Lost in Lockdown: The Impact of COVID-19 on Chinese International Student Mobility in the US
Journal of International Students
; 11:1-18, 2021.
Article
in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-1717622
ABSTRACT
Due to uneven and hierarchical global context, the United States has been the world's number one "Educational Hub" (Knight, 2011), leading the internationalization of higher education in multiple forms, the top priority of which lies in international student recruitment and enrollment. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has thoroughly disrupted the traditional mobility experience-a situation that has broader implications for the demographic landscape of US higher education. This article explores how COVID-19 and pandemic-related Sinophobia affect Chinese students' perspectives on their educational decision-making. Based on Zoom interviews of a sample of 21 Chinese undergraduate students, this study demonstrates that despite the leading role of the US in international education, it is gradually losing appeal to Chinese students due to disillusionment with the romanticized imaginary of the US, anxiety about uncertain policies, and safety concerns. The unidirectional student mobility from mainland China to the US may be interrupted with Singapore and Hong Kong as the emerging destinations.
Education--Higher Education; Study abroad; Higher education; Asian students; Foreign students; Ideology; Geopolitics; Pandemics; Decision making; Medical research; College students; Presidential elections; Political power; Coronaviruses; International relations-US; Globalization; COVID-19; Singapore; Hong Kong; United States--US; China
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Collection:
Databases of international organizations
Database:
ProQuest Central
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of International Students
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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