TY - JOUR
T1 - How Chinese students manage their transition to higher education effectively
T2 - student initiative at Sino-Foreign cooperative universities
AU - Hang, Yang
AU - Zhang, Xiaojun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 National Institute of Education, Singapore.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Although students are the key actors in their transition to higher education, there is limited research concentrating on student agency in a successful transition. This study examines how Chinese students actively and effectively manage their transition to the Sino-foreign cooperative university (SFCU). In X University–one of nine SFCUs in China, we conduct semi-structured interviews with 35 Chinese undergraduates and analyse the data through the grounded theory method. We argue that Student Initiative (SI) is a key capability in managing student transition. And we conceptualize SI as a five-dimensional construct comprised of self-consciousness and self-reflection under the cognitive aspect, self-driving and self-adapting under the behavioural aspect, and positive feelings under the affective aspect. Moreover, we identify the impact of SI on students’ academic and sociocultural transitions. Suggestions are put forward for students and SFCUs to enhance SI and facilitate student transition.
AB - Although students are the key actors in their transition to higher education, there is limited research concentrating on student agency in a successful transition. This study examines how Chinese students actively and effectively manage their transition to the Sino-foreign cooperative university (SFCU). In X University–one of nine SFCUs in China, we conduct semi-structured interviews with 35 Chinese undergraduates and analyse the data through the grounded theory method. We argue that Student Initiative (SI) is a key capability in managing student transition. And we conceptualize SI as a five-dimensional construct comprised of self-consciousness and self-reflection under the cognitive aspect, self-driving and self-adapting under the behavioural aspect, and positive feelings under the affective aspect. Moreover, we identify the impact of SI on students’ academic and sociocultural transitions. Suggestions are put forward for students and SFCUs to enhance SI and facilitate student transition.
KW - academic transition
KW - grounded theory method
KW - sino-foreign cooperative university
KW - sociocultural transition
KW - Student initiative
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U2 - 10.1080/02188791.2022.2047610
DO - 10.1080/02188791.2022.2047610
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85126068868
SN - 0218-8791
VL - 45
SP - 69
EP - 83
JO - Asia Pacific Journal of Education
JF - Asia Pacific Journal of Education
IS - 1
ER -