Open AccessChinese Undergraduate Students’ Perceptions of Learning:
Author(s) -
Sara Bano,
Qing Long Xia
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
comparative and international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2151-0407
pISSN - 2151-0393
DOI - 10.32674/jcihe.v11iwinter.1511
Subject(s) - study abroad , transformative learning , medical education , identity (music) , meaning (existential) , qualitative research , term (time) , perception , psychology , field (mathematics) , pedagogy , sociology , medicine , social science , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , neuroscience , acoustics , pure mathematics , psychotherapist
In the past few years, the number of Chinese undergraduate students in short term study abroad programs have substantially increased, especially in the field of public health. However, little is known about the experiences of Chinese undergraduate students' in short-term study abroad programs in the field of healthcare. In this qualitative study, by using Transformative Learning Theory lens we tried to understand the meaning making process of Chinese undergraduate students who participated in a short-term study abroad program in the field of Public Health at an American university. The students considered their participation in short-term study abroad program as an opportunity to develop their careers and global professional identity by learning English and cultural aspects of health profession in the USA.