Education Abroad in China: Literature Review of Study Abroad Program Types, Outcomes and Benefits
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https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v23i1.332Keywords:
Education abroad, Study abroad, China, Benefits, Outcomes, Taxonomy, International educationAbstract
While there has been an increase in education abroad in China due to China’s rise as an economic, political, military and cultural power, there haven’t been a tremendous number of peer-reviewed articles published in scholarly journals on education abroad programs in China. This paper presents a review of information from peer-reviewed scholarly journals on the types of education abroad programs students, professors and administrators go on in China, organized in a taxonomy, and the outcomes and benefits of these programs that are stated in these sources. The benefits and outcomes of education abroad in China culled from this literature review are matched to the list of ten main outcomes of study abroad programs presented by Parsons (2010). In addition, a list of other outcomes not listed by Parsons (2010) that were identified and categorized through this literature review is presented.
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Zhao, Y., Meyers, L., & Meyers, B. (2009). Cross-cultural immersion in China: Preparing pre-service elementary teachers to work with diverse student populations in the United States. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 37(3), 295-317.
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2013-08-15
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Dixon, B. (2013). Education Abroad in China: Literature Review of Study Abroad Program Types, Outcomes and Benefits. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 23(1), 105–122. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v23i1.332
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