ABSTRACT
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS List of Figures List ofTables
Chapter 1Introduction
1.1 Background of Internationalization ofHigher
Education(IHE)
1.2 Background of IHE in China
1.3 Profiles of International Students inChina
1.4 Research Questions ........
1.5 Organization of the Book
Chapter 2 Literature Review ...........
2.1 Cultural-General Assimilator Frameworks
2.2 Intercultural Adjustment Models........
2.2.1 Model of the Acculturation Process(Ward,1996)
2.2.2Model of Cross-Cultural ExpertiseDevelopment
(Bhawuk,1998/2009) ......
2.3 Research on Coping Strategies ...
2.4 Research on the Study of InternationalStudents in
China ...
2.5 Research on the Study of InterculturalInteractions in
Shanghai
Chapter 3Research Design and Methods.........
3.1 Grounded Theory Method(GTM)
3.1.1 An Overview of Grounded Theory Method(GTMY
3.1.2 Philosophical Assumptions of GroundedTheory
Method· ..........
3.2 Research Design3.3 Research Methods and Procedure .
3.3.1 An Overview of the Procedure
3.3.2 Description of the Procedure
3.4 Reliability and Validity
Chapter 4 Three Rounds of Study:Procedures, Data,
and Findings ...
4.1Overview
4.2 Round One: Exploring StressfulInteractions and Issues
4.2.1Sampling
4.2.2 Data Collection Procedures .....
4.2.3 Data Analysis .......... ........
4.2.4 Initial Findings
4.2.5 Discussion
4.2.6 Model Formation ...
4.3 Round Two: Examining Issues and CopingStrategies.
4.3.1Sampling
4.3.2 Data Collection Procedures .........
4.3.3 Data Analysis ........
4.3.4 Expanded Findings
4.3.51 Discussion
4.3.6Model Extension .......
4.4 Round Three: Eliciting Cognitive andAffective Processes
4.4.1Sampling .......
4.4.2 Data Collection Procedures ....
4.4.3 Data Analysis.....
4.4.4 Extended Findings
4.4.5 Discussion
4.4.6 Model Enrichment
Chapter 5 Integration and Model Development.
5.1 Summary of Research Findings .......................189
5.1.1 Correspondence of Study Themes to theThemes
from Cushner and Brislin ....
5.1.2 Discussion of Specific Issues Relatedto the 18
Themes ..
5.1.3 Correspondence of Study Themes to theCulture
Specific Themes ...
5.1.4 Other Developed Themes Related toCoping
Process .....
5.2Development of an InterculturalInteraction Model .
2Chapter 6 Conclusion
6.1 Main Findings and Significance
6.1.1 Identifying Issues and its RelatedFactors .....
6.1.2 Confirming Coping Behaviors andStrategies
6. 1.3 Developing Cases for Current andFuture Analysis ...
6.1.4 Proposing an InterculturalInteraction Model .....
6.2 Theoretical Implications forIntercultural Adjustment
and Education Research.............
6.3 Practical Implications for Educators,Practitioners,and
International Students ..................
6.4 Limitations of the Study ...
6.5 Future Research .
References
Appendix One Codebook for Participants...........
Appendix Two Interview Protocol for RoundOne ...
Appendix Three Sample Interview TranscriptsCoding ..........
Appendix Four The Remaining Five Cases fromRound One ...
Appendix Five Interview Protocol for Round Two...
Appendix Six The Remaining Five Cases fromRound Two
Appendix SevenThe Updated Four Cases from RoundOne .....