existed in human history, and with the deepening of globalization during the past several decades, educational institutions around the world have been undergoing rapid internationalization, and nowhere is this trend of internalization more apparent than the increased cross-border student mobility. International students crossing borders are dramatically changing the cultural, economic, political, and power differentials in the new world order.

This panel examines international student mobility in different contexts, including China, the US, and Europe, and at both the higher education and secondary levels. It covers important parties involved in the mobility from both sending and receiving sides, including students (and their families), educational institution (such as university), educational agency and host family.

The first paper is titled “The Impact of Intercultural Exchange on Secondary School Exchange Students and Their Host Families.” It is a multiple case study that utilizes interview data with secondary school exchange students in the US who come from Europe, Asia and Africa to examine the impact of intercultural exchange on those students and volunteer host families.

The second paper is titled “An Initiative in Underrepresentation in Study Abroad: Native Hawaiian, underrepresented, and first-generation college students.” The purpose of this study is to examine underrepresentation in study abroad from the perspective of higher education institution.

The third paper is titled “Demand for International Higher Education among Chinese High School Students.” This paper explores the motives of Chinese high school students in studying abroad and how they choose destination countries and institutions. It utilizes a mixed method which integrates quantitative data collected through questionnaire from over 2,500 participants at 27 high schools in 15 cities, and qualitative data collected through over 140 interviews with students, teachers, administrators, parents, and counselors.

The fourth paper is titled “ Ethics in the Chinese Study Abroad Industry: A case study.” Drawing on different research and literature regarding Chinese students studying abroad, as well as personal experience and reflection, this paper expands on the moral and ethical issues facing the study abroad industry and how they interact in an educational and business environment in mainland China.

Sub Unit

• SIG: Study Abroad and International Students (SAIS)

Chair

• Baoyan Cheng, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Individual Presentations

• The impact of intercultural exchange on secondary school exchange students and their host families - Manca Sustarsic, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

• An Initiative in Underrepresentation in Study Abroad: Native Hawaiian, Underrepresented, and First Generation College Students - Vanessa Chong, University of Hawaii at Manoa

• Demand for International Higher Education among Chinese High School Students - Qun Kuang, Shanghai University

• Ethics in the Chinese Study Abroad Industry: A Case Study - Mark McCormick, University of Hawaii

Discussant

• Krishna Bista, Morgan State University