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ndltd-NEU--neu-m0472473p2021-09-24T05:09:56ZRecollected experiences of Chinese students who study in the UK in a pathway programMany students in China seek post-secondary educational opportunities in the UK because graduating from or even just attending a college or university there can facilitate upward social mobility and employability in China once they have returned there to live. However, these Chinese students face a number of challenges when they attend a university in the UK, ranging from culture shock and social isolation to academic difficulties encountered because of their problems with the English language. If not adequately addressed, these challenges can lead to poor academic performance and ultimately dropout. Pathway programs, bridging programs tailor-made for international students that aim to provide the students with the adequate supports they need to help them cope with their initial transition period and even through their integration into a university, began to be developed in the UK in the early 1990s. Today, more and more universities in the UK-even the most prestigious ones-offer pathway programs, and many are heavily dependent on pathway programs for their international student recruitment. Chinese students account for almost 50% of the pathway students in the UK, and the number promises to grow in the future. A better understanding of why and how pathway programs can be most useful to Chinese students, and what supports are most needed by the students who use them, can help more Chinese students succeed in the future. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explore the key factors that are relevant to the retention of Chinese students enrolled in pathway programs at a for-profit private college in the UK. Using Tinto's theory of student retention, this Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) study seeks to answer the following research question: What are the pathway program experiences of Chinese students studying in a for-profit private college in the UK?--Author's abstracthttp://hdl.handle.net/2047/D20394194
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Many students in China seek post-secondary educational opportunities in the UK
because graduating from or even just attending a college or university there can facilitate
upward social mobility and employability in China once they have returned there to live.
However, these Chinese students face a number of challenges when they attend a university in
the UK, ranging from culture shock and social isolation to academic difficulties encountered
because of their problems with the English language. If not adequately addressed, these
challenges can lead to poor academic performance and ultimately dropout. Pathway programs,
bridging programs tailor-made for international students that aim to provide the students
with the adequate supports they need to help them cope with their initial transition period
and even through their integration into a university, began to be developed in the UK in the
early 1990s. Today, more and more universities in the UK-even the most prestigious
ones-offer pathway programs, and many are heavily dependent on pathway programs for their
international student recruitment. Chinese students account for almost 50% of the pathway
students in the UK, and the number promises to grow in the future. A better understanding of
why and how pathway programs can be most useful to Chinese students, and what supports are
most needed by the students who use them, can help more Chinese students succeed in the
future. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explore the key factors that are relevant
to the retention of Chinese students enrolled in pathway programs at a for-profit private
college in the UK. Using Tinto's theory of student retention, this Interpretive
Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) study seeks to answer the following research question: What
are the pathway program experiences of Chinese students studying in a for-profit private
college in the UK?--Author's abstract
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