Because of the Christian Fellowship, I Decided to Stay
How Participating in a Christian Community Shapes the Social Experiences of Chinese International Students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5933358 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anke Li (0009-0009-0254-876X, Pennsylvania State University), C Nguyen (0000-0003-2219-024X, Pennsylvania State University, corresponding author), Jinhee Choi (0000-0003-0810-5133, Pennsylvania State University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 234 |
| Publication date | 2019-08-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/socsci8080234 |
| OpenAlex | W2965004767 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 34 |
This ethnographic study examines how participation in a Christian church community shapes Chinese international undergraduate students' social experiences in an American university. Our findings reveal that Chinese international undergraduate students identify the church and its fellowship as (1) a social support community and (2) an informal learning community, one which fills in the gap in counseling services and interpersonal activities that the university fails to offer. Recommendations are made for higher education institutions to provide stronger support for international students, regardless of their nationalities and religions
Ethnography · Higher education · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Study abroad · Anthropology · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |