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A three-dimensional multi-world framework for examining cross-cultural experiences of international doctoral students

Bibliographic Data

ID21458710
AuthorsYibo Yang (0000-0002-4625-3367, Harbin Institute of Technology, corresponding author), John Maccallum (0000-0002-0212-3341, Murdoch University), Judith Maccallum (Murdoch University)
Year2022
Volume44
Issue3
Pages493-509
Publication date2022-09-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Continuing Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0158-037X • E-ISSN: 1470-126X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0158037x.2021.1890569
OpenAlexW3130670260
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited53

With the trend of student mobility, talented individuals have been pursuing doctoral education opportunities abroad. Prior research addressed specific aspects or challenges of doing a PhD in a cross-cultural context, leaving a need to understand the nature of students’ experiences from a holistic perspective. To address the need, this study develops a framework that conceptualises an international doctoral student’s research, personal, and social worlds as multi-worlds, highlighting transitions across the worlds that make a difference in student experiences. It also structures the continuous, interactive, and situative nature of study abroad as a three-dimensional space to encompass the multi-worlds and transitions across and over time. Illustrated by one international student’s in-depth narrative inquiry, this framework offers both theoretical insights and practical approaches to the comprehensive understanding of PhD abroad experiences

Higher education · International education · Narrative · Narrative inquiry · Pedagogy · Political science · Social science · Social worlds · Sociology · Study abroad · Computer Science · Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions · Higher Education and Employability · Higher Education Research Studies

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Unique citing works6
Citations per year1,5
Citation span2022 - 2026 (5)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 6
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