'Responsibility in mobility': international students and social responsibility

Enhancing the educational experience and social connectedness for international students is the responsibility of different involved parties among whom international students themselves and host institutions play a key role. However, the question of how the condition of cross-border mobility has sha...

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Published in:Globalisation, societies and education societies and education, 2017-10, Vol.15 (5), p.561-575
Main Authors: Tran, Ly Thi, Vu, Thao Thi Phuong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Borders
Citizenship
College Students
Connectedness
Cultural awareness
Cultural Influences
Foreign Countries
Foreign Students
Individual Characteristics
Institutional Characteristics
Institutions
International education
International students
Interviews
Mobility
Positioning
Positioning theory
Semi Structured Interviews
Social relations
Social Responsibility
Student adjustment
Student Attitudes
Student experience
Student mobility
Student Responsibility
Theories
Transnationalism
Vocational education and training
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Summary:Enhancing the educational experience and social connectedness for international students is the responsibility of different involved parties among whom international students themselves and host institutions play a key role. However, the question of how the condition of cross-border mobility has shaped and re-shaped international students' responsibility towards the home and host country and other social relationships that have been formed via their mobility experiences is often neglected. This paper examines the social nature of international students' responsibility. It is derived from a research project funded by the Australian Research Council that includes fieldwork and semi-structured interviews with 155 staff and international students from 25 institutions in Australia over 4 years. Using positioning theory as a conceptual framework, the study shows that it is important to take into account the tangible aspects of transnational mobility in understanding international student responsibility rather than merely locating their responsibility in simple cultural, personal or institutional parameters. The study suggests the important roles of host institutions and community in creating conducive conditions and opportunities for international students to exercise responsibility as social members and intercultural learners. Enhancing student social responsibility and capacity for enacting responsibility is essential for nurturing meaningful transnational citizenship.
ISSN:1476-7724
1476-7732
DOI:10.1080/14767724.2016.1195729