International Student Connectedness and Identity: Transnational Perspectives

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Student Mobility, Connectedness and Identity....Pages 1-11
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
International Students and Post-study Employment: The Impact of University and Host Community Engagement on the Employment Outcomes of International Students in Australia....Pages 15-39
International Student Connectedness with Local Teachers and Peers: Insights from Teachers....Pages 41-60
Exploring the Lifeworld of International Doctoral Students: The Place of Religion and Religious Organisations....Pages 61-74
From ‘Somebody’ to ‘Nobody’: International Doctoral Students’ Perspectives of Home–Host Connectedness....Pages 75-91
Disconnections with the Host Nation and the Significance of International Student Communities: A Case Study of Asian International Students in Australia and Singapore....Pages 93-111
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
‘So That She Feels a Part of My Life’: How International Students Connect to Home Through Digital Media Technologies....Pages 115-135
Visualising Returnee Re-engagement with Local Workplaces and Community: A Case Study of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam....Pages 137-150
‘Home Is Where the Heart Is’: The Experiences of Expatriate PhD Students and Returnees....Pages 151-165
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Where Are We, When Are We, and Who Are We to Each Other? Connectedness and the Evolving Meanings of International Education....Pages 169-183
International Students’ Disconnecting from and Reconnecting with Diverse Communities: Fluidity of the Self in Sojourns Abroad....Pages 185-203
 Self-in-the-World Identities : Transformations for the Sojourning Student....Pages 205-224
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
Flexible Citizens or Disconnected Transmigrants? Chinese Student-Turned-Migrants in Singapore  and Their Discourse on Mobility , Flexibility, and Identity  ....Pages 227-242
Transnational Student-Migrants  and the Negotiation of Connectedness and Self-Identity  in Australia : The Pains and Gains....Pages 243-262
Transnational Belonging              and Relational Practices: Nepali Student Migration to Denmark....Pages 263-280
Front Matter....Pages 281-281
International Student  (Dis)Connectedness and Identities : Why These Matter and the Way Forward....Pages 283-290
Back Matter....Pages 291-294