Local engagement of Chinese international students in host societies: a perspective of diasporic Chinese community building (CCB) in the UK
Social changes in diasporic Chinese communities in the 21st century calls for a new approach to understand new dynamics, resources and opportunities to bring together all stakeholders, both Chinese and non-Chinese, toward mutual trust, effective communication and collaboration in host countries (Wu,...
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| description | Social changes in diasporic Chinese communities in the 21st century calls for a new approach to understand new dynamics, resources and opportunities to bring together all stakeholders, both Chinese and non-Chinese, toward mutual trust, effective communication and collaboration in host countries (Wu, 2010; 2011). For this purpose, this paper aims to develop a framework for the process of diasporic Chinese community building (CCB) in general and for the local engagement of Chinese international students in the UK in particular. Research questions include: To what extents can Chinese students be viewed as part of diasporic Chinese communities? By what channels can they be interconnected with the wider society? Where are resources, interfaces and barriers against their participations and contribution to the CCB? Based upon a questionnaire survey in Nottingham, four types of social networking among Chinese students are identified, and the relationships with their behaviours in community engagement and implications for the CCB are discussed. |
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| spelling | nottingham-406952020-05-04T18:23:53Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40695/ Local engagement of Chinese international students in host societies: a perspective of diasporic Chinese community building (CCB) in the UK Wu, Bin Social changes in diasporic Chinese communities in the 21st century calls for a new approach to understand new dynamics, resources and opportunities to bring together all stakeholders, both Chinese and non-Chinese, toward mutual trust, effective communication and collaboration in host countries (Wu, 2010; 2011). For this purpose, this paper aims to develop a framework for the process of diasporic Chinese community building (CCB) in general and for the local engagement of Chinese international students in the UK in particular. Research questions include: To what extents can Chinese students be viewed as part of diasporic Chinese communities? By what channels can they be interconnected with the wider society? Where are resources, interfaces and barriers against their participations and contribution to the CCB? Based upon a questionnaire survey in Nottingham, four types of social networking among Chinese students are identified, and the relationships with their behaviours in community engagement and implications for the CCB are discussed. World Scientific Publishing 2016-12-31 Article PeerReviewed Wu, Bin (2016) Local engagement of Chinese international students in host societies: a perspective of diasporic Chinese community building (CCB) in the UK. International Journal of Diasporic Chinese Studies, 8 (2). ISSN 1793-9631 Diasporic Chinese community building (CCB); Chinese international students; Typology of social networking; Local engagement; UK and Nottingham https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S1793724816000158 doi:10.1142/S1793724816000158 doi:10.1142/S1793724816000158 |
| spellingShingle | Diasporic Chinese community building (CCB); Chinese international students; Typology of social networking; Local engagement; UK and Nottingham Wu, Bin Local engagement of Chinese international students in host societies: a perspective of diasporic Chinese community building (CCB) in the UK |
| title | Local engagement of Chinese international students in host societies: a perspective of diasporic Chinese community building (CCB) in the UK |
| title_full | Local engagement of Chinese international students in host societies: a perspective of diasporic Chinese community building (CCB) in the UK |
| title_fullStr | Local engagement of Chinese international students in host societies: a perspective of diasporic Chinese community building (CCB) in the UK |
| title_full_unstemmed | Local engagement of Chinese international students in host societies: a perspective of diasporic Chinese community building (CCB) in the UK |
| title_short | Local engagement of Chinese international students in host societies: a perspective of diasporic Chinese community building (CCB) in the UK |
| title_sort | local engagement of chinese international students in host societies: a perspective of diasporic chinese community building (ccb) in the uk |
| topic | Diasporic Chinese community building (CCB); Chinese international students; Typology of social networking; Local engagement; UK and Nottingham |
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